Advanced Writing with English in Use

Unit6 • Formalletters

1.1 Reservations and bookings

A Model DearSir or Madam,

This letter is to confirm the reservation I made

b~ telephone this morning, for onesingle room

~lth shower, for the nights of 11 Mayto 16 Ma

Lnc.lusive. Y

As ag7eed, I e nc l o s e a cheque for £50 as a

depoSIt. Couldyou please acknoWledge receipt?

Yours faithfully

100 • Task types

BPart 1 writingtask

You are workingin the London officeof aninternationalorganizationcalled The

Happy Planet.You have to rnake arrangernents for a conferenceata hotel.Read

the note frorn Julia, the letter from Clausand the mes sagefromPaulo,anduse

theinformation theycontain to write yourletterto the RoyalHotel (about 250

words).

Monday Feb8th, 11 a .m.

Iphonedthehotel t he tour ist board recommended,tocheckthe

pr ices and seeif t hey could t a keus. Theysoundedideal,soI

made apr ovisiona lbookingfort het hreenights(SatSept3rd-

MonSept5th).It's The RoyalHotel,SevernSt,Cardiff, andthe

ConferenceMa nageris calledMrsLumley.

When yougettherestofthedetailsfrom Claus, could youwrite

tothemandtellthemexactlywhatwe need? Saveme theroom

withthe biggestbath!

J ulia

Ijusthad aphonecall fromChantalwho'sthe

Frenchco-ordinator,Firstofall,oneofher

delegates(Marcel Blainville)isd isabled: eo

could youmentiontothehotelthatheIIbe

cominginhis wheelchair?Secondly.sixofthe

Frenchdelegatesare very keentoseethe

internationalrugbyfootballmatchatCardiff

ArmsParkthatSaturdayafternoon- eocould

youaskthehoteltotrytogetthemsome

tickets?

Paulo