Sample Letter B1 CTU 2013

Letter Writing B1 2013, NHQui CTU.

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SITUATIONS FOR PRACTICE Wr it e a letter letter or an email (f r om 100 to 120 words) to the perso person n m ent ion ed in each of the si si tuati ons bel bel ow. 1. This is part of a letter letter you have just received received from your English English pen-friend. guess you’ ll get this when when you’ ve ju st come back fr om your your hol iday. I’ d lik e to “I guess hear about i t. Wh er e did you go? What di d you do ther ther e? What sort of place did did you stay i n?” Now write a letter to this pen-friend. Sample letter letter

Dear …………., th

Thank you for your letter of June 24 . I apologize for the delay in replying your letter in which you asked a sked me to tell you something about ab out my recent trip. Last week I took a trip to go to Nha Trang city. c ity. That was the most m ost wonderful wond erful trip in my life. I was able to stay in a three star hotel in the whole week with reasonable price. That place of living was wonderful thanks to the modern facilities and an d good services. In addition, during the trip to Nha Trang, I was able to visit a lot of places in and around Nha Trang city. They were places such as Nha Trang Cathedral, Xom Xo m Bong Bridge, Hon Tam Island, Island , etc. When Wh en I was there, ther e, everyday I was able abl e to swim and relax rela x on the beach in about two hours. Besides, I could also play volleyball with my friends on the beach. The sea food which was fresh f resh and d elicious was wha t I liked the best. The taste of o f those kinds of sea food was wonderful, and it was different from that in my home town. The trip to Nha Trang was really the most memorable one in my life. I could enjoy a lot of new things in life. I hope that we will be able to go there together next summer. I am looking forward to hearing from you. Yours sincerely, Sampl e l etter

Dear ………….., I’ve just come back from a holiday, holid ay, and I want wan t to tell you something about abou t it. The place I traveled to last week was DaLat city. That was really an exciting trip. We began on Monday, and it took us ten hours to arrive in Da Lat city. The place where I stay in DaLat was really nice. It was in a comfortable hotel by the pine forest. forest. Da Lat city was was really wonderful with a lot of flowers and delicious fruits. At night, everything around us was so quiet. I could hear the sound of wind and leaves from the trees in the forest. In addition, going hiking in the forest on daytime was really fun. We could hunt wild animals and eat them in the nature. The air in Da Lat city was the most impressive to me at that time. It wasn’t very cold, so we could sit by the lake to enjoy the fresh air until midnight.


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How about your trip next summer? I would like to invite you to visit my countryside in a week. I am looking forward to hearing from you. Best wishes, 2. This is part of a letter you have just received from an English friend. “I ’ ve always wanted to know more about your f avori te spor t. Tell m e about it . Why do you l ik e it ?” Now write a letter, telling your friend about your favorite sport. Sample l etter

Dear Tom, Thank you for your letter. I am very glad to hear good news from you. By the way, I am happy to tell you something about my favorite sport. In general, people have different hobbies to do; however, in my free time, I only like playing football with my friends. There are many reasons for this. First of all, it is very easy for my friend and me to play this kind of sport in our free time. What we need is just a ball, a pair of shoes, and a small yard. Because of its low requirement, we can easily get together to have fun on weekends. By doing this, we can make friends with a lot of people who have the same interest. When playing this kind of sport, we can also train our good personality. We have responsibility, and we know how to trust others to in the team to get victory. This is necessary for us to be successful in our social life. Finally, playing football, I can get easily good health because it requires me to run all over the place. This makes my heart healthy. At the same time, it helps burning fat, which helps me get good shape and good health. All in all, football is really my favorite sport. Thanks to this, I can get a lot of good things in my life. Now I am sure that you get certain ideas about my favorite kind of sports. How about you? I am looking forward to getting good news from you. Yours sincerely, 3. This is part of a letter you have just received from an English friend. “I often watch TV in th e eveni ng. Do you have any favor it e TV pr ogram s? Tell m e about them. Wh y do you li ke them?” Now write a letter, answering your friend’s questions. Sample letter:

Dear Tom, I am very glad to receive your letter in which you told me about your favorite TV program in the evening. Like you, I also like watching TV. There are a lot of programs on TV; however, my favorite one is the children’s program. I like watching the children’s program because of a lot of good


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things for all members in my family. First of all, this is really good for me to educate my children when turning the TV on. In other words, my sons can learn a lot of things from the content of the cartoon films. They know a lot of new things in life and easily learn the ways to behave with others in family and society. In addition, the cartoons in the program are usually colorful. This helps my children laugh and have funny time at home, which is necessary for their health. This program also helps my sons have opportunities to imitate and enjoy a lot of children’s songs. Finally, this program helps the parent like me know a lot about the psychology of the children. This is also the time for our family to get together every night to share a lot of things in life. All in all, the children’s program on TV is my favorite on e. Thanks to that, we can easily form a happy family. Why don’t you try watching the children’s program on TV? I am sure you will like it. I am looking forward to hearing from you. Yours sincerely,

4. This is part of a letter you have just received from a friend in the USA: “Pl ease wr it e an d tell me about a special day in you r cou ntr y th at ever yone cel ebrates. Wh at do people do on this day? Do you thi nk i t is im portan t to have cel ebrati ons li ke this?” Now write a letter to your friend, answering his/her questions. Sample letter:

Dear Tom, Thank you for your letter in which you described an important celebration in your home town. By the way, I am proud to tell you something about an important celebration in my country. The Independence Day is the special day that everyone in my country celebrates. That is the time when we have a day off to enjoy different activities. Usually, we attend a celebration to remember the day when our country became independent. On that day, most of us organize parties to enjoy delicious food and strong drink with our friends. At night, we go out to watch fireworks on the sky. This is really a wonderful day to be celebrated because it helps people in my country remember the glorious day in our history and have opportunities to enjoy different activities with their family and friends. The Independence Day is really an important day in my country. How about that in your country? I am looking forward to hearing from you. Yours truly,


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5. This is part of an email you have just received from your pen-friend: “I ’ ve ju st bough t a new comput er game. Do you li ke playi ng games on th e computer – or h ave you got a Pl ay-station ? What else do you use th e comput er f or ?” Now w rite an email to your pen-friend, answering the questions. Sample letter:

Dear Tom, I am very glad to hear that you have got a new computer game. Like you, I have a new computer, and of course I can do different things with it. The first thing that I like to do on my computer is playing games. This helps me relax after hard time of working. Moreover, this activity helps me type letters skillfully. The most wonderful thing is that when playing games on computers, I can train my brain. It is easy for me to get concentration and have quick decisions. Besides playing games, I can use my computer to do other things in my job. First of all, it is used like an intelligent typewriter since I can correct the spelling mistakes, and store data for later uses. Moreover, I can listen to music or watch films to reduce stress. Finally, I can access to the Internet to get necessary information for my job. To me, the computer is a very necessary device in my life. How about you? I am looking forward to hearing from you. Yours truly,

6. This is part of a letter you have just received from an Australian friend: “I t’ s so h ot her e! W hat’ s th e weather li ke in you r coun tr y at the moment? Wh at outdoor acti viti es ar e you able to do at this time of year ? Tell me about it.” Now write a letter to your friend. Sample letter:

Dear Tom, Thank you for your letter. I am very sorry to hear that you feel uncomfortable because of the heat in your country at this time of the year. It is different from that in my country. Currently, it is in the rainy season in my country; however, the weather is nice. It is usually sunny in the morning, but it is not very hot. In the afternoon, it is rainy, so the air is cool, and there is enough water for the farmers to do farm work. This is also in the summer time in our country, so we can easily play a lot of outdoor activities. The most popular outdoor activity that we can do at this


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time of the year is playing football in the morning with our friends. It is easy for us to get together to have some football matches when the wea ther is nice. What outdoor activities can you do when it is hot in your country? I am looking forward to hearing from you. Yours truly,

7. This is part of a letter you have just received from your pen-friend: th “H elp! I t’ s my brother’ s 14 bir th day next month an d I can’ t thi nk of a present to give hi m. Wh at pr esents do teen age boys in your countr y prefer?” Now write a letter to your pen-friend, answering his/her question. Sample letter:

Dear Tom, Thank you for your letter in which you asked for my advice about what to buy th for your brother on his 14 birthday. I believe that I can help you know what to buy. The fourteenth birthday is a very important day to your brother since he is not a child anymore. That is the time when he begins having a lot of friends. Thus, I suggest that you should buy him a cell phone as a present on his birthday. With this precious present, he can easily contact his friends. That is also a good device for him to relax after hard time of studying. Birthdays are also important to teenagers in my country. They prefer getting different kinds of presents on that day; however, nowadays most of them like having a smart phone. Thanks to it, they can contact their friends, access to the Internet, and relax after hard time of studying at school. I believe that a new cell phone is a good birthday present for your brother. Think about it and let me get good news from you. Yours truly, 8. This is part of a letter you have just received from an English friend: “I want to spend a weekend in a city in your coun tr y. Wher e do you advi se me to go? Wh at’ s the best ti me of year to visit? Wh at shou ld I do ther e?” Now write a letter to your friend, answering your friend’s qu estions. Sample letter:

Dear Tom, I am very glad to hear that you want to spend a weekend in a city in my country. I believe that Nha Trang city will be a good destination for you.


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Nha Trang city will be a good place for you to visit in this summer holiday. First of all, that is the place where there are a lot of nice hotels by the beach with reasonable price and good services. In addition, during the trip to Nha Trang, you will be able to visit a lot of beautiful places in and around Nha Trang city. They can be places such as Nha Trang Cathedral, Xom Bong Bridge, Hon Tam Island, etc. When you are there, everyday you will be able to swim and relax on the beach. Besides, you can also play different kinds of water sport with your friends on the beach. The sea food in Nha Trang is really fresh and delicious. I am sure that the taste of those kinds of sea food is wonderful, and it is different from that in your home town. The trip to Nha Trang will really be the most memorable one in your life this summer. I am looking forward to seeing you in Nha Trang city. Yours truly,

9. This is part of an email you have just received from an English friend: “I ’ ve ju st got a new vid eo r ecor der and want to bu y some videos. What’ s th e best video you have seen r ecentl y? D o you th in k I ’ d li ke it?” Now write an email to your friend. Sample letter:

Dear Tom, I am glad to hear that you have got a new video recorder. Currently, there are a lot of videos that you can buy; however, I believe that it is better for you to buy the series of videos “Tom and Jerry” to watch. The video series “Toms and Jerry” are the best videos I have ever seen because of a lot of good things for all members in my family. First of all, they are good for my children. When watching those cartoons, my sons can learn a lot of things from the content of the films. They know a lot of new things in life and easily learn the ways to behave with others in family and society. In addition, these cartoons are colorful. This helps my children laugh and have funny time at home, which is necessary for their health. Finally, thanks to watching those videos, our family can get together every night to share a lot of things in life. All in all, the cartoon series “Tom and Jerry” are worth watching. I strongly believe that you will also like watching them. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. Yours sincerely,


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10. This is part of a letter you h ave just received from your pen-friend: “I n your next l etter, coul d you give me some advice? Tell me how to keep fi t and health y! ” Now write a letter to your friend. Sample letter:

Dear………., th

Thank you for your letter of June 24 . I apologize for the delay in replying your letter in which you asked me to tell you something about how to keep fit and healthy. People often pay much attention to the food to eat and the physical activities to do to stay healthy. Thus, I believe that you can do the same to be healthy. First of all, the food to ea t is very important. You should eat a lot of food such as fruit, vegetable and shrimp because they are good for your health. At the same time, you should avoid eating a lot of red meat, sugar and salt. In addition, you can get physical activities to do to be healthy. This can be doing exercises every morning. In this way, you just jog, walk, or cycle around your neighborhood everyday. Sometimes, you can play sporting games such as tennis, badminton, or football with your friends in your free time on weekends to have fun and to stay healthy. All in all, there are different things to do to stay healthy. I hope that these pieces of in formation will help you keep fit and healthy. I am looking forward to hearing good news from you. Best wishes, 11. This is part of a letter you have just received from an English friend: “A t weekends I u sual ly go to the cit y centr e with m y fr iends. We often go shoppin g or swim mi ng. W hat do you do at weekends? Wh at is ther e to do in your t own?” Now write a letter to your friend, answering your friend’s qu estions. Sample letter:

Dear Lee, Thank you for your letter. I am glad to hear that you often go to the city center with your friends to relax every weekend. I am living in the city center, so there are different activities for me to do at weekends. For example, I can go to recreation centers to enjoy different kinds of games. I can also go to gyms to play exercises or go to night clubs to dance. However, going shopping is my favorite thing to do when having free time at weekends. That is the time when I can buy a lot of things for my family and me. The items that I usually buy are various in forms. First of all, they are different kinds of foods which can be stored to be eaten in the whole


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week. Besides that, I like going shopping for clothes to make me become more beautiful and attractive. I also need to buy the things which are necessary for my children and me to use during the week. They are stationery items such as pens, pencils, notebooks, paper, etc. It is really easy for me to buy what I need from one place. I believe that both of us like going shopping. I hope that we will be able to have opportunities to shopping together to get more fun in life. I am looking forward to hearing from you. Yours sincerely, 12. This is part of a letter you have just received from an English friend: “A n ew restaur ant h as j ust open ed in my town and i t’ s wonder fu l. H ave you got a favor ite restaur ant? Tell m e about the food and what you l ik e about th e r estaur ant.” Now w rite a letter to your friend. Sample letter:

Dear Tom, I am very glad to hear that there is a new restaurant in your town. Surely, you have a good place to eat out. By the way, I would like to tell you that there is also a new restaurant near my place of living, and that is my favorite one. The new restaurant near my house is really good because of a lot of reasons. First of all, it is very well decorated, which has created a good atmosphere for me to enjoy the food. In addition, the service is wonderful thanks to beautiful waitresses who are ready to serve me with all their heart. The kind of food in the restaurant that I like best is the dish of steak made from Australian beef. Since it is spicy and delicious, I can eat this kind of food everyday without feeling bored. Eating out in restaurants near my place of living is really wonderful. How about you? Which food which you like in the restaurant near your house? I am looking forward to hearing from you. Yours truly,

Sample Letter B1 CTU 2013

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