WRITING

  Letters  You have received a letter form an English friend I'm doing a project at college about how people’s lives have changed over the last few decades in different countries. Can you tell me about the situation in your country? I'd like to hear about improvements and also about anything that’s worse now.  Write a letter in reply. you don't need to include postal addresses.  Dear Mariam Great to hear from you. I hope you’re well and enjoying your college course.  Your project sounds very interesting. I've just had a chat with my grandparents, to find out how the way of life has changed during their lifetime, and a few things came up that you might like to hear about.  They said their standard of living is much higher now than it used to be, mainly because they have far more money to spend- even though they’re pensioners. When they were much younger, and my grandfather want out to work, it was a struggle to cope on the money he earned especially as they ...

Review  Improving the eating out experience We have numerous restaurants in this area, so it can be hard for people to decide where to eat. That's why we want to publish reviews of restaurants. We’re particularly interested in why you had certain expectations of a restaurant, and whether your experience in the restaurant was better -or worse- than you had expected.  Send us your review of a restaurant where you've eaten, explain what your expectations were, and give your reasons for your opinions.  Review of Lanterns Lanterns is the most expensive restaurant in this area and its advertising stressed its upmarket characteristics, with photos of well-dressed guests, candles and linen napkins on the table for instance. You can hardly blame me for expecting everything to be first class: the venue itself, the food and of course the service.  Introduces the restaurant, giving readers who don't know it a clear idea of what it is like.  Addressed the reader directly, to...

Proposal  You are studying at a university in the UK and see this notice on the website of the town council.  The town council is concerned that there are very few opportunities for foreign university students in the town to meet local residents. It has allocated a sum of money to be spent on improving contact.  The council invites anyone interested to send a proposal outlining problems with the present situation and suggestions how it could be improved. The council will consider all proposals before making a decision.  Improving contact between local residents and foreign students Background Since the foundation of the university five years ago, the number of foreign students has been growing year on year. There are now in the region of 500. Many live on campus, but a large number live in the town, mostly in rented accommodation which they tend to share with other foreign students.  Some factual information that is relevant to the tasks.  Present situation...

  Report  Report 1 Six months ago, your company started to sponsor a local sports club and your manager has asked you to write a progress report.  Your report should explain why your company chose to sponsor that sports club, describe the form that the sponsorship takes, and suggest with reasons why it should or should not continue.  Report in sponsorship of youth football team Introduction The purpose of this report is to assess the company’s sponsorship of the local youth football team.  Title Give the purpose of the report, in different words from the instructions.  Reasons for sponsorship The company received negative publicity when a chemical leakage from the factory polluted the river. It was therefore decided that efforts should be made to improve the company’s image locally. The town’s youth football team was chosen as it was struggling financially. It was felt that helping the club would provide very positive publicity for the company.  Explai...