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Question 1

Your child is going on a three-day school trip to another country. The headteacher wants to find parents to go with the group and you would like to go.

Write a letter to the headteacher. In your letter:

• Say why you would like to go on the trip
• Suggest what you could do to help during the trip
• Ask other questions about the trip

Write a letter to your friend. In your letter:

• Explain why you cannot go anymore
• Say who can go instead of you
• Say why this person is a good person to go with

Question 3
A local college is having an international day. You want to speak about your country to students from different cultures.

Write a letter to the college head. In your letter:

• Tell him/her about the topics that you are going to talk about
• Explain why would they be of interest to the students
• Ask about any arrangements that you need to make to give the talk

You recently read an article in a newspaper about your childhood friend with whom you have lost contact for a long time.

Write a letter to the editor. In your letter:

• Say which edition and when did the article appear
• Explain why you lost contact with your friend
• Say how you want them to help you to get back in touch

You recently attended a meeting at a hotel. When you returned home, you found you had left some important papers at the hotel.

Write a letter to the manager of the hotel. In your letter:

• Explain the problem
• Suggest a solution
• Say how you will get the documents back

Your office building doesn’t have parking available.

Write a letter to the manager. In your letter:

• Explain the problem
• Suggest a solution
• Say why parking will benefit all employees

There is a problem with the changing rooms in the sports centre that you visit. You have complained 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 times you complained
• Explain what you want the manager to do

Your child is going away on a school trip for three days to another country. The headteacher wants some parents to join the trip and you would like to go.

Write a letter to the headteacher. In your letter:

• Say why you would like to go
• Suggest what you could do to help during the trip
• Ask some more questions about the trip

You have missed some important papers accidentally in a taxi.

Write a letter to the manager of the Taxi company. In your letter:

• Give the details of your journey
• Explain why those papers are important for you
• Suggest what can the manager do

A friend has agreed to stay in your flat (apartment) and look after it while you are away. You want to give your friend some information about the flat.

Write a letter to this friend. In your letter:

• Give information about the flat
• Provide any important instructions
• Say what he/she should do if there are any problems

Your company is going to give a special training course for staff. Your manager has asked you to find out if the local conference centre has the right facilities to hold this course.

Write a letter to the manager of the conference centre. In your letter:

• Give details about the course
• Describe what equipment you will need for the course
• Ask some further questions about the facilities at the conference centre