Latest October 2019 general task 1 questions

1. You are attending a course at an evening school. Write a letter to the director of the school with a complaint about the course. In your letter, you should:

Describe the course you are taking.

Explain what you don’t like about the course.

Give your opinion about what should be done about it.

2. You are attending a night course at the school. You are not happy with some parts of the course. Write a letter to the school director about this. In your letter, you should tell:

What course you are studying

What you are not happy about

What you expect from the school director.

3. You stayed at a friend’s house last weekend and lost your watch. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter, you should:

Thank him/her for the good time you had.

Describe your watch.

Tell your friend what would you like him/her to do with it if he/she finds it.

4. Write a letter to a book store manager who is living in another city. Ask him/her to make available a book that you are interested in. In your letter, you should tell:

What book you are looking for?

Why you need this book?

How you plan to purchase the book?

5. You have recently attended a professional course. Write a letter to your manager to thank him/her for the opportunity. In your letter, you should tell:

What it was about?

Explain why it was helpful to you.

Suggest other co-workers who should attend the course.

6. Your friend is in another country. Write a letter to your friend asking for advice about employment opportunities in his country. In your letter, you should tell:

Why you want to work there

What skills and work experience you have

Inquire about the benefits (salary and hours).

7. You have an English-speaking friend. You want to invite him/her to see a movie. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter, you should:

Describe the movie you want to see together.

Explain why you think he/she will be interested in it?

Suggest where and when you should meet before the movie.

8. You ride a bicycle to work, but there is a problem with the parking. Write a letter to the manager of the parking management company. In your letter, you should tell:

Why you ride a bicycle to work

What the problem is with the parking

What your suggestions are.

9. You have organized a 90th birthday party for your relative and invited elderly guests. It was a successful party. Write a letter to the hotel manager, to provide the feedback: In your letter, you should tell:

When the party took place

Why it was successful

Thank a staff member who was really helpful.

10. There are some problems in the changing room in your sport center. Write a letter to the sport center manager. In your letter, you should:

Describe the problems in the changing room

Explain why the sport center is important for you

Suggest what the manager should do.

11. You and your colleague want to use a company room. Write a letter to your manager and ask for permission. In your letter, you should:

Explain why you need the room

Describe which room you need and why

Tell what changes you’ll need in the room.

12. You are a member of a sports club. Write a letter to the club president about an event that will be organized there. In your letter, you should tell:

What it is

Who you will invite

What your role is in this event.

13. You are going to take a vacation soon and want your friend to go with you. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter, you should:

Tell him/her why you want the holiday/vacation

Describe your plan

Invite him/her to go with you.

14. You had a dinner with your friend’s family. Write a letter to you friend and express your feelings about the dinner. In your letter, you should:

Say what you enjoyed about the dinner

Describe how you feel about his/her family

Invite your friend and his/her family to you place.

15. You rent an apartment and you are quite happy with it but you want to suggest a renovation. Write a letter about your suggestion. In your letter, you should tell:

Your appreciation of current condition

What is the renovation and why?

What is the benefits of your suggestion?

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