You are working for a company. You need to take some time off work and want to ask your manager about this.
Write a letter to your manager. In your letter,
•explain why you want to take time off work
•give details of the amount of time you need
•suggest how your work could be covered while you are away
Scenario: You need to take a few days off from work for a family emergency. Write a letter to your employer formally requesting time off and explaining the situation.
You want to ask your boss for time off work.
Write a letter requesting time off work. In your letter
1. why you are requesting time off work
2. give details of dates
3. explain how you will ensure to keep up with your work
You have recently moved to a different house/apartment. Write a letter to an English speaking friend. In your letter:
– Explain why you have moved
– Describe the new house/apartment
– Invite him/her to pay you a visit.
Five months ago, you started renting an apartment on a six-month agreement. You now wish to stay in the apartment for longer than the six months you originally agreed with the owner.
Write a letter to the owner of your apartment. In your letter:
•Say how long you want to rent the apartment for,
•Explain why your plans have changed,
•Tell the owner about a problem in the apartment.
A friend has offered you some work in his company. You are
currently employed and not able to start for three months.
Write a reply to your friend. In your letter:
give details of what you know about his company
explain your current situation
give your answer to the offer and explain why
Government should spend money on railways rather than roads. To what extent do you agree with this statement? Give reasons for your answers and explain from your own knowledge or experience.
The manager of your company wants a few suggestions for the improvement of the company.
Write a letter to the manager. In your letter,
give at least one possible suggestion
state how it could benefit the company
explain the requirements for its implementation
You have seen an advertisement in an Australian magazine
for someone to live with a family for six months and look
after their six-year-old child. Write a letter to the parents.
In your letter
· explain why you would like the job
· give details of why you would be a suitable person to employ
· say how you would spend your free time while you are in Australia
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You are due to start a new job next week but you will not be able to because you have some problems.
Write a letter to your new employer. In your letter
• explain your situation
• describe your problems
• tell him/her when you think you can start.
You should write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write your own address.
The parents of your Australian friend Chris have invited you to a surprise birthday party for him.
Write a letter to Chris’s parents. In your letter:
•Say why you think Chris will enjoy the surprise party
• Explain why you won’t be able to attend the party
• Give details of a plan to see Chris at different time
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Collins,
A cafe near your home puts some chairs and tables on the pavement for customers. This creates a problem for you. Write a letter to the cafe manager to complain about this matter. In your letter:
describe the problem;
explain how it affects you;
say what you will do if this matter is not resolved
You recently organized all-day meetings for your company, which took place in a local hotel. In their feedback, participants at the meeting
said that they liked the hotel, but they were unhappy about the food that was served for lunch.
Write a letter to manager of the hotel. IN your letter
- Say what the participants liked about the hotel
- explain why they were unhappy about the food
- suggest what the manager should do to improve the food in future
You have seen an advertisement in an Australian magazine. For someone to live with a family for 6 months and look after their 6 years old child.
Write a letter to the parents.
explain why you would like the job
give details of why you should be a suitable person to employ
say how you would spend your free time while you are in Australia
Dear sir or Madam,
A museum near your house is looking for people to do part-time voluntary/unpaid work. You would like to do some voluntary/unpaid work at the museum. Write a letter to the museum director to apply for voluntary/unpaid work in your letter:
oExplain why you want to do voluntary/unpaid work at the museum
oDescribe some skills and qualities you have that would be useful
o Give details of when you would be available for work
You are working for a company. You need to take some time off work and want to ask your manager about this.
Write a letter to your manager. In your letter
● explain why you want to take time off work
● give details of the amount of time you need (2 weeks)
● suggest how your work could be covered while you are away. (2 other software dev are in context, i am available for emails or calls if needed)
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear
You recently bought a piece of equipment for your kitchen but it did not work. You phoned the shop but no action was taken. Write a letter to the
shop manager. In your letter: • describe
the problem with the equipment • explain what happened when you
phoned the shop • say what you would like the manager to do Task 1 (general)
You have borrowed something from a friend and it got damaged.
Write a letter to your friend. In your letter:
- Apologize for the damage.
- Explain what happened.
- Suggest how to resolve the issue.
You have invited a friend to visit you next month. Unfortunately, you are not able to meet him/her.
Write a letter to your friend. In your letter,
•Apologize for the change of plans
•Explain why you are unable to meet him/her
• Suggest another time for him/her to visit
One of your friends recently had a birthday celebration, but you missed it and you forgot to tell your friend that you couldn't attend. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter:
-apologise for missing the birthday celebration
-explain why you missed it and why you didn't tell your friend
-say what you would like to do to show you are sorry
Your landlord has increased the amount of rent you pay every month and you don’t find it appropriate. Write a letter to the landlord and in your letter, Explain why you are writing Describe why you find the increase inappropriate What you want to do now--
29 . Describe a custom from your countries that you would like people from other countries to adapt. Explain your choice using special reasons and example.
You have just read an article in a national newspaper which claims that town centres in your country all look very similar to each other. You don't fully agree with this opinion.
Write a letter to the editor of the newspaper. In your letter
•say which points in the article you agree with.
•explain ways in which your town centre is different from most other town centres.
•offer to give a guided tour of your town to the writer of the article.
Your friend invited you to his/her birthday party, but you are not able to attend. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter
-Explain why you cannot go
- say that you will give your friend a gift the next time you see him/her
-suggest another time and place to meet
A magazine wants to include contributions from its readers for an article called `the book that influenced me most`.
Write a letter to the editor of the magazine about the book that influenced you most. In our letter:
Describe what this book was about
Explain how this book influenced you
Sa whether this book would be likely to influence other people
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You have a Facebook friend living in another country and s/he is curious to learn about a major news item in your country.
Write a letter to your Facebook friend. In your letter
describe a news story in your country
explain why people are interested in it
say how the story personally relates to you
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear ...,
You should write at least 150 words.
One of your neighbor’s children has accidentally broken the front window of your car. You should write a letter to his/her parents and in your letter you should
• introduce yourself
• explain how it happened
• and what they should do.
You live in a room in college which you share with another student. However, there are many problems with this apartment, 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 heard that the local authority is planning to build a shopping mall in the centre of your town. You do not agree with this decision because there are already a lot of shops.
Write a letter to the planning department. In your letter
-say why you are writing
-give reasons for your objections
-explain what you think would be a better alternativear
Your friend invited you to his/her birthday party, but you are unable to attend.
Write a letter apologizing for your absence. In your letter:
· State why you cannot go
· Explain your reason for not contacting your friend sooner
· Suggest another time to meet
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear ___,
You are about to go on vocation for a month. A friend from another town will come and stay in your apartment. Write a letter to this friend.
In you letter
-explain where your friend can get the key to the apartment
-give your friend some instructions about using your apartment
-recommend some places to go
You work for an international company. You have seen an advertisement for a training course which will be useful for your job. Write a letter to your manager. In the letter:
•describe the training course you want to do
•explain what the company could do to help you
•say how the course will be useful for the job
Television has two roles: to inform and to entertain people. Explain which of these roles you see as more important. To what extent do you think that TV today performs each of these roles in an effective way? Support your point of view with details from your own experiences, observations or reading.
You recently stayed in a hotel in a large city. The weather was very unusual for the time of year and the heating / cooling system in the hotel was quite inadequate.
Write a letter to the manager of the hotel. In your letter:
give details of what went wrong
explain what you had to do to overcome the problem at the time
say what action you would like the manager to take
You do NOT need to write your own address.
Your son is learning a second language at school, but he needs some extra lessons.
Write a letter to a teacher asking for her help. In your letter
Explain why your son needs help
Ask the teacher about her teaching experience and methods
And suggest a possible schedule for the lessons.
You have seen an advertisement in an Australian magazine for someone to live with a family for 6 months and look after their 6 year old kid. Write a letter to the parents. In your letter explain why you would like the job give details of why you would be a suitable person to employ say how you would spend your free time while you are in Australia
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You took your family to a nearby restaurant. You were disappointed with the meal and wish to complain to the manager. Write a letter to the manager of the restaurant.
In the letter:
explain why you were at the restaurant
describe the problems
write about the action you want the manager to take
You do NOT need to write your own address.
Begin your letter as: Dear Sir or Madam,
You should write at least 150 words.
Question:
In addition to your full-time job, you are taking a 15-hour Computer Science course. You now find that you cannot continue with the course.
Write a letter to the course tutor. In your letter:
Describe your schedule and situation
Explain why you cannot continue the course
Say what action you would like to take
Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Ms. Franklin,
You and your friends ate a meal at a restaurant to celebrate a special occasion, and you were very pleased with the food and service.
Write a letter to the restaurant manager. In your letter:
· Give details of your visit to the restaurant
· Explain the reason for the celebration
· Say what you liked about the food or service
Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
A magazine wants to include contributions from its readers for an article called “The book that influenced me most”.
Write a letter to the editor of the magazine about the book that influenced you most. In your letter.
-Describe what this book was about
-Explain how this book influenced you
-Say whether this book would be likely to influence other people
You Are due to give a talk to you through about the danger of smoking, but you cannot now do so. Write a letter to the youth group leader, explain that you cannot come. Apologise for your absence. Suggest a new occasion.
You recently organized an all-day meeting for your company, which took place in a local hotel. In their feedback, participants at the meeting said they liked the hotel, but they were unhappy about the food served for lunch. Write a letter to the manager of the hotel. In your letter
• Say what the participant liked about the hotel.
• Explain why they were unhappy about the hotel.
• Suggest what the manager should do to improve the food in the future.
A friend of yours is thinking about applying for the same course that you did at university. He/She has asked for your advice about studying this subject.
Write a letter to your friend. In your letter,
give details of the course you took at the university
explain why you recommend the university
give some advice about how to apply
Write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear ....................,
A magazine wants to include contributions from its readers for an article called 'the book that influenced me most". Write a letter to the editor of the magazine about the book that influences you most. In your letter,
describe what this book was about,
explain how this book influenced you,
say whether this book would be likely to influence other people
You and your family are living in rented accommodation in an English speaking country. You are not satisfied with the condition of some of the furniture.
Write a letter to your landlord. In your letter
introduce yourself
explain what is wrong with the furniture
say what action you would like the landlord to take
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear .................,
You should write at least 150 words.
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In addition to your full-time job, you are taking a 15-hour Computer Science course. You now find that you cannot continue with the course.
Write a letter to the course tutor. In your letter:
-Describe your schedule and situation
-Explain why you cannot continue the course
-Say what action you would like to take
Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses.
You and your friend ate a meal at a restaurant to celebrate a special ocassion and you were very pleased with the food and service.
Write a letter to the manager of the restaurant. In you letter
*Give details of your visit to the restaurant
*Explain the reason for the celebration
*Say what was good about the food and the service.
Mrs Barrett, an English speaking woman who lives in your town, has advertised for somene to help her in her home for a few hours a day next summer.
Write a letter to Mrs Barrett. in your letter
suggest how you could help her in her home
say why you would like to do this work
explain when you will and will not be available
You work for an international company and you need some time off to attend a family
celebration.
Write a letter to the company’s manager. In your letter:
give details of the celebration
explain the reason why you need time off
suggest a way to have your work done during that time
You work for an international company. You have seen an advertisement for a training course which will be useful for your job. •Describe the training course you want to do •Explain what the company could do to help you •Say how the course will be useful for your job