You are going on a short training course at a collage in Greenmount, Northern Ireland. You need somewhere to live while you are there.

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Marina has just started a new course at college and her tutor has asked her to write him a letter telling him something about herself. She has made ten mistakes in verb tenses in her letter. Find and correct them.

The sample letter contains 14 gaps. Complete it by putting aprepositionin each space.

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Write a letter to the course provider. In your letter,

· explain your situation

· describe your problems

· tell him/her when you think you can move in

Dear Miss Berry,

As you know, I have rented 41 George Roche Road from you for six months from 15th August. However, I am afraid I will no longer be able to move in on that date, as my plans have had to change because of illness.

During the summer vacation, I was working in a company as a Project Manager. Towards the end of my shift, I slipped and fell on a wet floor and broke my wrist. Luckily, it was a clean break and didn't require surgery. However, it is my right wrist, and so I am unable to write for the time being.

At present, I am at home in Kuala Lumpur until the plaster can be taken off – I think this should be in the last week of September. I will then return to my course in Canterbury and take up residence at 41 George Roche Road.

I hope this will not cause you any difficulties.

Yours sincerely,

Rachel Yu

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Dear Mr. Peter,

Thank you for your letter of 20 September. I was very saddened.......... your account of what happened in our hotel last month, and I am writing to express my apologies.......... this. I can understand that you were shocked.......... the way the receptionist behaved. There can be no excuse.......... such behaviour and I fully understand why you felt you needed to complain.......... the situation. I can provide no explanation.......... the way the employee spoke to you.

As a member of Darius Hotels Group, we have a reputation.......... being perfect.......... looking after our customers, and I am very sorry that your experience.......... our service did not confirm this. I intend to deal.......... staff member appropriately and I will ensure that he does not repeat this behaviour.......... sending him on a retraining course next week. I would like to assure you that the behaviour you encountered is not typical.......... our staff.

As the guest service manager, I am responsible.......... all of our employees so please accept my apologies again and this voucher worth $100 to spend in any.......... our hotels.

Yours sincerely,

John Norman
Guest Service Manager

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Dear Tutor,

I am coming to Brighton College from Singapore, where I was a student for ten years. I did already take examinations in Singapore in English, Biology, Computer and Maths. My highest score is for Computer: I got grade A.

When I was a student in Singapore I also have a part-time job in a shop. My uncle owns a supermarket and so I helped him in the evenings. I used to worked there four nights a week and I think this was very good experience for me.

At the weekends, I usually played volleyball with friends or, if the weather's bad, we have been to the theatre, which is very popular in Singapore. Because of my part-time job, I also did spend a lot of time studying at the weekend.

I didn’t go to many other places. My father took me to Thailand once. Three weeks after we had returned he also went to Malaysia and took the whole family.

This is a brief description of my background.

Best wishes,

Marina

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You are a student at an English language school in Brighton and are living in private accommodation with other flat mates. You have not had hot water or heating for some time. The landlord’s workmen have tried to fix the problem but without success.

Write a letter to the landlord. In your letter:

· state your reason for writing

· describe the problems and explain how you feel

· propose a solution and risk the landlord to take action

Dear Mr. Jones,

I am one of the tenants at your property in Upper Lewes Road, and am writing to complain about the fact that we do not have any hot water or heating in our house.

As you know, we have been living in this house since September and have always paid our rent on time. However, we have had no hot water for last two weeks. This is making our lives very difficult, especially as it is now the middle of winter. Last week you said you would send a workman to our house within 3 days, but no one came. After calling many times, the workman eventually arrived at the house 5 days later. Unfortunately, he said he could not fix the problem because the boiler was too old! We are now extremely unhappy about this solution.

We are prepared to continue to rent your house but please arrange for emergency repairs to be made. We also request a 40% discount on our rent for the period we have been without any hot water or heating.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Shannon Brown

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You are going on a short course to a training college abroad. It is a college that you have not been to before.

Write a letter to the accommodation officer. In your letter

· give details of your course and your arrival/departure date

· explain your accommodation needs

· ask for information about getting to and from the college

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear.........

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing to inform you that I will be attending the Advanced Life Insurance course, being held from Tuesday 24th April until 27rd April, at the University of Hartford.

I will be arriving on the afternoon of Monday 23th and will be leaving on the morning of Saturday the 28th of April, so I will require a single room for this time. I would prefer my own bathroom, if this is possible, but do not mind sharing if I have to; however, as I am wheelchair bound, the room will have to be disability friendly. Could you please tell me how much this will cost and how I should make a payment? Do you accept VISA?

As I do not know the area, I would also be grateful if you could provide some information about getting to and from the University. Will I need to take public transport from the station or is there a University bus service? Any information on what to see and do in the area would also be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your assistance.
Alex Jones

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You are looking for a part-time job.

Write a letter to an employment agency. In your letter

· introduce yourself

· explain what sort of job you would like

· and say what experience and skills you have

Write at least 150 words.

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear.................

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am a German national from Heidelberg and at present I am studying for a Master’s degree in Commercial Law here, at the University of Bielefeld, where I have been for the last two months.

I am looking for a part-time job and I wonder if you can help me. Probably, I would like an office job, perhaps working as a secretary, office administrator or typist. I can only work during the afternoons and at weekends as my university studies occupy most of the day. I would be ready to start immediately.

I am a competent typist and I am computer-literate. In addition, I speak Polish and German fluently and I have been learning English for the past three years. While I studied for my degree, I worked as a part-time office manager for an import-export firm in Heidelberg. In recent years, I have also had temporary summer jobs as a hotel receptionist in Mannheim, Germany.

I am looking forward to hearing from you,

Yours faithfully,
Heinrich Bukowski

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Write a letter to the accommodation officer at the college. In your letter:

· explain your situation.

· describe the accommodation you require.

· say when you will need it.

Write at least 150 words.

Begin your letter as follows:

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