Unit6 • Formalletters
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1.5 A holidaycomplaint
Part 1 writingtask
You've just come backfrom a very disappointingadventure holiday. The holiday
did not correspondtothe advertisement(below) - thehandwrittennotesareyour
own commentson whatthe holiday was really like.Study the annotated
advertisement and the note from your friend Chris, then write:
(a) aletterto the holidaycompanycomplaining about the holiday and asking for
some sort of refund. (about 200 words)
(b) anote in reply to Chris's note. (about 50 words)Afortnight'sholidayw ithusw illb e an experienceyou' ll n e verforget.Every I
dayyou'llbeable to choosefroma widerangeofthrilling activities:"---- frro true»,- rock-climbing 'C.-O~ IwoadWdvisofi:eMdea.dioIacJ.
- caving
on.~d"'!f5, I'I4.divlr Nirtd 5 U/'fi.Ji.. 'loY - canoeing I--J
- hang -gliding s~ &VQS ~
- w ind -su rfing
- sailing .r(I
and,tointroduce yo u to th e jo ysofgroup-work , there w illb e:. - oneth re e -d ay cam p ing--,;pe d itio n - 3 da::Js in#J2- r"-'A'l
- tw oproble m -solving activiti e s - 6~ sn"'Ai-et;{IJci; b,J~ restof#Ie..(Jf7)¥
OIlfJ {<tedJ.W; a;fyUf.d;t,hd!kI:fab&2Trvw.·s,
«. fa.c/<;of0:Vi:Is.- gamesroom. liards ,darts,ta bletennis )
- video
- library
' B u tthisismyholiday!Aren'tIallovvedtorelax?'
ieneveryou Ice:yo ucanchooseto tak e a 'da o ffande n joysomeofthe
remarka b le fa ciliti attheresiden tia lcentre,Wildsid e Hall: - ." FUL L,"f nslec<d,~f<.d-us- swim n po ol '" a.JrNLJ.. hd!o/e.t, S<2.VM ~
- sa u na cuv~. iJe n4v~S<UJ~,NeW 2
(no touses ,n o CtV')
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' Won' t itbejustlikethearmy:dormitoriesandcanteenfood?'- joesJd (.,Xl.S.
Accommodationcons istsofcomfortab le do ubl erooms,ando urtalented
kitchenstaffprepare memora ble andmountainousm e als using the ve rybestof
localproduce. - Pe.r-~"f'Jtrue. elf tviLds idR. Ifa-l(I bu:;f-nell-eft6J.sI.. hd3a..(.
Allthisforonly£380inclusiveperpersonfor 13 days
lr'il u le rJJ1elt' \Vild s id eAdceutureHolidays.
IFildsideHall.Ambleside,Cllmbria' ' b d ntureholidayinEngland ?We're
Haven't youJU5t een on an a ve , ,
thinkingofdoingthesamenext5ummer. What wa 5 Itlike whe:e~ou
t 7 How much diditC05t? Whichorganizationdid you go wIth.
:~r;tryingtodecidebetweenWindermere Wild5ide and Outward
Bound. Theagencyi5puttingpre55ure onU5tobook now,5~could
you jU5tdrop me anoteae 50 0neep055?Allthebe5t, Chrl594 • Tasktypes