Letter of Request

ASSIGNTMENT 1

TASK 1: READ THE QUESTION

You recently stayed in a small hotel while on holiday in Britain, where the service
was excellent and Mr. Wilson, the manager, made sure your stay was very enjoyable.
Unfortunately, you left your glasses behind in the hotel. Write a letter to the hotel
manager (120-180 words) asking him to send your glasses back to you and offer to
pay for any expenses. Do not write any addresses.

01) Who is going to read your letter?

02) What is your relationship to the reader?

A. someone you know well

B. someone in your family
C. someone you have met, but don't know well
D. someone you have never met

03) What style of writing should you use?

A. very informal and chatty

B. very formal and polite
C. fairly formal and polite

04) Which of the following greetings and endings are suitable for your letter?

A. Dear Mr. Wilson, ... Best wishes, Katy

B. Dear George, ... Love, Katy
C. Dear Mr. Wilson, ... Yours sincerely, Katy Elliot
D. Dear Mr. Wilson, ... Yours faithfully, Katy Elliot
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TASK 2: THINK ABOUT TOPIC SENTENCE

01) Match the following topic sentences to the correct set of details.

02) Write a suitable topic sentence for each of the following sets of details.

1. I had a superb holiday, and you were very kind to arrange my transfer to the
airport at the end of my stay.
2. It's a blue fountain pen, with a silver top, and it was a present from my
grandmother. I think I left it at reception, next to the telephone.
3. She will be arriving on Friday 19th November. Would it be possible for her to
come to the hotel and pick up the bag? I have given her your address and phone
number.
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TASK 3: THINK ABOUT VOCABULARY

Rewrite the following sentences, thanking the person and using a noun instead of
the adjective. Make any necessary changes.

eg. You were very kind to help me with my problems.

Thank you for your kindness in helping me with my problems.

1. You were very generous to spend so much time with me.

2. You were very helpful when I needed to know something.
3. You were very hospitable during my stay in your hotel.
4. You were very patient with my terrible English!
02) Write a suitable topic sentence for each of the following sets of details.
5. You were very efficient
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superb me theandbrochure
you were very so kind
quickly.
to arrange my transfer to the
airport at the end of my stay.
6. You were very encouraging whenpen,
2. It's a blue fountain I tried
with atosilver
speaktop, English.
and it was a present from my
grandmother. I think I left it at reception, next to the telephone.
TASK 4: THINK 3. SheLANGUAGE
ABOUT will be arriving on Friday 19th November. Would it be possible for her to
come to the hotel and pick up the bag? I have given her your address and phone
number.
Rewrite the following requests in a more polite, formal way.

1. Please arrange for a taxi to meet me at the airport.

2. Can you give me a lift to the station?
3. Please tell me how much it will cost.
4. Can you look for my jacket?
5. Can you send me information about your school?