Formal Letter 3

You recently helped to organize an arts day in your area, promoting local musicians and artists through performances, workshops and exhibitions. You read the article below in a local paper:

Local arts day - a disappointment
Last week’s arts day 
didn’t attract many people, 
had limited appeal to young people 
and was a waste of council money.

You disagree with the negative opinions expressed by the reporter, and decide to write a letter to the Editor, explaining why you disagree and saying what you feel was achieved on the day. Write your letter.


Proposal 4 example

PROPOSAL OF SPANISH STUDENTS INVITATION

Introduction

The aim of this proposal is to suggest some ways of raising up the students visits so as to make profit from it in the future.

Two weeks visit

Many international colleges around the world organise visits, in which all nationaties can be participating. It would be interesting to send an invitation to some students from my born country, Spain. Although these kind of events are expensive, our college could afford it if the visit lastes about two weeks, not more.

A wide range of activities could be hold, such 35 baseball match, an intensive course with our teachers or a London tour, which foreing people usually love.

Benefits 

Not only would the students learnt the language, but also could the college offer them a hole year pack, in which they will find all kind of activities to meet new people. Moreover, the new students will know more about the country culture.

Regarding the current students, they could take part in all the activities that the news ones will do. So it will be several positive points.

Recommendations

I think that if the college takes into consideration these suggestions, a marked improvent will be in the public image of it.



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Content: 5  All content is relevant to the task and the content elements - length of visit, description of activities and explanation of potential benefits - are developed appropriately so the target reader is fully informed.
Communicative Achievement: 2  Suitable proposal format is used to communicate straightforward and some complex ideas to the target reader. Register and tone are consistent and appropriate.

Organisation: 3  The text is well organised and coherent, making good use of headings. A variety of cohesive devices and organisational patterns connect the text generally very well.

Language: 3  There is a range of vocabulary including attempts, sometimes successful, to use less common lexis. There is a range of simple and some complex grammatical forms used with a good degree of control and errors do not impede communication.

Proposal 4


You are the student representative of your international college in London. You would like to invite a group of students from your country to visit the college, and decide to write a proposal to the college principal. In your proposal you should suggest how long the students' visit should last and briefly describe what activities should be included. You should also explain the potential benefits of the visit to the college and its students.

Write your proposal in 220 - 260 words in an appropriate style.

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Factors which influence why many young people live in cities.

You must answer this question. Write your answer in 220 – 260 words in an appropriate style.

Your class has watched a television programme onthe reasons whymany young people choose to live in cities. You have made the notes below:


Factors which influence why many young people live in cities.

  • work
  • education
  • culture

Some opinions expressed on the programme:

"There are a greater range of jobs available in cities."

"Most universities are in big cities." 
"There is so much happening in big cities."

Write an essay discussing two of the areas affected in your notes which influence why many young people choose to live in cities. You should identify which factor you think is more significant, providing reasons to support your answer.

You may, if you wish, make use of the opinions expressed in the discussion, but you should use your own words as far as possible.