Writing Formal and Informal Letters. Part 1. Домбровская И.В - 22 стр.

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      I hope this information is helpful. If you need anything else, please let me
know. I'm looking forward to seeing you in June.
                                                Love,
                                                Juan
Exercise 7
Read the instructions below and write a reply including all the information
given.
Your friend is thinking of applying for a job as a waiter in a hotel in the South of
France. He wants more information from you as you worked there last summer.
Write to him using the information in the advert and the notes you made. Write a
letter of between 120 and 180 words in an appropriate style. Do not write ad-
dresses.

                                          WAITERS /
                                       CHAMBERMADS
                                         required for family-
                                       run hotel in the South
                                              of France.
                                            Good Salary.
                                         6 days a week. Ac-
                                          commodation pro-
                                                 vided
                                       English & French es-
                                                sential
                                        Contact Mr Legrand
                                        tel 0033 – 37237448

Notes:       - staff normally required June - salary paid 4.000 francs       - accommodation: shared
             to September                    (= £400) + tips                 room
             -2-month contracts available - hotel 100 m from sea             - no experience required
                                                                             - work: 12 hours a day

Exercise 8
A letter might include elements of descriptive writing, which results in the
necessity to use a wide range of adjectives. Therefore it is essential to be
aware of adjectives' word order.
Your own     Size/weight   Age        Shape        Colour       Country of   Material     NOUN
opinion                                                         origin
             small                                 blue         German                    hair-dryer
Beautiful                  old                     green                     glass        bottle
             enormous                 round        red          Dutch                     cheese
Mysterious   large                                 brown                     paper        parcel

A Look at the following types of adjective. Think of at least five more adjec-
  tives for each type except Age.
Age                     young, old, ...
Colour                  blue, light green, ...