You have recently had dinner at an expensive restaurant and you were not satisfied with the food or service.
You have decided to write a letter to the manager to complain about:
•the table you were seated at
•the long delays and unavailability of some items
•the lack of concern by staff members regarding your problems
The company you work has decided to close the cafeteria, as the staff is not using it much. You are not happy with the decision. Write a letter to the director
Give reason of low use
How it will affect the staff
Suggest ways to improve it
Write a letter to your manager requesting a cafeteria for the staff. In your letter, you should tell: what you heard about the inconvenience from the staff how you feel about it what suggestions you have.
Some employers reward members of staff for their exceptional contribution to the company by giving them extra money. This practice can act as an incentive for some but may also have a negative impact on others. To what extent is this style of management effective? Are there better ways of encouraging employees to work hard? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Some people think that wearing uniforms fosters solidarity between staff and makes them feel part of a team. Others claim that it is better to have a dress code than a uniform. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Many organisations and companies ask their staff to wear a uniform. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this? What kind of jobs should have a work uniform?
The table below shows the percentage of employers in various sectors having difficulty in finding staff in 2003 and 2004.
Some employers want to be able to contact their staff all the time including holidays. Do you think the advantages of this are more than its disadvantages?
The two maps below show road access to a city hospital in 2007 and 2010. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons wherever relevant Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisThe two maps give information about the development of city hospital road assessment in 2007 and 2010. Overall, it can be clearly seen that there are various extended amenities built, such as a public car park and a bus stop in 2010. Moreover, there were two roundabouts constructed on Hospital Road to improve more effective traffic transportation. Firstly, there was a circular road added, which connected on the City Road and the Hospital Road, in 2010. By 2007, six bus stops were located surrounding the Hospital road, three each east and west. However, bus station was constructed on the west of its road, and car park, located on the east side allowing both public and staff parking, was changed to accept just staff in 2010. Furthermore, there was another roundabout added, connecting the Hospital Road and the Ring Road. The Ring road, surrounding the city hospital, had public car park built on the east side in 2010. ons where relevant
You recently bought some train tickets for a journey a week in advance. When you went to the station to catch the train, you were told you could not use the tickets and the staff were very unhelpful to you.
Write a letter to the train company, In your letter
-Describe the problem you had with the tickets
-Say why you were unhappy with the staff
-Suggest what action the train company should take.
RWrite a letter to your manager to request setting up a cafeteria for the staff.
In your letter, you should tell:
what you heard about the inconvenience from the staff
how you feel about it
what suggestions you have.
Some shops are open 24hous a day, 7 days a week. Do you think it is a good thing for the customers, the shop staff and the company as a whole?
5.Employers should give their staff at least a 4-week holiday a year. It can make them perform better in their work. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Some companies have uniforms for their staff which must be worn at all times. What are the advantages for a company of having a uniform? Is there any benefit of having a uniform for a staff?
You recently spent the night at an expensive hotel. There was a problem with your room, but the hotel staff was unable to do anything about it. Write a letter to the hotel manager.
In your letter
• introduce yourself.
• describe the problem.
• say what you would like the manager to do.
Write about 150 words in an appropriate format and style. You can use this page for any rough work.
Some shops are open 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. Do you think it is a good thing for customers, the shop staff and the economy as a whole?
The charts below compare five different countries, showing the electricity used (measured in megawatts or mw) in a typical hospital during one week, and also the number of emergency medical calls made by local residents during the same week. The last chart shows the average time (in minutes) spent on assessing emergency cases by hospital medical staff before the patients are treated. Write a report summarizing the information. Select and describe the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Some companies have uniforms for their staffs which must be worn at all times.What are the advantages for a company having a uniform ?Are the any benefits of having a uniform for the staffs.
Some employers want to be able to contact their staff at all times, even on holiday. Does this development have more advantages than disadvantages ?
the bar chart shows about female and male academic member staff in 2012
Employers should give their staff at least four-weeks’ holiday a year to help employees get better at their jobs. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
The two maps below show road access to a city hospital in 2007 and in 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. City Hospital 2007 Ring Road CITY HOSPITAL Bus stop G Hospital Rd , Car park: staff and public City Road City Hospital 2010 Ring Road CITY HOSPITAL Public car park Bus station Hospital Rd Staff car park roundabout City Road
You bought a set of China tea cups from a famous department store, as a Christmas present for your sister. When you reached home, you found that a few cups were broken. You went back to exchange the damaged cups, with the receipt, but the sales executive refused to take them back. • State what problem you had with the purchased item. • Complain about the inability of the sales staff to address the problem. • Describe how you want the store to solve the problem to your satisfaction.
Your company has recently introduced a new uniform for the staff. But you have learned that the staff members are not happy about it.
Write a letter to your manager about it. In your letter,
•explain why you think the staffs are not happy with the new uniform
•what you want the new uniform to be like
•and give some suggestions to handle the situation
WRITING TASK 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You recently stayed at a hotel and you had a great time.
Write a letter to the hotel. In your letter
thank the manager and his staff
give some particular examples of why you enjoyed your stay at the hotel so much
explain that you have written a review of the hotel on a popular website for tourists
You should write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Sir or Madam,
Your recently visited a store and didn't like the customer service there.
Write a complaint letter to the store manager and say
-What was the issue there?
-Why wasn't the staff helpful?
-Suggest what can be done about it
You use the local swimming pool often and during one of your visit you have encountered a problem. Write a letter to the manager and say
– What the problem was and when it happened
– What the swimming pool staff have done about it
– Suggest your own solution to the problem.
Write a letter to your manager to request setting up a cafeteria for the staff.
In your letter, you should tell:
-what you heard about the inconvenience from the staff
-how you feel about it
-what suggestions you have
The company you work has decided to close the cafeteria, as the staff is not using it much. You are not happy with the decision. Write a letter to the director
Give reason of low usage
How will it affect the staff
Suggest ways to improve it
You have organized 90th birthday of your relative and invited elderly guests also. It was a successful party. Write a letter to the hotel manager to provide the feedback.
In your letter you should tell
When the party was
Why it was successful
Thank for a staff member who was really helpful
The graph shows the percentage of male and female academic staff members across the faculties of a major university in 2012
Some Companies have uniforms for their staff which must be worn all the time. What are the advantages for a company of having a uniform? Are there any benefits or drawbacks of having a uniform for the staff?
inSome companies have uniforms for their staff which must be worn at all times. What are the advantages for a company of having a uniform? Are there any benefits of having a uniform for the staff?
Some companies and organizations require their staff to wear uniforms at workplace. What are the advantages and disadvantages of wearing uniforms?
The statistics show different types of staff in the Shore Hotel from 1975 to 2010 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Some employers want to be able to contact their staff at all times, even during the holidays. Does this development have more advantages than disadvantages?
You recently bought some train tickets for a journey a week in advance. When you went to the station to catch the train, you were told you could not use the tickets and the staff were very unhelpful to you.Write a letter to the train company. In your letter:
describe the problem you had with the tickets
say why you were unhappy with the sta
suggest what action the train company should take
Some companies have uniforms for their staff which must be worn at all time. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this.
You recently visited a department store. One member of staff at the store was very helpful to you, and you want to tell the store manager about this. Write a letter to the store manager. In your letter say which part of the store you visited describe how this member of staff was helpful to you say what you would like the manager to do
The table presents information about university-level academic staff in one country.
The chart below shows the proportion of staff employed by age in the public sector in the UK in 2015 and 2020. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
The graph shows the percentage of male and female academic staff members across the faculties of a major university in 2012. Summarize the information by selecting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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 : celebrate my father birthday
describe the problems: long time wait and food is cold
write about the action you want the manager to take : please refund the desert and communicate with staff for timing
Employers should give their staff at least 4 weeks' holiday every year to make them perform better at their jobs. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
You are the manager of a restaurant that has received a letter of complaint about
poor service from a member of your staff. Write a letter of apology to the person
who has complained.
In your letter,
– say how sorry you are that the person has had a poor experience
– explain what action has been taken against the staff member
– offer a free meal for four people at the restaurant as a gesture of goodwill
The pie chart illustrates the percentage of employment staff aged in the public sector in the United Kingdom in the years 2015 and 2020.
The line graph shows the demand while the second chart show the number of staff in th Uk steel industry.
some employers offer their employees subsidized membership of gym and sports club, believing that this will make their staff healthier and thus more effective at work. Other employers see no benefit in so doing. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Employers should give their staff at least a 4- week holiday a year to make employees better at their jobs. To what extend do you agree or disagree?
You have visited a store and bought set of china tea cups which later you found broken but store denied to replace it. Write a letter to the manager of the store describing situation.
In your letter add following points:
•State what problem you had with the purchased item.
•Complain about the inability of the sales staff to address the problem.
•Describe how you want the store to solve the problem to your satisfaction.