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Some titles are used with or without a surname:
- Dr. Brown / Doctor
- Professor Brown Professor
- Captain Brown / Captain
- Professor, I’m Anna Bilaniuk.
- Professor Brown. I’m your new student.

Note: As a rule, titles in addresses are used with the last name and not used with the first
name. Children sometimes address the elders as “Miss Lillie" or "Mr. John”.
Informal forms of addressing
Informal forms of address in the family are generally used without a name, for example:
Dad, Daddy. Mom. Mommy. Granny. Grandma. Grandpa.
Children often use some forms of address in the family with a name, for example: Aunt,
Molly, Uncle Jim.
Informal terms of endearment (only in the family or with close friends, addressing male
or female persons): dear, darling, baby, honey, sweetheart. sweetie, sugar, precious, sunshine.
With friends and sometimes with strangers (only in informal situations. use with caution):
buddy, pal, friend, partner, mate, guys, brother, sister (дружище, приятель, друг, колега,
напарник, хлопці, брат, сестра).
- Don’t worry about it, dear.
- Honey, have you seen my car keys?
- Got a light. buddy?
- Stop arguing. guys!
- Hey, pal, this is my hag, not yours!

Addressing strangers in public places
Sir – addressing a man:
- Sir, could you help me?
- Excuse me, sir, could you tell me where the bank is?
Madam – addressing a woman:
- Excuse me, madam. I didn’t hear what you said to me.
Miss – addressing a young woman:
- Excuse me, miss, is (his Oak Street?
- Excuse me, miss, could you Show me English textbooks, please?

III HOME ASSIGNMENT

Task 6. Read the text.
FORMS OF ADDRESS IN CORRESPONDENCE
The salutation at the beginning of a letter is a phrase like “Dear Sir" or “Dear Madam"
that serves as a standard greeting. Either a colon or a comma is used after the address in the
salutation, for example, “Dear Sir.” or "Dear Sir,".
Formal forms of address are used in the salutation in official and business
correspondence, for example: Dear Mr. Smith, Dear Ms. Taylor. Dear Professor Green, Dear Dr.
Briggs.
If you don't know the surname of the person you are writing to, you can use the following
forms of address: Dear Sir, Dear Madam, Dear Sir or Madam.
Informal forms of address are used in the salutation in letters to the people you know
personally and call by name (friends, relatives. acquaintances, co-workers), for example; Dear
Annie, Dear Charlie. Dear Veroniva, Dear Julius.
Task 7. Learn the words, to distinguish the difference between the types of address,
read the texts, retell the main ideas of them.

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