Read the writing task and the letter. Has the writer covered all four points in the task?
You are planning to visit Bristol in the UK this summer with a small group of friends and have been given a recommendation for a youth hostel. Write a letter to the youth hostel in which you
• give information about your group.
• inform them of the dates you want to stay and ask about availability.
• ask about food and drink.
• ask for suggestions about places to visit in Bristol.
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am writing to enquire about a visit to your youth hostel in Bristol next month. I'll be travelling to Bristol with three mates from school. All four of us are female and aged seventeen or eighteen. We're planning to stay for seven nights between 10 and 17 August. Please tell me whether you have beds available for those dates. I'd also like to know whether your youth hostel has a café or restaurant. If not, would it be possible to recommend any places to eat near the hostel which are not too expensive? This will be our first visit to Bristol. Although I have read about the city on the internet, I'd love to hear any tips for places to visit in the city. I look forward to getting an answer from you in due course so that we can finalise the details of our visit.
Yours faithfully,
Hazel Jones
Yes, the writer has covered all four points in the task.
1 Giving information about the group
(Cung cấp thông tin về nhóm của bạn.)
Thông tin: “I'll be travelling to Bristol with three mates from school. All four of us are female and aged seventeen or eighteen.”
(Tôi sẽ đi du lịch đến Bristol với ba người bạn cùng trường. Cả bốn chúng tôi đều là nữ, tuổi mười bảy, mười tám.)
2 Informing about the dates and asking about availability
(Thông báo về ngày và hỏi về tình trạng sẵn có)
Thông tin: “We're planning to stay for seven nights between 10 and 17 August. Please tell me whether you have beds available for those dates.”
(Chúng tôi dự định ở lại bảy đêm từ ngày 10 đến ngày 17 tháng 8. Vui lòng cho tôi biết liệu bạn có sẵn giường cho những ngày đó không.)
3 Asking about food and drink
(Hỏi về đồ ăn thức uống)
Thông tin: “I'd also like to know whether your youth hostel has a café or restaurant. If not, would it be possible to recommend any places to eat near the hostel which are not too expensive?”
(Tôi cũng muốn biết ký túc xá thanh niên của bạn có quán cà phê hay nhà hàng không. Nếu không thì có thể giới thiệu chỗ ăn uống nào gần ký túc xá mà không quá đắt được không?)
4 Asking for suggestions about places to visit
(Yêu cầu gợi ý về các địa điểm tham quan)
Thông tin: “Although I have read about the city on the internet, I'd love to hear any tips for places to visit in the city.”
(Mặc dù tôi đã đọc về thành phố trên internet, nhưng tôi rất muốn nghe bất kỳ lời khuyên nào về các địa điểm tham quan trong thành phố.)
