General Writing Sample Task 1 #83 – Request for Information
You are planning to go and study English at a school overseas. You would like some information about their courses.
Write a letter to the school. In your letter
- ask about the school
- say what kind of accommodation you want
- mention any special requests you have (for example diet).
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
Model answer 1
Dear Sir/Madam,
My name is Ren from Sao Paolo in Brazil. I have recently registered as a student at your college to follow a four-week course in Advanced Computer Programming starting at the end of November this year.
I am writing to you to try to decide on my accommodation while I’m in Manchester. Ideally, I would like to stay with a host family because I think that this will also help me to improve my English. If possible, I would like to stay very close to the College so I don’t heed to spend a lot of time travelling. Last year, I studied on a Business English course in San Diego, USA and stayed with a host family and really enjoyed it very much. I am hoping for the same experience in Manchester.
I’d really appreciate it if you could send me any information you have regarding the different accumulation options (particularly host families). In particular, I’d like to know where the accommodation is and how much it costs.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours faithfully,
Ren
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