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Your friend has a travel company and would like you to come and work with him. Write a letter replying to your friend’s offer. In your letter: Write at least 150 words. Dear Rohan, I hope this letter finds you in good health and high spirits. I was thrilled to receive your offer to join your travel company, and I must say I’ve always admired your entrepreneurial spirit. From what I know, your company has built a strong reputation for providing customized and memorable travel experiences. Not only do you offer well-organized tours across India, but you also promote eco-friendly and sustainable…

You have moved to another city but your bank has your old address and continues to send all the communication there. Write a letter to your bank branch. In this letter: – Where have you moved to? – What problem are you facing regarding the bank’s communication? What you want them to do regarding the old communication already sent to the wrong address? Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to inform you that I have recently moved to a new city and would like to update my address in your records. My new address is: Flat 3B, Sunrise Apartments, Green Valley…

The company you work has decided to close the cafeteria, as the staff is not using it much. You are not happy with the decision. Write a letter to the director Give reason of low use How it will affect the staff Suggest ways to improve it Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to express my concern regarding the recent decision to close the company cafeteria. I believe this step may not be in the best interest of the staff. The main/key reason for its low use is the limited variety of food/ taste . Many employees feel that…

You work for an international company, and would like to spend six months working in its head office in another country. Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses.Begin your letter as follows: Dear ………………, Dear Sir, I am writing to express my keen interest in the opportunity to work at our company’s head office for the next six months. This endeavour aligns with my professional growth objectives and presents an invaluable chance to broaden my skills and perspectives within our organization. Working at the head office would offer me firsthand exposure to the company’s core operations, strategic decision-making…

A friend you made while you were studying abroad has written to ask you for help in finding a job in your country. You have heard about a job in a local company that might be suitable for him/her. Write a letter to this friend. In your letter: tell your friend about the job and what sort of work it involves say why you think the job would be suitable for him/her explain how to apply for the job Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses. Dear [Friend’s Name], I hope this letter finds…

You recently did a short cookery course. The cookery school has asked for your feedback on this course. Write a letter to the course director at the cookery school. In your letter, Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses.Begin your letter as follows: Dear Sir or Madam, I wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude for the recent cookery course I attended at your esteemed institution. The experience was truly delightful, and I thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of it. One of the highlights for me was the hands-on approach to learning. The opportunity to work closely…

READING PASSAGE 1 William Gilbert and Magnetism A) 16th and 17th centuries saw two great pioneers of modern science: Galileo and Gilbert. The impact of their findings is eminent. Gilbert was the first modern scientist, also the accredited father of the science of electricity and magnetism, an Englishman of learning and a physician at the court of Elizabeth. Prior to him, all that was known of electricity and magnetism was what the ancients knew, nothing more than that the: lodestone possessed magnetic properties and that amber and jet, when rubbed, would attract bits of paper or other substances of small…

READING PASSAGE 1 Can We Hold Back the Flood? A) LAST winter’s floods on the rivers of central Europe were among the worst since the Middle Ages, and as winter storms return, the spectre of floods is returning too. Just weeks ago, the river Rhône in south-east France burst its banks, driving 15,000 people from their homes, and worse could be on the way. Traditionally, river engineers have gone for Plan A: get rid of the water fast, draining it off the land and down to the sea in tall-sides rivers re-engineered as high-performance drains. But however big they dig city…

READING PASSAGE 1 The coming back of the “Extinct” Grass in Britain A) It’s Britain’s dodo, called interrupted brome because of its gappy seed-head, this unprepossessing grass was found nowhere else in the world. Sharp-eyed Victorian botanists were the first to notice it, and by the 1920s the odd-looking grass had been found across much of southern England. Yet its decline was just as dramatic. By 1972 it had vanished from its last toehold-two hay fields at Pampisford, near Cambridge. Even the seeds stored at the Cambridge University Botanic Garden as an insurance policy were dead, having been mistakenly kept at room…

READING PASSAGE 1 Going Bananas A) The world’s favourite fruit could disappear forever in 10 years time. The banana is among the world’s oldest crops. Agricultural scientists believe that the first edible banana was discovered around ten thousand years ago. It has been at an evolutionary standstill ever since it was first propagated in the jungles of South-East Asia at the end of the last ice age. Normally the wild banana, a giant jungle herb called Musa acuminate, contains a mass of hard seeds that make the fruit virtually inedible. But now and then, hunter-gatherers must have discovered rare mutant…