Module English for Business Correspondence Module code 310707801
Module: English for Business Correspondence Module code: 310707801 & 310707802 Teacher: Pham Thi Thu Thao Email: phamthithuthao@hotec. edu. vn Mobile: 0374731069
6. Information processing : Short-answer questions 1 Objectives 2 Introduction 3 How to answer 4 Practice Page 68
Objectives 1 After completing this chapter, you should be able to: 1. Read and understand a table or chart; 2. Answer simple questions based on the data given.
2 Introduction 2 Questions in chapter 6 are based on information given in a chart or table.
2 Introduction - Charts Every chart has heading WINES OF THE WORLD cell (6) columns Title
3 How to answer a question Read the column headings & the question Underline the information you need Decide which column contains the information Identify the cell with the information you need Copy the information exactly short (single word, a name, or a number) Exercise 6. 1 6. 2 6. 4 6. 6
4 Practice - EXERCISE 6. 1 Situation: You work in the despatch department of Wines by Post. You have been asked to check some facts about the latest offers of wine. Task: Study the chart entitled 'Wines of the World', then answer the questions that follow. Write your answer as a single word, a name, or a number. You will lose marks for unnecessary information. France 1. From which country does the cheapest red wine come ?
Practice - EXERCISE 6. 1 4 2. How many white wines cost less than £ 5. 00 ? => 2
4 Practice - EXERCISE 6. 1 3. Santenay and Maipo Valley are from the same grape. ls this true? => Yes => Cotnari 4. Which is the oldest white wine in the list? 5. ls Garganega a region of Romania? => No
EXERCISE 6. 7 Situation: Your company, Easytravel Ltd, is planning to offer a car hire service to customers. Your manager has asked you to prepare a report on the car hire charges of other firms. The charges for one firm, Columbus Rentacar Ltd, are shown in the table below. Task: Study the table for Columbus Rentacar Ltd, then answer the questions that follow. Write your answer as a single word or name, or as a number. Do not write more than this. You will lose marks for unnecessary information. * excess charged at $5 per 1, 000 km ** must be booked 3 days in advance # driver must be 21 or over
EXERCISE 6. 7 * Asterisk * excess charged at $5 per 1, 000 km ** must be booked 3 days in advance # driver must be 21 or over ** Double asterisks MARKERS: * ** # # Hache marks
3 How to answer a question Read the column headings, the question, markers/ footnotes Underline the information you need Decide which column contains the information Identify the cell with the information you need Copy the information exactly short (single word, a name, or a number) Exercise 6. 3 6. 5 6. 7
EXERCISE 6. 7 Corniche# * excess charged at $5 per 1, 000 km ** must be booked 3 days in advance # driver must be 21 or over 6. Which car can a 19 year old not drive? Corniche
EXERCISE 6. 3 Situation: Your company, Red Line Transport, whose head office is in Preston, is starting a new service in the north-west of the area. You have to check the timetable and fare details before it goes to the printer. markers Foot notes 18. On a National Holiday what is the fare for a 12 year old travelling with his mother from Keswick to Waterhead?
SUMMARY/ POINTS TO REMEMBER/ KEY NOTES q Each question in CHAPTER 6 has four parts: 1 situation 2 task 3 chart or table 4 questions q Task: Study the chart carefully, then answer the questions that follow. Write your answer as a single word or a name, or as a number. Do not write more than this. You will lose marks, for unnecessary information. q HOW TO ANSWER Ø Read all the information carefully (the headings of each column, the question, markers, etc. ) Ø Read and understand any footnotes; these can affect your answers. Ø Write your answer as a single word, a name, or in figures. Ø If the answer is a name, you are allowed to write the full name (e. g. John Smith or Fast Trak Computers). Ø Check your answers carefully. Note: for some questions you will need to use more than one column.
ASSIGNMENT - Do exercises 6. 3, 6. 5, 6. 7 - Hand in your assignment via email: phamthithuthao@hotec. edu. vn - Deadline: before April 24, 2020 (Marks aren’t given after deadline. )
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