Task 4 : A good friend of yours has asked you to look at a school where she is thinking of sending her son next year. After your visit you made some notes and now you are going to write her a letter. You must use all the words in the notes but not necessarily in the same order and you may add words and change the form of the words where necessary.
a/ school / modern / built about 5 years ago / several buildings/ large grounds, trees.
b/ met headmistress / showed classrooms and laboratories.
c/ twelve large classrooms / windows overlooking grounds / light and airy
d/ biology and physical science laboratories / well equipped, latest gadgets.
e/ swimming pool heated / swimming all year
f/ interested and friendly staff / good relations children
g/ pupils happy and quiet – very surprised / good discipline
h/ no time to see where children live / headmistress said children settle down quickly
i/ staff take care children / make happy secure / recommend school
Task 5: You have had a very unsatisfactory holiday in Greece with your family and you are going to write to the travel company to complain. While you were away you kept some notes to remind you of the problems and now you are going to write a letter to the travel company. You must use all the words and change the form of the words where necessary.
a/ Kephalonia Travel Ltd / two weeks / July / Gatwick Airport
b/ plane delayed / four hours / no information / unhelpful airport staff.
c/ flight uncomfortable / cool food / air hostess rude
d/ landed midnight / no bus / taxi expensive / hotel closed
e/ hotel manager grumpy / room not ready / no hot water
f/ breakfast inadequate / only coffee / bread stale
g/ hotel far from beach / beach dirty / only one restaurant
h/ weather very hot / rooms lacked air-conditioning / mosquitoes
i/ dreadful holiday / explanation required / money back