Some people believe that a college or university education should be aviable to all students. Others believe that higher education should be aviable only to good students. Discuss these views. Which view do you agree with? Explain why.
You recently went to a concert and thought one of te singers was very good. You want to tell him how you feel.
Write a letter to the singer. In your letter
- say how you feel about his performance
-give details of your musical activities
-explain how you would like him to help you with your musical activities
One of your friends has just had a twin and for some reason you cannot go visit them in their town.
You should write a letter to your friend and in your letter you should
• congratulate them on the new-born babies
• explain why you cannot go visit them
• offer to help in case they need help.
you have just read an article in an international travel magazine which contained some information about your town that is incorrect.
write a letter to the editor of the magazine. in your letter
correct the information in the article
explain why it is important for the magazine to give correct information
suggest what tge magazine should do about this situation
You are having problems with a neighbour’s animals because the fence between your properties is old and In poor repair. You want the neighbour to pay half the cost of building a new fence. Write a letter to your neighbour.
In your letter:
say what the problems are
explain how a new fence will solve the problems
suggest that the neighbour pays half of the cost
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear .....................,
You came to know about a piece of equipment that would help you at your workplace. Write a letter to your manager. In your letter
– describe the equipment
– explain how it might be useful at your workplace
– offer help in purchasing it
You bought a piece of furniture from a store in another town recently. there is a problem with the item you purchased. write a letter to the store manager. in your letter
Explain the details of your purchase.
Describe the problem that you have with it
suggest what can be done about it
You are interested in a music course that you saw or advertisement. Write a letter to the club.
In your letter:
* Explain why you are interested
* Request more information about the course
* Talk about your past experiences
You recently visited a foreign country and gost some information at the Tourist Information Centre. The information given to you was wrong.
Write a letter to the centre manager and explain:
- what was the information required
- how was the wrong information provided?
- what problem did you have because of this?
On a recent holiday you lost avaluable item. Fortunately, you have travel insurance to cover the cost of anything lost.
Write a letter to the manager of your insurance company. In your letter:
-describe the item you lost
-explain how you lost it
-tell the insurance company what you would like them to do.
You want to sell some of your furniture. You think a friend of yours might like to buy it from you.
Write a letter to your friend. In your letter
explain why you are selling
describe the furniture
suggest a date when your friend can come and see the furniture
You and your friends ate a meal at a restaurant to celebrate a
special occasion, and you were extremely disssatisfied with the experience.
Write a letter to the restaurant manager. In your letter:
Explain the reason for the celebration
Give details of your visit to the restaurant
Say what you would like the restaurant to do
Write a letter to the company. In your letter:
introduce yourself
explain what sort of job you would like to do
and say what experience and skills you have
Your child's teacher has requested a meeting with you this Friday to discuss your child's low test scores. Unfortunately, you cannot attend. Write a letter to your child's teacher. In your letter
· Describe why you cannot attend the meeting
· Explain how you have been helping your child study
· Propose another time to meet
You have seen an advertisement from a couple, who live in Australia, for someone to teach their two children your language for a year.
Write a letter to the couple. In your letter
explain why you think you would be suitable for the job
say what else you could do for the family
give your reasons for wanting the job
You stayed at a hotel to attend a company meeting and you were dissatisfied with your stay. Write a letter to the hotel manager. In your letter
– Provide the details of your meeting
– Explain what you were dissatisfied with
– Suggest what the hotel should do to resolve the issue.
A family member is coming to stay with you. He/she will be arriving by train in the morning, but you won’t be home until the evening.
Write a letter to your relative. In your letter:
explain arrangements you have made for them to have keys and get into the house
tell your relative how to get from the train station to your house
say when you will be home and suggest what you could do together that evening.
have been some problems with public transport in your area recently. Write a letter to the
band
I manager of the transport company. In your letter -describe the problems -explain how these problems are affecting the
You have received the invitation to take part in your friend's wedding ceremony, but you will be in Canada on a business trip on that day with your boss. Write to your friend to apologise for not being able to take part in the wedding ceremony. In your letter: - Thank your friend for the invitation, - Explain why you will not be able to visit, - Suggest another plan.
You have bought a new camera but when you got it home you found it had some problems. You returned the camera and spoke to the company representative a week ago but the camera has still not been repaired.
Write a letter to the company. In your letter :
• Introduce yourself
• Explain the situation
• Aay what action you would like the company to take
You rent an apartment and recently a new neighbor has moved in who lives above you. They are making a lot of noise and this is disturbing you.
Write a letter to your landlord. In your letter:
Explain what the problem is
Explain why it is disturbing you so much
Tell your landlord what you would like him/her to do about it
Your Next Door neighbor often listens to loud music late at night. Because of the loud music , you often have problems sleeping.
Write a letter to the authority of the building.
In your letter
Describe the situation
Explain the problems it is causing you.
Propose a solution to the problem
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. Write at least 150 words.
A friend has invited you to a party but you will not be able to attend. Write to your friend. In your letter
•Tell your friend you can’t come
•Explain why you are unable to attend
•Arrange another time to meet
You should spend 20 minuts on this task
A friend you made while you where studying aboard has witten to ask you for help in finding a job in your country. You have heard about a job in a local company that might be suitable for him/her.
Write a letter to this friend, in your letter
tell your friend about the job and what sort of work it involves
say why you think the job would be suitable for him/her
explain how to apply for the job
You do not need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear ............,
You have seen an advertisement for a community college that needs teachers for night classes.
Write a letter to the community college. In your letter:
say which advertisement you are answering
describe which course(s) you want to teach, and what it/they would be about
explain why you would be a suitable teacher
You are looking for part-time employment. Write a letter to an
employment agency. In your letter:
• give details about your professional experience and qualifications
• explain what type of work you are looking for
• say how they can contact you and when you would be available to start
work.
You recently booked a part-time course at a college. You now need to cancel your booking. Write a letter to the college administrator. In your letter
- Say which part- time course you booked
- Explain why you need to cancel your booking
- Ask about booking a different course
You have seen an advertisement from a couple, who live in Australia, for someone to teach their children your language for a year.
Write a letter to the couple. In your letter
•Explain why you think you would be suitable for the job
•Say what else you could do for the family
•Give your reasons for wanting the job
You have just won two tickets to a concert and want to invite your friend to go with you.Write a letter to your friend.In this letter:
give details about the consert
describe how you won the tickets
explain why you have chosen your friend to go with you .
you recently organised a party for your company at a hotel. write a letter to the hotel manager. in your letter describe the party and how itwent. explain why you were pleased with the hotel's service.suggest some improvements that the hotel could make
You recently attended the annual jazz festival in your city which is held in a large park. As you walked from the parking lot to the festival, you saw a man in a wheelchair who was going to the same concert as you. He mentioned that there was no handicapped parking anywhere near the main stage. Write an email to the festival organizer and include the following things: Express your enjoyment of the festival. Explain the need for handicapped parking. Suggest a way to fix the problem.
Letter of instruction:
You have just spent a week with a friend on holiday. When you got home, you realized you left your wallet there. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter you should say,
• Thank your friend for the holiday
• Explain that you left your wallet in their house
• Give them instructions of how to send it back to you
The parents of your Australian friend Chris have invited you to a surprise birth party for him/her.
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 pary
- give details fo a plan to see Chris at a different time
Last week, you celebrated your birthday with some friends in a restaurant. It was a great success and you and your friends enjoyed yourselves very much.
Write a letter to the restaurant. In your letter
•mention the food and service
•explain that you really enjoyed the atmosphere
•suggest any improvements to make things better
You will have will borrowed something from your friend. Unfortunately it got damaged. Write a letter to your friend.
In your letter:
* Explain what happened
* Apologize for damaging product
* Say now are you going to fix the issue
You have read an article in a newspaper that contains incorrect information about your town/city. Write a letter to the editor of the newspaper to inform them about the mistake. In your letter
- Describe your knowledge of the city.
- Explain what information was incorrect in your opinion.
- Suggest how the editor could fix this error.
*You have borrowed something from your friend and it got damaged.**
**Write a letter to your friend. In the letter:**
- **apologise for the damage to the item**
appology, you will be mad and sad, save money to buy it
- **explain what happened**
write a dissertation , fill water and it spread over keyboard, wipe it dry
- **say how you are going to fix the issue** appt apple store, ask how to fix, and let machanics fix, if not, buy a new one to you
You visit a sports centre regularly, and there is a problem with the changing rooms in it. You have complained about it several times but with no success.
Write a letter to the manager of the sports centre.
In your letter:
*describe what the problem with the changing rooms is
*say what happened the last time you complained
*explain what you want the manager to do
You are a member of an International Students' club. The club is organising an event to celebrate popular food from around the world.
Write a letter to the event organiser, Luis. In your letter,
offer to make a popular dish from your country
describe what this dish is
explain why it should be included in the event
Write a letter to an English speaking friend explaining why you changed jobs
1: Explain why you changed the job
2: Describe your new job
3: Tell your other news
You live in a small university town. Last week, you drove to a big city about two hours away to buy a new laptop at a good price. You worked on the laptop all week and finished writing a long assignment that is due shortly. However, this week, the laptop doesn’t even switch on. Write to the store. In your letter:
Tell the store where you live & what happened
Explain the problem with the laptop
State what action you would like the store to take
You have recently moved to a different house. Write a letter to an English- speaking friend. In your letter
Explain why you moved
Describe the new house
Invite your friend to come and visit
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
Write at least 150 words.
You do not need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Sir or Madam,
Write a letter to your supervisor requesting to change your work schedule. In your letter:
- explain current schedule;
- why you want to change it;
- say what kind of schedule you need.
The street where you live is in poor condition. Write a letter to local City Council in your letter you
Explain the situation
Explain the likely consequence
Describe the change you expect to occur
You would like to stay at a friend’s house for a short time as you are visiting his/her city and don’t want to stay in a hotel. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter:
• Request to stay at your friend’s house
• Explain why you would like to stay
• offer your friend some kind of remuneration for letting you stay.
You have an appointment with your bank manager, but you cannot attend the meeting. You are writing to him to make another appointment. In your letter
• Apologize for any inconvenience
• Explain why you cannot attend this meeting
• Make an appointment for another meeting
Write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear ....,
you rent a four-bedroom house, which you share with two other students. However, there are several problems with this house that need fixing. You also find it expensive and would like to find another student to share the spare bedroom.
write a letter to the state agency. in the letter
explain your situation
describe the problems with the house
say what would you like to happen
write at least 150 words.
The parents of your Australian friend Chris have invited you to a surprise birthday party for him/her. 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 a different time
You recently noticed a local restaurant that was offering a part-time job.
Write a letter to the restaurant's manager. In your letter,
explain that you would like to apply for the job
give some details of any relevant experience that you have
specify the days and times that would suit you