world. Enjoy mouth-watering dishes prepared on board by experienced chefs.
Firstly, | would be grateful for any further details ;
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Yours faithfully,
Mary
Mary Chandler
b) Read the letter again and answer the questions.
1 Has the writer included all the points mentioned in her notes?
1 What type of letter will you write? 2 Why are there no addresses in the letter?
A ailetter giving information 3 What is the main topic of each paragraph? What details does each B a letter asking for information paragraph include? Complete the notes below.
2 What main topics will you include in Paragraph Topic Details
your letter? : - - -
3 How will you start and end your letter2 1 Introduction | reason for writing | ask for information on cruise
2 — a\Read the letter and label the | 3 2
paragraphs with these headings. i
losin ks fc iti .
‘ashing for information ung 5 closing remarks thanks; ask for quick reply
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3 a) Read the introduction and match it to one
of the advertisements (A-C).
With reference to your advertisement in the Daily Mail, 1am writing to ask for further information regarding your
petsitting service. ot _————————
b) Write a similar introduction for each of the other two advertisements, using the name of
an English newspaper from the list.
the Daily Mail the Sun The Independent The Observer The Times _ The Daily Telegraph
@® Learn to
¢ Fully-qualified coaches 4
© 2- or 4-week residential
courses ee
© Coaching for all levels
© Social activities and entertainment
how many hours?
Price includes:
© Daily tennis lessons
® Full board
Shared accommodation any single rooms?
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ÿoryn Farm, Harrogate
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in leave your pets at home, where our animal handlers will take care of them.
only once a day?
Daly bog Walks Litter Cleaning
| Chow much for 2 cats?
Special rates for owners with more than one pet ®
® Other services available at additional cost e
(ation? er live within zum a. Cb THE)
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With Reference to ...
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© Breakfast and dinner daily urn flights from Gatwick
to resort (how far from airport?
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e We often use indirect questions when we want to request information politely. The word order in indirect questions is the same as in statements.
e.g. Direct question:
How long does it take to get to the island?
Indirect question:
Could you please tell me how long it takes to get to the island?
© When the main clause is a statement (e.g. We need to know ... , | would like to ask ... , etc), we do not use a question mark.
e.g. Direct question:
When does the plane leave?
Indirect question:
We need to know when the plane leaves.
© We use if or whether to introduce an indirect question when there is no question word.
e.g. Direct question:
Do we need special equipment?
Indirect question:
Could you please tell me if/fwhether we need
special equipment?
Medication
4 Reod the advertisements in Ex. 3 again, and
look at the prompts for questions about some of the information. Then, in pairs, ask direct and indirect questions, as in the example.
eg. A: Are beginners accepted? (Direct)
B: Could you please tell me if beginners are accepted? (Indirect)
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With Reference to ...
5 Rewrite the direct questions œs indirect 7 a) Read the letter and correct the mistakes in bold.
questions using the new beginnings, as in the :
example. Ralian
e.g. How far is the hotel from the town centre?
Would you be kind enough to tell me... ơ the hotel is from the town centre. a?
Dear Mrs Percelli
| am writing with reference to your advertisement in the Daily News, offering classes in 1) italian. | am very interested in your intensive course for 2) begginers and would like some 3) furthest information.
Firstly, | would like to know a little more about the course schedule. For instance, could you please 4) say me how long 5) does the course last, and how many _ hours a week it involves? | would also like to know
sư 6) wether there are classes on Saturdays.
3 Wil l need to bring my own equipment? | In addition, | would appreciate 7) informations about
| would also like to ask | the organised trips 8) mentioning in your advertisement.
l | | am interested to know which cities 9) will you visit.
4 When does the next course begin? | Could you also inform me if students are allowed to invite Could you possibly inform me their friends and family to join them on these trips?
| Thanking you for your time and 10) assistence.
5 Does the resort have a private pool? Yours sincerely,
| am interested in finding out Andres Wilken
Andrea Wilson
1 How much does membership cost?
Could you please inform me ...
2 How many days a week are lessons held?
| would be grateful if you could tell me
b) Read the corrected letter again and answer the questions.
1 Has the writer included all of the necessary points from the notes in Ex. 6?
2 What style has the writer used — formal or informal?
3 What is the main topic of each paragraph?
4 Does the writer know the name of the person she is writing to? Do you think they have ever met?
G6 a} Read the rubric, including the advertisement 5 How does the writer start and end her letter?
and notes, and underline the key words.
You have seen this newspaper advertisement for a WR I T 1 NG Janguage school in your area, and you are interested (iS
in learning Italian. Look at the notes you have made, ——
then write a letter to the director of the language When we write a formal letter asking for information,
we divide it into three parts.
school, asking for further information. Do not use any
® In the introduction, we state the reason for writing addresses. (120-180 words)
ITALIAN — Intensive course for beginners at Percelli’s (i.e. to ask for information about sth we have seen in an Language School. Organised trips to Italy. Contact Mrs advertisement).
Percelli, 423 Bl. r uy ® In the main body*, we ask for information about
what is advertised. We use a separate paragraph for each topic.
In the conclusion, we write our closing remarks (i.e.
say we are looking forward to hearing from the person, thank them in advance, etc).
* The main body can consist of one or more paragraphs, depending on the number of separate topics we ask about.
8 a) Look at the pictures of endangered species, and say what
problems each species faces. Use the headings to help you.
- natural habitat - food - breeding - hunters b) What could be done to protect them from extinction?
9 a) Read the rubric, advertisement and notes, and underline the key words. Then, answer the questions that follow.
You have seen this advertisement in a magazine, and are interested in the idea of adopting an animal. Write a letter to the advertiser, asking for more information about the matter. (100-150 words)
Become a member of the
Perfec† Planef' club and help g2e“
Save an endangered species. z arn about your animal's environment, diet and habits W0fk as â Ví
ỉf our nafioral parks and 0bserve animals in their
natural habitat. Wis 'NOW AND SAVE