1.

You are keen to study English in London. Read the school advertisement
and the notes from your teacher. Then write an email to Mr Williams at the
Big Ben Language School asking for details.
Language courses in London at the

When you write to the school

Big Ben School of English

make sure you find out:

Our well-equipped school offers English

how many students there

language courses in the heart of

will be in the school and in

London.

each class

The school has a friendly atmosphere

and organises a full range of sporting

and social activities as well as

teachers have

excursions out of London.

The school is conveniently located near

what resources the school

has

what is included in the price

what amenities there are in

the museums and the river.

Accommodation can be arranged with

what qualifications the

carefully selected British families.

Contact Jim Williams by email
(jw@bigbenschool.org.uk) for further
details.

2. Read the following letter and answer it:

Dr. Michael Smith

123 ABC St.
New York City, NY 99999
April 17, 2016
Dr. Patricia Brown
University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center
777 Medical Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 11111

the area

Dear Dr. Brown,

I am the chairman of the 2016 Metropolitan Medical Conference that is being held this
year in Miami, Florida on July 5, 2016. I write to invite you to present your
groundbreaking research on beta blockers with our conference participants and invited
guests. A 30-minute discussion of your work along with a 20-minute question and
answer session would add so much to the intellectual landscape of our annual medical
conference.
The Metropolitan Medical Association would be pleased to cover your travel and lodging
expenses while you visit the conference, in addition to providing a per diem budget
during your stay.
Please reply with your answer as soon as you are able so that we may begin making
arrangements. I encourage you to contact me with any questions or concerns.
Kind regards,
Dr. Michael Smith

3. Read and answer the following letter:

Dear Ms. Smith,
I am writing in regards to my 2,000-word manuscript, tentatively titled, Sophias Cooking
Class.
Sophias Cooking Class is about a two-year-old girl, Sophia, who desperately wants to
help her mother make dinner before her father gets home from work. However,
everything that Sophia tries to do to help ends up causing a great big mess! Her mother
is patient with her, but Sophia gets more and more frustrated. In the end, her mother
explains to her that right now there are things mommies can do and things that
Sophias can do. One day shell be able to do everything that mommies can do, but
right now she can only try to be the best Sophia she can be. Sophia cheers up, helps her
mother clean the kitchen, and surprises her father with an art project instead!
This book is geared toward one- to three-year-olds, and I have enclosed my manuscript
for your perusal. I believe that Childrens House Publishing would be the best publishing
house for this type of story because of your focus on books that help children who want
to grow up too quickly. I also know that Childrens House Publishing strives to help
unknown and first-time writers get their start.
Although this is my first attempt at publishing a full book, I have had two of my short
childrens stories published, A Time to Play and A Time to Read, published in The
Literary Journal. I am extremely excited about this process and think that Childrens
House Publishing would be a great home for Sophias Cooking Class.
Thank you for your consideration!
Sincerely,
Jane Doe
(818) 555-1234
jane.doe@mail.com

3. Read and answer:

To the Manager of Pet World:
I am writing to express my frustrations with a recent experience I had at your store. One
week ago, I purchased Paws dog food for my pet at this location. I was surprised at what
happened when I got home and used this bag of dog food.
Despite being on the shelf to be sold that day, this dog food had long ago expired. To be
exact, it had expired six and a half months prior to the date it was purchased. Since the
bag had been on the shelf, I had assumed the food was good and acceptable to feed to
my pet. I soon realized this was not the case.
After feeding my dog this food, she became violently ill, vomiting for hours on end. I was
forced to take her to the vet, as she was dehydrated and required medicine. Thousands
of dollars later, I realized that her sickness could most definitely be attributed to the
expired dog food I had unknowingly fed her.
I have been a loyal customer of Pet Worlds since it opened six years ago and have
never experienced any issues with your store. I am both bothered and concerned by the
fact that expired food was on the shelves of the store, and I am now hesitant to trust the
quality of other products at your store. This issue could have affected a number of other
pets as well, and I just hope that none of them became as ill as mine did.
I hope to hear back from you about this unfortunate incident. Please contact me as soon
as possible at (998) 867-0987 or via email at jjay@email.com.
Sincerely,
John Jay

4. You want to write a letter to your teacher to express appreciation for what he or she has
done for you.