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EXERCISE
1 W hich one is a good problem sentence?
a. These shoes are horrible! I hate them.
b. My new shoes fell apart on the bottom.
c. I really don’t like my new shoes.
d. All my friends have white shoes, but these are blue!
2 Look at this problem. Describe the problem in the complaint letter below.
Problem Y ou ordered a CD of your mother’s favorite music for her
birthday. But when it arrived, the CD would not play.
Dear Sir,
Last month I ordered a CD from your company for my mother’s birthday.
I am sending this CD back to you. Please send another one as soon as
possible. Thank you for your help.
3 Fill in an action you could ask for in the complaint letter below.
Dear Mr. Smith,
My friends and I love to play in Central Park every weekend. But for the
past few weeks, the trash inside the park has been piling up. There are
cups, bottles, and newspapers everywhere. It is even starting to smell bad!
I know you care about Central Park. Thank you for your help.
Unit 3. PERSUASIVE ✷ 79
1 W hich one is a good problem sentence?
a. These shoes are horrible! I hate them.
b. My new shoes fell apart on the bottom.
c. I really don’t like my new shoes.
d. All my friends have white shoes, but these are blue!
2 Look at this problem. Describe the problem in the complaint letter below.
Problem Y ou ordered a CD of your mother’s favorite music for her
birthday. But when it arrived, the CD would not play.
Dear Sir,
Last month I ordered a CD from your company for my mother’s birthday.
I am sending this CD back to you. Please send another one as soon as
possible. Thank you for your help.
3 Fill in an action you could ask for in the complaint letter below.
Dear Mr. Smith,
My friends and I love to play in Central Park every weekend. But for the
past few weeks, the trash inside the park has been piling up. There are
cups, bottles, and newspapers everywhere. It is even starting to smell bad!
I know you care about Central Park. Thank you for your help.
Unit 3. PERSUASIVE ✷ 79
