One of your colleagues is leaving for a new job, and your manager has asked you to arrange a farewell party for him/her.
Write a letter to your manager. In your letter,
•suggest a suitable date and time for the party
•recommend a place
• discuss the food and entertainment options that should be available
Your manager is going ot leave your company next month. You and a colleague want to give your manager a leaving present.
Write a letter ot this colleague. nI your letter
say how you feel about your manager leaving describe a possible present for your manager suggest arrangements for buying the present
You have been busy with your studies for the past month and haven't had time to visit your family.
Write a letter to your grandmother. In your letter:
● apologize for not getting in touch with her sooner
● explain why you have been so busy
● arrange a time to visit
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Grandmother,
Your local college is organizing an event on International Student’s Day.
Write a letter to the organizer and say:
•What topics would you like them to cover?
•Why would it be interesting for students?
•Ask questions about the arrangement
Your friend wants to send her/his children to your house for the weekend. Write a letter to him/her and say
*Agree to this arrangement.
*Say what time is suitable for you.
*Describe what you are planning to do.
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You are planning a holiday to Australia. You have been given the name and address of a hotel in the centre of Sydney and would like further information. Write a letter to the hotel. Ask about the availability of the rooms and the hotel's facilities. Find out if the hotel arranges day trips and ask them to send you a brochure.
You should write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write your own address. Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Sir/Madam,
You ordered an item from an online store and it has arrived damaged. Write a letter to a retailer to complain in the letter Explain why you are unhappy Request a refund Make arrangement to return the damaged item.
You have recently moved to a different city.
Write a letter to your friend. In your letter:
Explain why you decided to move to a different city
Describe the new city and accommodation
Ask your friend to arrange a visit
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
You are planning a vacation and want your friend to come with you.
Write a letter to your friend. In your letter:
tell your friend about the vacation
explain why you want your friend to come
give details about the arrangements
You and your family are planning to spend a weekend at a seaside hotel.
Write a letter to the hotel, making the arrangements. In your letter
tell them when you will be arriving and leaving
explain what type of rooms you would like, and ask how much the weekend will cost
ask about activities and places of interest near the hotel
In many city, planner tend to arrange shops schools, officies and homes in a specific area and separated them each other. Do you think the advantages of this policy outweigh disadvantages.
One of your colleagues from another country comes to your office for an official meeting. Write a letter to him/her and say
– Describe how to get from the airport to his/her hotel.
– Describe the hotel he/she will be staying in.
– Describe the arrangement for the meeting.counter
You are planning a 2 day work training outside your city .
Write to manager of the hotel.
Introduce yourself and your company.
Ask availability of rooms and every arrangement that will be needed.
ou and your family are planning to spend a weekend at a seaside hotel.
Write a letter to the hotel, making the arrangements. In your letter
tell them when you will be arriving and leaving
explain what type of rooms you would like, and ask how much the weekend will cost
ask about activities and places of interest near the hotel
You should write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Sir or Madam,
You arranged to visit a friend in Canada but an important event at home now means that you must change the dates of the visit.
Write a letter to your friend. Write 150 words. In your letter:
-Explain the important event
-Apologize for the situation
-Suggest a new arrangement
In many cities, planners tend to arrange shops, schools, offices, and homes in specific areas and separate them from each other. Do you think the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?
problems with this arrangement and you find it very difficult to study/work.
Write a letter to the accommodation officer at the college. In the letter:
describe the situation
explain your problems and why it is difficult to study/work
say what kind of accommodation you would prefer
In some countries, schools arrange work for students without any payment so that students get experiences To what extent it is benefical for students as well as the company?
You're visiting a town where you once worked. Write to a friend you worked with there. Include
the following in your letter:
Tell your friend about your life now
Give him/her details of your visit
Arrange how you can meet.
You and your family are planning to spend a weekend at a seaside hotel.
Write a letter to the hotel, making the arrangements. In your letter
•tell them when you will be arriving and leaving
•explain what type of rooms you would like, and ask how much the weekend will cost
•ask about activities and places of interest near the hotel
An old friend is coming to town and has invited you to go to the cinema. Write to your friend. In your letter
• Explain that you are unable to come
• Find out how long your friend is staying in town
• Arrange a suitable time to meet
An old friend of yours is coming to visit your city. You had planned to meet him at the airport, but something has come up and you will not be able to make it there on time.
Write to your friend, In your letter
Explain the situation
Offer to make alternative arrangements.
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You were supposed to go on an interview in a few weeks, but you have since found out you cannot go on the date arranged.
Write a letter to the potential employer. In your letter,
tell them why you need to move the interview time
ask to change the interview date
explain that you are still interested in being interviewed for the job
Write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
You are coach an amateur football team. Write a letter to a local school requesting permission to use their facilities and explaining why your team cannot find facilities and explaining why your team cannot find facilities elsewhere. Suggest how this maybe arranged so that your team's training will not interfere with the school's activities.
You live in a room in college which you share with anohter student. However, there are many problems with this arrangement and you find it very difficult to work. Write a letter to the accomodation officer at the college. I the letter,
- describe the situation
- explain your problems and why it is difficult to work
- say what kind of accommodation you would prefer
Write a letter to your colleague asking for help in setting up equipment for your presentation. In your letter, you should-
-tell when and where presentation will take place
-describe your arrangements
-tell him/her what equipment you need
You have just heard some good news about your friend.
Write a letter to your friend. In your letter
• say how you heard the news
• arrange a time to visit your friend at his/her house
• explain what you will bring with you
Write a letter to a friend who worked at your previous company. You have moved to a new job in a new city.
• describe your city
• describe your job
• describe the arrangements for him to visit you
Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear .....,
You have arranged a weekend holiday with a group of friends, but due to your studies you will now be unable to go with them. Write to your friends and
•Tell them why you are unable to go
• Say sorry for this
• Suggest an alternative activity at another time.
Write a letter to the retailer to complain. In the letter:
– Explain why you are unhappy
– Request a refund
– Make arrangements to return the damaged item
You live in a room in college which you share with another student. However, there are many problems with this arrangement and you find it very difficult to study. Write a letter to the accommodation officer at the college. In the letter,
• describe the situation
• explain your problems and why it is difficult to study
• say what kind of accommodation you would prefer
You live in a room in college which you share with another student. However, there are many problems with this arrangement, and you find it very difficult to work. Write a letter to the accommodation officer at the college. In the letter,
•describe the situation
•explain your problems and why it is difficult to work
• say what kind of accommodation you would prefer
You have just returned from a holiday. You are unhappy with the quality of the hotel you stayed in and want to complain to the travel agency that arranged the holiday. Write a letter to the manager of the travel agency. In your letter,
-say about the holiday and where you stayed
-mention why you are unhappy about the hotel where you stayed
-say what yo would like the travel agency to do
You arranged to visit a friend in England but an important event at home now means that you must change the dates of the visit.
Write a letter to your friend. In your letter:
explain the important event;
apologise for the situation;
suggest a new arrangement.
You live in a room in college which you share with another student.
However, there are many problems with this arrangement and you find it difficut to work.
Write a letter to the accomodation officer at the college. in your letter
describe the situation
explain your problems and why it is difficult to work
say what kind of accomodation you would prefer.
You work for a small company. You need to arrange for some time off work. Write a letter to your employer. In your letter • explain why you want to take time off work • give details of how long you will be away • suggest how you will make up for the lost time You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear……………………,
Write a letter to a manufacturer to ask them to arrange the production of a new item for you. Please say
– What item do you need?
– Why do you need it?
The advent of internet has made it possible for people to work from home. Write an essay looking at the advantages and disadvantages of this professional arrangements. Share personal examples in your essay
you arranged a visit a friend in England but an important event at home now means that you must change the dates of the visit. Write a letter to your friend.
There is a cultural event happening soon in your city.
Write a letter to your friend who you think would be interested in joining. In your letter:
describe the event
say why you think your friend would be interested
make arrangements to meet your friend at the event.
YOU HAVE TO RECIEVE THIS EMAIL FROM WHO YOU WENT TO COLLEGE WITH. Do you know it will be five years since we finished college ? i think we should contact our friends and arrange to meet again.Have you got any ideas about what we could do to celebrat e and when? write and tell me jan write an email to jan : suggest a good way to celebrate with your old college friends explain when would be the best time for the celebrate offer to help organise the celebrate
Last month, you visited another town. You had arranged to meet up with a friend who lives in the town, but you were not able to do so. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter - apologise for not meeting him/her - explain why you did not contact him/her earlier - suggest a time and place to meet in the future.
In some countries school arrange work for students without payments so that students get expriences. To what extend is it benificial for the students as well as the company or institutions.
Write a letter to your colleague from another department asking him/her to give presentation at a conference. In your letter say :
1. What is the conference about
2. Why do you want him/her to give the presentation
3. What arrangements will you have to make
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You work for a small company. You need to arrange for some time off work. Write a letter to your employer.
In your letter:
explain why you want to take time off work
give details of how long you will be away
suggest how you will make up for the lost tim
The advent of the internet has made it possible for people to work fromhome. Write an essay looking at the advantages and disadvantages of this professional arrangement.
You have been invited to attend an interview for a place on a course of study at a college. Unfortunately, because of a previous appointment, you cannot go to the interview at the time they wish.
Write a letter to the admissions tutor. In your letter
explain why you cannot keep the appointment
apologise and offer to arrange a new appointment
ask how long the interview will be, and whether there will be any tests during it
Your manager has asked you to arrange a programme for the first day at work of a new employee. You can only be there for the morning
Write a letter to your manager. In your letter
- Explain why you can only be there for the morning.
- say how you could help the new employee in the morning.
- suggest what the new employee could do in the afternoon.
SOFIA Your manager has asked you to arrange a party for a colleague who is leaving the company. Write a letter to your manager.
In your letter –
Suggest a suitable date and time for the party –
Recommend a venue –
Propose the food and entertainment options that should be available
in some culture the parents arrange marriage for their children but in others people choose their own marriage partner. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each system?