Youhavejustspentaweekendatafriend’s house. When you returnedhome,
you discovered you have left acoatcontainingsomebelongingsinhishouse.
Writealetterto yourfriendtellinghimthatyouleftthecoat.Tellhimwhatthecoat
lookslike,whereyouthinkyouleftitandwhatwasinsideit.Makesome
suggestionsabouthowto getitback.
Youshouldwriteatleast 150 words.
You doNOT need to write your ownaddress.Begin yourletterasfollows:
DearJohn,
modelanswer:
DearJohn,
I‛mbackathomenowafterthatgreatweekendatyourhouse.Thanksverymuchfor
puttingmeup.Ihopeyou‛llbeabletocomeandstaywithmesometimesoonaswell.
UnfortunatelyIleftmy newcoatatyour house.Do yourememberthedark brown one
thatIworewhenwewentwalking onSaturdayafternoon?ItisaNewLookcoatthatgoes
downtomid-thighlevel.Ithasa blackcollar, dark brown buttonsandlarge pockets on
both sides. I think I left it onthehooksbehind yourfrontdoor.Do youremember we
hung up our coats therewhenwegotbackfromourwalk?
It‛squiteimportantformeasIhavemywalletintheinsidebreastpocketandmy diary
intherightoutsidepocket.Ihaveafriend who is driving through your town on
Thursdayand hewillbequitenearyour office.Could hepleasecollectitfromthere?I
havegiven himyourofficephone numberand hewillcallyouonThursdaymorning.Give
meacallifthisisnot possible.
Anyway,thanksagainforagreatweekendandIhopetoseeyousoon.
Regards,Phillip
( 208 words)
Sample 21
Youshouldspendabout 20 minutesonthistask.
Youliveinaroomincollegewhichyousharewithanother student.Youfindit very
difficult to work there because he orshealwayshasfriendsvisiting.Theyhave
partiesintheroomandsometimesborrowyourthingswithoutasking you.
Writealetter totheAccommodationOfficeratthecollegeandaskforanewroom
nextterm.Youwouldprefer asingleroom.Explainyourreasons.