Please write back to me as soon as possibleattheaboveaddressorcallmeon
my mobile number (07364 957 143). Ilookforwardto hearingfromyousoon.
Yourssincerely,PeterJervis
( 159 words)
Sample 18
Youshouldspendabout 20 minutesonthistask.
You have been invited to attend an
interview for a place studying a courseinacollege.Unfortunatelybecauseofa
previousappointmentyoucannotcome atthetimetheywish.
Write a letter to the admissions tutor andexplainyourposition.Apologiseand
offertocomeonanotherday orlaterthesameday.Askalsohowlongthe
interviewwillbeandwhethertherewillbeanytestsduringit.
Youshouldwriteatleast 150 words.
You doNOT need to write your ownaddress.Begin yourletterasfollows:
DearSir,
modelanswer:
DearSir,
Thankyouverymuchforyourletterdated
15 thMayinvitingmeforaninterviewat your college on Wednesday 2nd June at
10 am. I am extremely sorry but I am unabletocometoaninterviewatthattime
because I have a maths exam thatmorning.ItreallycannotImissthisexam but
ofcourseIreallywishtoattendtheinterviewwith you.IsitpossiblethatIcouldcometo
theinterviewthesameday butintheafternoon?Failingthat,Iwould beabletocome
thenextday orany dayafter.
Iwouldalsoliketoasksomethingsabouttheinterview.Iwouldliketo knowhowlongit
willlastandalsowhetherIwillberequiredto doanytestsduringit.
Once again I apologise for not being abletoattendtheinterviewatthetimethatyou
wantedandIhopeIwillbeabletomeetwith youatanothertime.
Ilookforwardto hearingfromyousoon.Yourssincerely,
JamesWalker( 179 words)Sample 19
Youshouldspendabout 20 minutesonthis