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You live in a room in a college where you share it with another student. You find it very difficult to study and work there because your roommate always has friends visiting. He/she has parties in the room and sometimes borrows your things without asking you. v. 6

Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to request you to allow me to move into another room, preferably to a single room, from next term as I find my current accommodation arrangement quite inconvenient. I enrolled in the B. Tech course in your college last January and currently sharing my room, 308, wit...

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You live in a room in a college where you share it with another student. You find it very difficult to study and work there because your roommate always has friends visiting. He/she has parties in the room and sometimes borrows your things without asking you. v. 7

Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to express my dissatisfaction and dilemmas with the current accommodation arrangement I have at my college. My roommate's absurd activities are negatively affecting my studies and I would like to move into a single room next term which completely depends on your kind...

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You live in a room in a college where you share it with another student. You find it very difficult to study and work there because your roommate always has friends visiting. He/she has parties in the room and sometimes borrows your things without asking you. v. 8

Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to express my utter dissatisfaction with my current college accommodation, mainly due to my housemate's absurd routine that severely disrupts my studies. I am hoping you would kindly allow me to move into a single room next term so that I can study properly and live ...

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You have a pen pal and you are writing your first letter to that pen pal. In your letter, describe your previous studies and/or work experience, your current activities, hobbies and interests. Also, tell your pen pal that you will be visiting him/her. v. 5

Dear David, I hope you are doing great. I am so excited to be your pen pal and writing my first letter to introduce myself. I hope you will write to me someday as I would like to know more about you. As you already know I live in Manila, the capital of the Philippines and a bayside city on the isl...

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You have a pen pal and you are writing your first letter to that pen pal. In your letter, describe your previous studies and/or work experience, your current activities, hobbies and interests. Also, tell your pen pal that you will be visiting him/her. v. 6

Dear John, I am Raj from Delhi, India, writing to introduce myself. As a pen pal, I want to let you know more about me. I would like to thank you for your letter and it was nice knowing so many things about you. I must say, you have a great way of writing. We both share many common interests and h...

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You have a pen pal and you are writing your first letter to that pen pal. In your letter, describe your previous studies and/or work experience, your current activities, hobbies and interests. Also, tell your pen pal that you will be visiting him/her. v. 7

Dear Adam, My name is Alex Green, and I received your name and mailing address from a renowned magazine in Japan called Nara Pen Pals. I am very excited to have this opportunity to write to you and become pen pals. I hope you would write me back. I’m currently working as a computer programmer in a...

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You have a pen pal and you are writing your first letter to that pen pal. In your letter, describe your previous studies and/or work experience, your current activities, hobbies and interests. Also, tell your pen pal that you will be visiting him/her. v. 8

Dear Ahmed, Hope this letter finds you well. I am very excited to have this opportunity to write to you as a pen pal. I hope we would become good friends. In my first letter to you, I would like to tell about my education, job and hobbies. I completed my graduation from the University of Edinvera ...

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You ordered a new chequebook from your bank two weeks ago but you have received nothing. v. 3

Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to complain about the poor customer service that I have received from your bank lately. Despite giving a chequebook requisition almost fifteen days ago, I am yet to receive it. I have not got a proper response from the branch and I am hoping you would resolve it. Tw...

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You ordered a new chequebook from your bank two weeks ago but you have received nothing. v. 4

Dear Sir or Madam, I ordered a new chequebook for a savings account that I maintain with your bank. It has been more than two weeks and I have not received it yet. I am writing to complain about this bad service and hoping you would rectify that. I have been maintaining the account in your branch ...

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Last month you had a holiday overseas where you stayed with some friends. They have just sent you some holiday photos. v. 8

Dear Emma and Jenifer, I cannot thank you enough for the hospitality you have shown me during my stay at your house. Also, I am writing to say thanks for the great photos you have couriered me. I am hoping you two would visit me during the summer vacation. I was greatly surprised by the beauty of ...

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Last month you had a holiday overseas where you stayed with some friends. They have just sent you some holiday photos. v. 9

Dear Phillip, It is so great to hear from you guys! Hope you all are doing fine. Just so you know, I am so happy and glad that you have sent me all those fabulous pictures from our short-lived but precious holidays that we enjoyed in your country last month. No doubt, your country, Italy, is way m...

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You have just spent a weekend at a friend’s house. When you returned home, you discovered you have left a coat containing some belongings in his house. v. 5

Dear Steven, Thanks very much for a great weekend and I really enjoyed my time at your house. Please say hello to Paula whose hospitality is unforgettable. I hope you both will be able to come and stay with me sometime soon. Regrettably, I left my new coat at your house, I probably left it on the ...

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You have just spent a weekend at a friend’s house. When you returned home, you discovered you have left a coat containing some belongings in his house. v. 6

Dear Stephen, Hope this letter finds you in good health and spirit. Just so you know, I have had a great weekend at your house, and I hope that you also enjoyed that weekend. Anyway, I am writing this letter to you because I, unfortunately, forgot to pick up my new coat that I carried with me on th...

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You recently bought an item of clothing from a shop. You discovered that it had a fault and returned it to the shop for replacement or refund. However, the assistant told you that this was against the store's policy. v. 4

Dear Sir or Madam, I am a loyal customer of your store in Elizabeth supermarket and writing to complain about a recent poor customer service that I experienced at your shop. Last week I purchased a dress from your store and unfortunately, it was faulty. When I returned it to your store for a replac...

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You recently bought an item of clothing from a shop. You discovered that it had a fault and returned it to the shop for replacement or refund. However, the assistant told you that this was against the store's policy. v. 5

Dear Sir or Madam, Three days ago I bought a green long-sleeve jumper from your store. I was excited to have a 40% discount on the product but very disappointed to notice that the item was defective. I am hoping you would replace it with a new one or refund me the money. I bought the jumper from y...

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You recently bought an item of clothing from a shop. You discovered that it had a fault and returned it to the shop for replacement or refund. However, the assistant told you that this was against the store's policy. v. 6

Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing this letter to complain about a problem which I find a bit troubling, to say the least. Recently, I bought a shirt from your store at a discounted price. After taking that shirt home, I found out that it had a tiny hole just under the collar. Now, you might argue th...

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You stayed at your friend’s house when you participated in a business seminar in Australia. You left a file with important documents in the room you stayed in. v. 2

Dear Farah, It was great to see you after such a long time. I would also like to thank you again for being such an awesome host by offering me to stay at your house during my business seminar. Anyway, the reason, for which I am bugging you again with this letter, is that while I left your home las...

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You would like to buy some electrical goods at a shop in a nearby town. v. 5

Dear Sir or Madam, I have recently purchased a studio apartment in Perth which is in the vicinity of your shop. I would like to purchase some electronic equipment for my apartment and writing to inquire about the availability of those products. I require a toaster, a hand blender, a microwave oven...

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You would like to buy some electrical goods at a shop in a nearby town. v. 6

Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to inquire about some electronic goods that I want to purchase. Your shop has been recommended to me by a friend and he mentioned that you have a great variety of quality products and I am hoping to purchase them from you if you have the stock or can manage those for...

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You would like to buy some electrical goods at a shop in a nearby town. v. 7

Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing this letter to inquire about the availability of some goods that I need to purchase soon. I have visited your store a few months ago and was impressed with your product catalogue. I am hoping you would be able to supply those products or order them for me from anothe...