Remedial Task: English for Marketing

Dear Ms. Akella:

I was interested to read about your company in the online issue of "Technology Today". Perhaps your company's technology can help us. I own a candy company in Tennessee. We ................. a variety of candies which are sold all over the USA and in other countries as well.

• consume

• manufacture

• purchase

• would like to

As part of their work, my employees use heavy equipment and move large boxes everyday. Sometimes they fall or hurt their backs. As a result, they ................. days of work. Everyone suffers from this situation.

• avoid

• enjoy

• miss

• save

Rapid Technology's "cobots" may help. I understand that a "cobot" is like a robot. However, it is a robot that collaborates—or works with—people. So, you call it a "cobot." Is that correct? I understand that people are ............... when they work with cobots. However, the article I read only discussed cobots at car companies. Could they also be used at a candy company?

• safer

• more safely

• safety

• better safety

Dear Ms. Sakai:

My boss recommended your company as the fastest at shipping office supplies. I work at RDA Company, and we urgently need some supplies. I hope that you can ship these items .................... .

• urgently

• quickly

• patiently

• importantly

We need two large desks, model 156A, one dark brown and the other black. We also need two chairs for the new desks. We would like the colors to ................. the desks, so please send one dark brown and one black chair.

• contrast with

• cover

• match

• differ from

The Little Tea Room

Blumberg 77

Adlkofen, Grermany

Dear dr. Spieker,

I wanted to write and personally thank you for your kind effort in helping to tend to take care one of our ................ at our restaurants in her time of need.

• doctors

• nurses

• customers

• employees

Briana Hilton, the woman you helped resuscitate on Monday, gave me your name and address when I spoke to her on the phone on today. She is now ................... in the hospital and is almost ready to be released.

• recovers

• recover

• recovering

• recovered

As it turn out, you assumed correctly that the woman was suffering from a severe and sudden allergic reaction to nuts. She had neglected to inform the waitress that she couldn't eat any foods containing nuts. Your skill and presence of mind saved her from suffering a terrible tragedy.

Please bring your family in for a complimentary meal at your earliest convenience so .................. I may thank you in person.

• that

• thus

• there

• this

Office Works

544 Hudson Street

Boston, MA 34602

Tel: [phone]

Dear Ms. Briddock,

Our company, Office Works, is seeking a place to host a banquet. We will honor our top employees at this event, which will include dinner followed by speeches and the presentation of awards.

At the same time, we plan to celebrate an ................... to our company.

• add

• addition

• additive

• addend

We recently .................... the Office Supply Store at $400,000, and we are now the largest seller of office supplies nationwide.

• merged

• purchased

• competed

• discounted