You have recently started work in a new company.
Write a letter to an English-speaking friend. In your letter

 explain why you changed jobs
 describe your newjob
 tell him/her your other news.

Last month you had a holiday overseas where you stayed with some
friends. They have just sent you some photos of your holiday.
Write a letter to your friend. In your letter

 thank them for the photos and for the holiday
 explain why you didn’t write earlier
 invite them to come and stay with you.

You recently bought a piece of equipment for your kitchen but it did
not work. You phoned the shop but no action was taken.
Write a letter to the shop manager. In your letter

 describe the problem with the equipment
 explain what happened when you phoned the shop
 say what you would like the manager to do.

On a recent holiday you lost a valuable item. Fortunately you have
travel insurance to cover the cost of anything lost.
Write a letter to the manager of your insurance company. In your letter

 describe the item you lost
 explain how you lost it
 tell the insurance company what you would like them to do.

You live in a room in college which you share with another student.
However, there are many problems with this arrangement and you find it
very difficult to work. Write a letter to the accommodation officer at the college. In the letter:

 describe the situation
 explain your problems and why it is difficult to work
 say what kind of accommodation you would prefer

You are studying for a qualification, and you would like some time off work to complete it. Write a letter to your manager. In your letter:

 Ask for some time off to complete a qualification.

 Suggest what you will do later at work if you have time off.

 Say how the qualification helps your job or company.

You are looking for a part-time job. Write a letter to an employment agency. In your letter:

 introduce yourself

 explain what sort of job you would like

 say what experience and skills you have

You live in an English speaking country and you want to do some voluntary, unpaid work in a developing country. Write a letter to a company called Cultural Expeditions, which organizes such trips. In your letter:

 Explain why you want to do the voluntary work.

 State what your skills and experience are.

 Indicate where you would like to volunteer and for how long.

You eat at your college cafeteria every lunchtime. However, you think it needs some improvements. Write a letter to the college magazine. In your letter:

 explain what you like bout the cafeteria

 say what is wrong

 suggest how it could be improved

You have received a letter from your bank, asking you to acknowledge receipt of a new bank card. However, the card was missing from the envelope. Write a letter to the bank's head office. In your letter:

 explain why you are writing

 express concern about the missing card

 ask them what they intend to do

Write a letter to the manager of local council who is planning to pull down a historic building in your area due to lack of money to repair it. Expressing how unhappy you are and cover:

 Why the building is important

 What can be done with it in future

 How to raise money for repairing it

You have joined a evening course in a local college, there is no problem in the course, but you have complaints on other facilities (room, equipment, etc). Write a letter to the administrator of the college. In you letter:

 Tell what you like about the course

 What problem you have in the facilities provided

 Suggest on what can be done to resolve it