EXERCISE 1

Dear Mr Johnson, 1. A friend / mine / recently / return / England / advise me / write / you.
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2. I / hope / come / England / next year / spend / some months / Cambridge.
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3. Perhaps / recommend / suitable English family / me stay.
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4. While / I / there / take / part-time course / improve / my English.
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5. Be / part-time course / your college?
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6. If / be / I / be grateful / you send / application form.
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7. Please / tell / much / fees / course / be.
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8. I / like / know / date / course / begin.
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Yours sincerely, Giovanni Bianchi

EXERCISE 2
Dear Nakata,
1. I/ very pleased/ receive/parcel/ send.

2. What/ good idea/ send/ selection/ different kinds/ food/ your country.

3. I/ enjoy/ eat/ very much/ so/ my family.

4. It/ not possible/ buy/ things/ England/ except/ perhaps/ London.

5. You/ say/ your letter/ you/ like/ send/ parcel/ English food.

6. I/ just/ post/ one/ you.

7. I/ not arrive/ same time/ this letter/ send/ sea-mail.

 8. In/ parcel/ be/ information/ prepare/ eat/ food.

Love,
EXERCISE 3
Dear Sir,
1. I/very surprised/ letter/ receive/you/ this morning.

2. In it/ say/ I/not pay/ book/send/ one month/ ago.

3. You say/ I/ send/ mney/ immediately.

4. In fact/ I return/ book/ you/ the same day/ receive.

5. I/ return/ not because/ not want.

6. But/because/ book/ poor condition/ several torn pages.

7. I/ send/ letter/ that time/ ask/ send/ perfect copy/ same book.

8. I/ hope/ you/ do that/ and/ not have/ write/ you/ again/ this matter.

Yours faithfully,
EXERCISE 5
Make sentence from the set of words and phrase provided
Dear Alan,
1, I / expect / you be surprise / get / letter / me.

2, As / can / see / address above / I be / hospital

3, Last Wednesday / I have / accident / when I drive / work.

4, Child / run out / front / my car / and I / have / stop / sudden / that / car behind / crash / me.

5, Luckily / I wear / seatbelt / so I / not injure badly / although / have / stay / here / next Friday.
6, It / be / very boring / I be please / see / if you / have / spare time.

7, Visiting hours / be / 7.00 to 9.00 / evening.

8, I hope / able / come.

9.(Please) Give / regards /your family.

EXERCISE 6
Dear Mrs White,
I am writing to tell you how much I enjoyed the few hours I spent with you and your family yesterday
evening
I have been in England since the beginning of October and this was my first invitation to dinner with
an English Family
I found the/our/ your conversation most interesting and I was glad to practise my English
I would also like to congratulate you on your excellent cooking
I was am very grateful for all the helpful information you gave /have given me about courses in
English
I hope to find/I will find a suitable school in within the next few days .
Could you (please) give my best wishes to your husband and
Thank you again for an /the /such an extremely pleasant evening
I look forward to seeing you next month
EXERCISE 6
Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct but some have a word
which should not be there.
A THANK- YOU LETTER
Dear Angie,
I am writing to say how much I enjoyed staying with you and your family, and to thank you for your
hospitality.
I have had a good flight home, and my parents and sisters were waiting at the airport to meet me.
There was so much news to tell to them that we stayed up talking until long after the midnight!
They were extremely interested to see through all my photographs, especially the ones of you and
yourr family.
I have been trying to persuade them to visit England in next year so that they can meet you. I know you
would all get on with very well together.
I must say that it's nice to be home again and speaking my own language, but I'm afraid I may forget
all the English I had learnt while
I was staying with you . So I'm planning to write to you regularly as a way of practicing. I'm sure of I'll
make lots of mistakes and it would be helpful if you could correct the worst ones.
Please write soon. I'm looking forward to your news.
EXERCISE 7
Underline the odd words/ phrase
Dear Simon,
It was a great to see you again after so long and to be able to discuss about all the things we used to do
when we were students together learning english in London. I hope you and had a good time journey
home. Did the flight reach to Athens in time for you to get up your connection? I hope so. Do you
remember I promised to send you that a book we talked about? Well, I've searched in everywhere for it
but so far I haven't managed to find it. As soon as I will do, I'll put it in the post to for you - it's a really
exciting story. And now I'd like to ask you about a favor, ont for me but for mys sister. She wants to
have a work in Greece. She doesn't mind what she does- she would be to happy to work in a bar or to
look after children. So if only you know of anything, please let us know. She'd like to spend until one
year there from next January, which it should be possible. I think. She has been decided it is the best
thing for her. I'm looking forward to know hearing from you soon. Give my regards to your family.
Best wishes, Costars
EXERCISE 8 Choose the best words
Dear Tom,
I am writing in order) to cancel our meeting at the tennis club on Wednesday
As you can see from this notepaper, I am still in Madrid.
I amved on Monday 4" and (I) expected / was expecting / had expected expecting to return to London
on Thursday 7 July
Things have not gone/ are not going according to plan so I have to stay several more days
I met Mr Martinez on Tuesday 5" July and (I) visited his factory in order to inspect his the some new
products
However, we have not yet reached an agreement on/about/concerning (the) prices and (the) delivery
dates
The contract has not been /is not signed set and so I must stay until it is has been
Despite the/ these difficulties, I have enjoyed /am enjoying visiting the
Prado Museum and eating in the some excellent restaurants here
I will phone you when/as soon as I am back in London
EXERCISE 9
Dear Jim and Jane,
1. As/ you / see / address above / we / move / house .
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2.Move / a month ago / James / be/ holiday .
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3. When / last / meet / tell / you / we plan / move.
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4. At / time / not know / axactly / when/where / go
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5.New house / be / nearer / you live / old one/ so /hope / see you / more often
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6.this house / brand new / have / large garden .
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7. If / like / come round / just / give / ring / arrange / something
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8.We / party / September 30 th / but / like / see / earlier /that / if / you / manage it .
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best wishes,
EXERCISE 22
Dear Na,
I/ already/ arrive home/ New York
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2. It/ happy/ see/ whole family again.
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3. Thank/ for/ lovely time/ you/ house
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4. It/ kind/ you/ show me so much/ hometown
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5. I/ really impressed/ friendliness/ your people
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6. mountainous sights/ make/ deep impression/ me
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7. I still remember/ invited/ eat/ sour meat/ and/ it/ delicious
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8. your homeland/ beautiful/ so/ I wish/ have a chance/ visit/ again
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9. If/ you/ time/ write/ me
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10. I/ look/ hear/ you/. Give/ regards/ parents
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EXERCISE 23
Dear Tom and Alex
I received your letter yesterday
1. I/ glad/ when/ know/ you/going/ visit/ my country
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2. You/ not tell/ me/ when/ you/come
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3. I/ be going to/ finish/ second semester/ the college/ and/ I/ hope
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4. When/ exactly/ you/ coming?
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5. You/ go / air?
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6. Tell/ date and time/ you arrive/ so that/ I/ get/ the airport/ receive you
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7. Not live/ a hotel. Stay/ my home
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8. it/ be small/ but/ we/ arrange/ you/ have/ your own room
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9. I/ tell/ my parents/ your arrival / and/ we/ be/ look forward/ see you
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10. This/ be/ good chance/ us/ show/ hospitality/ you/ and I/ take/ around/ city
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Hope to hẻa you soon
Love.
Hoang.
Dear Sally
Thank you/your last letter./Be/good/hear/you.
1. __________________________________
My/big news/be/I/decide/change/jobs.
2. ____________________________
I/finish/work/VietcomBank/next month/and/start/new company, HA Gia Lai,/week after.
3. __________________________________________________________________
VietcomBank/not want/me/leave/but/HA Gia Lai/more money/more opportunities.
4. ______________________________________________________________
I/hope/be/manager/there/two years.
5. __________________________
I/have/party/the 25th/and/love/see you.
6. _____________________________
Perhaps/you/could/persuade/brother/come/you/as well.
7. __________________________________________
I/really enjoy/dance/him/at the party.
8. ___________________________
My neighbors/promise/go out/for the evening,/so/we can/play/music/as/loud/want.
9. _______________________________________________________________
I/must/stop/write/now and/do/some work.
10. ______________________________
See you on the 25th, I hope.
Love
Claire
Some of the lines in this letter are correct, and others have a word which should not be there. Tick any
lines which are correct. Write down any words which should not be there.
Dear Roberto,
Thank you for your letter. I am glad to hear you are enjoying 1
well. When I will have some free time, perhaps I'll come to London 2
to see you, and then we can go out for a meal together somewhere. 3
I've just got back from a trip to Lisbon. My father has just been 4
opened a big new factory in Portugal, and he had wanted me to 5
help him with marketing. Lisbon is often said to be a very 6
beautiful city, but I didn't have the chance to see much of it! Dad 7
always makes me work hard! We had went to losts of business 8
meetings, and I met all the staff. It would have been some more 9
useful if I did had learnt Portuguese instead of French at school! 10
But luckily they all are speak very good English. In fact, Dad's 11
partner was invited me to lunch, and promised to teach me 12
Portuguese, so maybe I'll be accept his offer next time. You don't 13
speak Portuguese, do you?
On my way home, the plane was being delayed for four hours, 14
because of my dog, I think. And poor Samantha was been waiting at 15
the airport all that time for me! It must be true love! 16
Keep in touch.
Best wishes,
Thomas
Write a letter to your pen pal
Dear Maryam,
1. I/have/great time/here in England.
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2. I/be/here/there months/my university tern/ start/ two months ago.
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3. I/live/dormitory/some foreign students.
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4. They/ come/ different parts/ the world.
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5. They/ be /very friendly and pleasant/and /their English/ much better/mine
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6. I/practise /speak English /them /every day
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7. Now / I make /good progress.
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8. My pronunciation/ much better / and /I/ understand/ almost everything.
______________________________________________________
9. I/ hope / my English / considerably/ improve/ the end/ course.
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10. Write/ me / soon.
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your

truly, EX

Dear Tom,
61. I/ write/ thank/ you/ spend/ summer/ us.

62. It/ nice/ you/ come/ teach/ how/ use/ computer.

63. You/ helpful/ it/ easy/ follow/ lessons.

64. Before/ you /come/ computer/ strange/ us.

65. Now/ we/ know/ how/ use/ them/ support/ study.

66. As/ you/ see/ I/ use computer/ write/ letter/ you.

67. All / us/ regret/ time/ fly/ so quickly.

68. We/ can’t wait/ next summer/ when/ you / return.

69. We/ thankful/ what/ you/ do/ for/ us.

70. I/ look/ forward/ hear/ you/ soon.

Lots of love,
Jane
Dear Mr Smith,
1. I write/ complain / dirt / smoke/ come / your factory chimneys.

2. Three days ago /i decide / do / my / washing.

3. I wash/ sheets/ put / out / dry / it/be / nice sunny day / there / be / breeze.

4. When I take washing in /I be /horrified / discover / it/ cover / dirty marks.

5. I/ assume/ breeze /I mention / carry / dirt / chimneys.

6. This be / not only / because / sheets / but because/ we / two small children /who be make breath /
same air.

7. Until this incident /I think/ chimneys /be safe / clean.

8. I already / write / local Member of Parliament/ this matter.

9. Furthermore /I must warn you /I write / local newspaper / tomorrow.

10. I/ look forward / receive / reply...

Dear Jenny,
1. Thank you/ much. your letter/ arrive/ few day ago.

2. It/ lovely/ hear/ you.

3. I/ be sorry/ I not write/ such as long time/ but I/ be very busy.

4. As you know/ we buy/ new house/ October.

5/ It/ be/ bad condition/ and it/ need/ a lot/ work.

6. We finish/ most/ it now/ and it/ look/ very nice.

7. John and I/ decide/ give/ house warning party/ May 5th.

8. You/ think/ you/ able/ come?

9. Please/ give me/ ring/ let/ know/ you/ make it.

10. I really/ look forward/ see you again.

Love
Zumy
Dear Mother and Father,
You/be pleased/hear/I/meet/London Airport/Mr and Mrs Robinson and/son/Michael.

Before I arrive/it rain/a week/but/Sunday/sun shine/first time.

Last Tuesday they take me/Buckingham Palace/

I see the Changing of the Guard and listen/the band.

Then we go/Hyde Park/have lunch/a restaurant.

After we/eat/we go/a walk/see the Serpentine Lake.

While we/walk/I buy a postcard/I enclose/this letter.

London have many interesting places/see/and I/enjoy/be here very much./

Mr and Mrs Robinson and Michael ask me/give/their kind regards.

Love,
Carl

ERCISE 24
Dear Mr.David,
1. I be happy/get/letter/offer job/your company

2.You/not tell/when/want me/start work/for you

3.My present employer/expect me/stay him/end month

4.We think/about buy/houe/the office

5.My wife/be anxious/find/good school/children/attend

6.She worry/not be able/continue/study/same subjects

7Let hope/problems/not take/long solve

8.I look forward/start work/you

Yours sincerely
John Smith
Dear Richard,
I met David Brown in London last week and we had coffee together. He told me (that) you had passed
your final examinations.
What are you going to do now?
First, I expect you are /will be thinking of having a holiday after studying /
you have studied / you have been studying so hard
Do you want to work in Oxford or are you going to apply/applying/have you applied for jobs in other
towns?
If you like, I shall/will/can/could ask some of my colleagues if they can/could look out for (any)
vacancies in/around this area
David says he will/is going to said he would was going to ask (some of) his
friends in London for you too
I hope (that) you do/will not think we are interfering too much!
(Please) Let me/us know if we can help
EXERCISE 11
Dear Sir or Madam,
I stayed in/at your hotel from 24 April to until till 30 April in room 413.
On arriving /my arrival (hack) home, I realised (that) I had left a/my book in my/ the room.
1 wonder/was wondering /am wondering if whether it has/ had been found
and/or handed in
It is/was a small, hardback book with/in a blue cover (and is) called 'Gallions
Reach (written) by HM Tomlinson
I am very anxious to get the/ this/ my book back because it is now out of print
and it is/would be /will be difficult to find in bookshops
Also, the/ this book a given to me by the author, whose/ and his signature is on/ inside the front cover
I enclose/ am enclosing /have enclosed a cheque for $2.50 to / which will/ would cover the cost of
posting it back to me.
If, Unfortunately, you do not / cannot/ are unable to find the book please return (me) the cheque ( to
me)
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
EXERCISE 12
Dear Dr Johnson,
Thank you very so much for the /your letter inviting/ in which you
invite/invited /have invited me to speak to your students on/abour careers in the airline industry.
I would /will /should /shall be delighted to come and answer / give answers to (all) the/whatever/ any
questions your/the students have
Generally 1 find (that) it is best to start by showing a video film/ (some) video films followed by a
discussion.
Also, I have a wide selection of information leaflets which I shall/am going to/will/would/can/could
bring and/to give (out) to any students who are/maybe/might be interested
You suggest/have suggested (that) any day in the last week of March will/would/is suitable
I am afraid that I will be / am going to be / have to be / will be / shall be at a/the conference in Lima
then
However, I can/ could manage to come on/ either/ on either/ either 2nd or 10th April.
Please let me know which of these dates is/ will be/ would be convenient
I look forward to hearing from you.
EXERCISE 13
Dear Sir,
I am writing in reply to your advertisements in yesterday’s Evening Guardian.
In it you say/ said ( that ) you are/ were looking for a secretary with good typing skills who must be/is
fluent in French and English
I have just completed the/ a two-year bilingual secretarial course at my local college
At the end of the /my course I passed all my/the exams with good marks
Before I started it, I (had) spent a/one year in France living with a French family
While I was there, I learned /learnt thow) to speak French fluently
I will/shall/would should be grateful if you could /would send me (some) more information about the
/this job with/ and the /an application form
I look forward to hearing from you
EXERCISE 14
Dear Julian,
I write to let you know what you have to should do (in order) to get an/the attendance certificate from
college
First, you must let the office know by next Monday if you want one .
They do not hand them out automatically, because you have to go to all your classes.
Also, you have to be on time and do all your /the homework properly .
If you are not / haven't been able to do all this, you must (then) write and/to explain what is/ was
special about your situation.
I am sure they will understand in your case
(Please) Let me know if I can do arthing elseEXERCISE 15
EXERCISE 14
Dear Pat,
I know you need recipes for (the) food you can/want to prepare before your visitors arrive.
I suggest you do a nice salad, which is easy to make and tasty, but not too expensive,
All you need is lots of colourful vegetables, like carrots and peppers, and some onions, cut into small
chunks, nce, and salad dressing.
Next, using a large, heavy pan soften the vegetables in oil or butter for five
Then add water, rice and salt and cook until the rice is done.
Meanwhile, make a salad dressing by mixing lemon juice or vinegar with oil, mustard and pepper
Rinse the rice and vegetables in hot water, and then, before they cool, add the dressing, stirring well
This is also very good if you add things like chopped nuts, oggs or cheese at the same time as the
dressing, stirring well.
I hope (that) you enjoy (your) cooking
EXERCISE 16
Dear Prof Richardson,
I am writing/write to tell you that I find the computer course too difficult for
me (to follow take)
I want to know whether if I can choose an easier course
Since I am a student of arts and do not know much about maths, I find it difficult to understand (the)
many terms and figures in the computer course,let alone remember them
I (do) know how important the this course is, but I simply cannot develop any interest in it.
In fact. I have been dozing in class no matter how hard I try to concentrate.
I have been feeling very miserable about this
To/ In order to get out of this embarrassing situation, I would like to choose a less challenging course
I look forward to your decision
EXERCISE 17
Dear Sir,
Although I am not in the habit of writing letters to the newspaper, I feel I should inform your readers of
the excellent meal I and my family had at the Station Restaurant yesterday evening
As you know, this restaurant is under new management, and I was curious to find out if the food and
service had improved
From among the many appetizing dishes on the menu, we chose the day's
special roast lamb with mint sauce
This came with minestrone soup, and was followed by ice-cream
A complimentary cup of coffee rounded off the dinner
The atmosphere in the main dining room was very pleasant with the helpful attitude of the waitresses
Last but not the least, the prices of the ants on offer were most reasonable
All in all, I have no hesitation in recommending the Station Restaurant to
other families for an enjoyable evening out
EXERCISE 18
Dear Sir,
I am preparing a birthday party for any friend/ a friend of mine, and I wish to inquire if your restaurant
has private rooms with catering service for hire
If so, I would like to reserve one room for next Thursday, January 17, from 5pm to 8 pm.
The room should/must be large enough to accommodate 50 people comfortably
As the celebration will be in cocktail party style, and most people will be standing up most of the time,
only about ten chairs will be needed.
In addition, I would like to order a buffet with both hot and cold dishes.
If the room does not have a bar, perhaps a drinks table could/should be set up.
For entertainment, karaoke would be acceptable
By the way, as the weather will /is going to be cold that evening, cloakroom arrangements should be
made for the safekeeping of hats and coats
EXERCISE 19
Dear Sir,
I write to complain about the dirt and smoke which comes/ is coming ( out) you’re your factory
chimneys
Three days ago 1 decided to do my washing
I washed the sheets and put them out to dry as it was a nice sunny day and there was a breeze
When I took the washing in, I was horrified to discover that it was covered in/with dirty marks
I assume that the breeze (that) I mentioned carried/ must have carried the dirt from your factory smoke
This is not only because of my dirty sheets but (also) because I/we have two small children who are
made to breathe the same (dirty) air
Until this incident I thought your chimneys were safe and clean
I have already written to the local council about this matter
Furthermore, I must should wam you that I am going to/ will write to the local
newspaper tomorrow
I look forward to receiving your reply
EXERCISE 20
Dear Jane
I've got the information you asked me (to get) about the Student's Railcard
It seems (that) you can only buy one up to March 15th
It looks like a pretty good deal because it only costs £30 and you (can) get a lot for that
It allows you to travel anywhere you want for six months and it (also) lets you pay less at some hotels
and restaurants
You can only get it at the Student Travel Office in Piccadilly and you have to go (there) and get it
yourself
It's (only) for students so you have to prove that you are doing a full- time course.
You ( should/ have to) apply at the office and have to give them a passport- sized photograph.
It is/ seams to have a really good offer.
I think you should encourage (any) other students who want to do so to get one before it is too late.
EXERCISE 21
Dear Mike,
I just thought I'd drop you a line and tell you about the summer job I've just got in a local bookshop
They've just sent me all the rules of the job and I must say some of them look a bit strict
I'll have to get there on time - that is at 8 30 - and they say that anyone who is regularly late will get
sacked
We're supposed to be smartly dressed-things like jeans won't be allowed
We're all supposed to try hard to deal with the customers as quickly and as well as we can and are
polite to them all
We are told to ask someone senior if there’s a question we can’t answer.
I look as if I’m going to be pretty busy.
I’ll be taking orders on the phone , getting orders ready before people come to collect them and that the
shelves are always full
Still, they’re going to pay me everyweek, which I’m glad about.
I'm not sure if I'm going to enjoy it but it won't be for long and I do need the money.
Hope to see you soon