Writealettertotheaccommodation officeratthecollege.In yourletter:
Writealettertotheaccommodation officeratthecollege.In yourletter:
explain yoursituation
describetheaccommodation yourequire
saywhen youwillneedit
Writeatleast 150 words.
You doNOTneedtowriteanyaddress.Begin yourletterasfollows:
Dear
DearMrsWalker
Iamwritinginconnectionwithmy upcomingtrainingcourseatyourcollegeinSydney,
Australia.IwillbetheretoattendtheBrain-BasedLearning programatVictoriaCollege
foraperiod ofthreeweeksfromJuly 2sttoJuly 22st, 2010. Iamhopingthatyouwillbe
abletoassistmewithmyaccommodationarrangements.
AsIamslightly olderthanmostofthe otherparticipants,Iwouldappreciateitif
youcouldfindaprivatestudioapartmentforme,closetothecollege.Itwould beideal
ifIcouldwalktoschooleach day, butifnot,Iwould needaccessto public
transportation.Iunderstandsomeoftheeventsoncampusfinish quitelateso Iwould
prefernottowalkinan unfamiliar neighbourhoodafterdark.Intermsofthe
apartment,allIrequireisabed,adesk, a
TV,anInternetconnection,akitchenand a bathroom.MybudgetisaroundUS$1000for
3 weeks.
AsIwillbearriving onJuly 1st,Iwould needtheapartmentto beavailablefromthat
nightuntiltheday ofmy departure,whichisJuly 23rd.Mylastnightintheapartment
would beJuly 22nd.
Pleaseletmeknowifyouareabletofind
suchanapartmentandifnot, please
suggestothersuitablearrangements.Ilookforwardto hearingfromyou,
Yourssincerely,JaneGoodwin( 236 words)
SampleLetter 3