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Writing | 1BSU

" MFUUFS
1 Do the exercise in the Exam round-up box.

Exam round-up
How much do you remember about Writing Part 2?
Complete the following sentences by writing a word or a
number.

You have a choice of tasks.
The task may be an email or letter, a , a
report or a proposal.
In order to write in the correct style, it is important to
remember who the is.
You should write 220– words for this part.
When you are writing a report or a proposal you can
Dear Sir,
divide what you write into and put a
above each one.
I am writing on behalf of a number of members of the
When you are writing a proposal, you are trying sports club who are concerned about / fed up with the club
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to someone to act on your ideas or and the way it is being run / how you run it.
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suggestions.
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It has been clear to us for quite a while / some time that
2 Read this writing task and make brief notes on the we have a membership problem. The club, which I visit
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three bulleted points as if you were going to write regularly, has been noticeably less busy / pretty empty
this letter. in recent months. In the view of members, there are two
possible explanations for this decline. For a start, / Firstly,
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we believe that some members are joining other clubs
You belong to a small sports club and have been asked with more state-of-the-art facilities. Secondly, the cost of
by other members to write a letter of complaint to the membership at the club appears to be high compared with
club manager. Your letter should include the following: other clubs in the area / round here.
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t why club members are not satisfi ed with the club and
As to what action can be taken, our main suggestions are
the way it is organised
for all the club’s gym equipment to be replaced and for
t how the club could be improved
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management to change / adjust the cost of membership.
t what may happen if improvements are not made
While the charge for adult members could remain the
Write your MFUUFS. same, reduced fees could be brought in / introduced
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for old people / retired people. There could also be a new
family rate to encourage parents to come with their
3 Read Marek’s letter, without paying attention to the children. We also believe that the tennis courts should be
alternatives in italics. Does the letter cover all parts resurfaced, because they have been neglected for several
of the task? years. They are now not fi t for purpose.
4 Work in pairs. Look at the structure of the letter. We believe that if these improvements are not made soon,
What is the topic of each paragraph? more members will vote with their feet and move to other
clubs on a permanent basis. We trust that you will think
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5 A letter like this should be written in a style which about / consider our ideas and we would be grateful if
is not too informal. Circle the appropriate words and you could look into making the improvements we have
phrases in italics in Marek’s letter. suggested as soon as possible / very soon.
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Yours faithfully,

Marek Novák

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