BULATS Writing- Determiners Pairwork

Useful phrases for BULATS emails and reports determiners pairwork

Student A

Choose one of the determiners below and read out example sentences with that word missing, starting with the most difficult, until your partner guesses which one (a/ an/ any/ its/ my/ our/ some/ the/ this/ -) should be in the gaps. They can only guess once for each example that you give.

 

A

A frequent comment from customers was that…

I’d like to know if it comes with a warrantee.

Have a good weekend.

Hope you had a good holiday.

I also have a question about its appearance.

 

An

Could you give us an estimate of…?

 

Any

Any feedback would be very gratefully accepted.

Any help you can give me in this matter would be much appreciated.

Do you have any idea whether…?

If you have any other questions, please let me know.

If you need any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me at any time.

Let me know if you need any more info.

We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause

 

Its

First off, can you tell me its size?

Firstly, could you tell me what its dimensions are?

I’d like to know its usual price.

Can I check what its functions are?

 

My

My name is… and I…

My first question is about how much it costs.

My second question is how long we have to pay.

It will be my pleasure to attend.

 

Our

I’m writing to you in connection with our conversation last week

We obtained feedback on our products through interviews and questionnaires.

We would be able to improve our company image by…

The

All the best

As the head of marketing, I was asked to write a report on…

Can you confirm that you got the attachment?

Due to the fact that…

Due to the reasons given above, I strongly recommend…

First, can you tell me what the price would be?

I am writing to apply for the job of deputy assistant manager which I saw in yesterday’s Guardian.

I recommend that we look into the possibility of…

In the meantime, if you have any questions please feel free to contact us.

It was nice to speak to you at the conference yesterday.

I’m busy all morning but I’m free in the afternoon.

I’ve attached the latest figures.

Next, would you mind telling me what the payment terms are?

Please see the attachment for further details.

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Student B

Choose one of the determiners below and read out example sentences with that word missing, starting with the most difficult, until your partner guesses which one (a/ an/ any/ its/ my/ our/ some/ the/ this/ -) should be in the gaps. They can only guess once for each example that you give.

A

I also think it would be a good idea to…

I have to go to a meeting in ten minutes, but I just wanted to let you know that…

I would also like to request a copy of your latest catalogue.

Just a quick note to tell you that…

Last of all, I have a question about what support there would be after I purchased it.

 

Some

Can I ask for some more information on that point?

Can you give me some additional information about how green it is?

Could you give me some more details on…?

 

The

Thanks for the invitation, but I’m flying abroad on that day

The aim of this report is to examine the advantages of…

The average was 72%.

The best location would be…

The current situation means that…

The main reason was…

The main advantage would be…

The next thing I would like to know is its power consumption.

The purpose of this report is to outline the shortcomings of…

The vast majority of our customers…

This has risen to the present figure of…

To summarise the information above…

We would like to apologise for the delay in your order.

 

This

I hope this email finds you well.

I have written this report in order to…

The purpose of this report is to summarise the findings of a survey on…

This report was written in order to…

This report examines…

 

Your

I’m writing regarding your email last week,…

Thank you for your email yesterday.

I saw your advertisement on the internet and would like to…

I look forward to your reply.

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

Hope your week is going okay.

Thanks for all your help in this matter.

Your attendance would be very much appreciated.

For your reference, please find the accounts attached.

Thank you for your letter dated 17 June 2011.

 

- (no determiner)

Most ___________ managers consider them to be…

I am interested in the course you advertised in the Economist _________ last month.

How are ________ things?

Thanks for _______ inviting me.