Improve_Your_Written_English

it clarifies points that may be confusing. It is now possible to make your tax return online. Read the form through first and de ...

Paying for the licence The current cost in 2008 for a driving licence is: Provisional licence £50.00 Provisional licence to full ...

nationality are required. You will also need to enter the same for your parents. Applying for job applications Application forms ...

Asking for help Never be afraid to ask for help when filling in a form. Some forms can be confusing but the company will be deal ...

◆ Write legibly. ◆ Ask for help. Practising what you’ve learnt You wish to make direct debit payments to the Electricity Board. ...

Writing Letters In spite of telephones, faxes, e-mails and the Internet, it is unlikely that letters will ever become redundant. ...

Fig. 15. Handwritten personal letter. 134 / PART TWO: ENGLISH IN ACTION ...

Writing a personal letter Using open punctuation Open punctuation is usually used now for letters. This means that, apart from t ...

Blocking your letter If your letter is typed, donotindent. Use single spacing and leave a double space under each paragraph to s ...

ask the name of the Director, Sales Manager or whoever it is you wish to contact. Ending the letter The ending for a formal lett ...

81 Queens Rd Clevedon Avon BS23 9RT 16 May 200X The Proprietor The Angel Hotel Mouse Lane PRESTON Lancs PR1 6RA Dear Sir I have ...

you can produce. Think carefully about what you want to say and for whom it is intended. Note down the points you wish to make, ...

Preparing the envelope Set out the address on the envelope about half way down and about a third of the way across. It should be ...

◆ Who is to read your letter? ◆ Why are you writing it? ◆ What result do you expect from it? Fig. 18. Handwritten letter of symp ...

Writing a letter of sympathy This could be a personal letter to someone you know well or it could be that someone you know only ...

12 Churchill Way Maidstone Kent ME16 7OX 27 July 200X The Curator National Portrait Gallery Trafalgar Square LONDON W1 8EA Dear ...

Fig. 20. Handwritten letter to a local newspaper. 144 / PART TWO: ENGLISH IN ACTION ...

30 Chertsey Road Surbiton Surrey KT22 8EA 3 July 200X The Chief Education Officer County Hall KINGSTON-ON-THAMES Surrey KT1 2RS ...

you are sure it conveys the facts and your feelings without being impolite or overbearing. (See Figure 21.) Applying for a job T ...

Practising what you’ve learnt Write a letter to a hotel asking for details of their facilities. Write a letter of sympathy to a ...