Report Task and Listening Practice

A.Report

1. Go to this page and read the question and answer

http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/writing/makeover/makeover10.htm


2. You are going to write your version now.

Decide the title of the fours paragraphs

3. Decide sentences for the the first and last paragraphs

4. Decide the sentences for the other two paragraphs

5. Type or write the report by hand USE THE CONNECTING WORDS (Also, in addition, furthermore, Firstly, secondly etc.)

6. Look at other student reports. Decide which ones you like.


B. Listening

1. Go to this page and practice 5 listening exercises

http://www.elllo.org/video/V0876.htm

2. Go to this site http://www.esl-lab.com/

and choose 10 different listening exercises in the MEDIUM section

Open the file with Windows Media Player

writing a formal letter

Dear Sir or Madam

I am writing to complain about your hotel which I stayed in with my family last week.

We booked an en-suite family room,but we were most unhappy with it.Fristly,we saw a dead rat on the way to the hotel.Inaddition,we found some cockroaches in the room.Finally,when we went to the toilet,the sink was dirty and here were mouldy wallsevery where.We could not stand it,so we left the room.

We feel that you should give us a full refund becaust the hotel was not of the standard we expected and we did not enjoy our holiday at all.

Yours faithfully
Ha Tsang

rat and worms

Dear Sir or Madam

I am writing to complain about your hotel which we stayed in the last 10 days.

We booked for one week and we stayed just for one night because the room was too dirty. Firstly we found a dead rat and worms behind the door.Secondly the bed was broken and we slept on the floor so we got backache.Finally the staff were too lazy and we waited 40 minutes for food.

I would like compensation for my wasted time.


Yours faithfully

Diman kasha

Complain about your hotel

Dear Sir or Madam


I am writing to complain about your hotel, which i stayed
in last week.

We booked an en-suite family room. But we were most unhappy with it. Firstly the showe did not work.Addition the room wasvery smelly, But we could not open the windows because
it was very cold and noisy. Fanally my mum's bed was very uncomfrtable and it gave her backache.

We feel that you should give as a full refund because the hotel was not of the standard we expected and we did not enjoy our holiday at all.


Yours faithfully,
Arman Fatih

complaint letter

Dear Sir or Madam

I am writing to complain about you are hotel which I stayed in with my family .

We booked an-ensuite family room but the beds were very uncomfortable .In addition the food was very horrible and,some spiders in it .Finaly the room very cold
and,very unclean.

I would like a full refund bacouse the hotel was not good and, all of the information given to us was wrong


Yours falthfully

Mohammed Heidari

Exam practice

We will be doing some exam practice today and error corrections of writing.

A ERROR CORRECTION
1. Correct your written work that I have given you.

2. Sign in to the blog and click on NEW POST for Entry30910

3. Copy your written work into the space

4. Publish your blog


B LISTENING EXAM PRACTICE
1. GO TO

http://www.elllo.org/video/V0801.htm

AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

choose 10 videos from the list....you can choose more numbers on the left


2 GO TO THESE PAGES AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS


http://www.elllo.org/english/0951/T978-Aiste-Concerns.htm

http://www.elllo.org/english/0951/T976-Katia-Concerns.htm

http://www.elllo.org/english/0951/T975-Katia-Mexico.htm

http://www.elllo.org/english/0951/T959-Mel-Ads.htm

http://www.elllo.org/english/0951/T960-Mel-Clothes.htm


C WRITING PRACTICE

Question
You have seen details of a story-writing competition in a magazine and have decided to enter:


COMPETITION!

Write a short story with the title:
'The letter that changed my life'

Any stories that we publish will receive a prize.

Write your story for the magazine (around 120-180 words).

if you want to see an amswer for the question go here

http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/writing/makeover/makeover13.htm

hand write or type and email your story

Writing Practice (Exams)

Happy New Year everyone!!!!

I hope you had a good break.....

So....we have exams coming soon.

Some of you will be doing the reading and writing exams in February and some in June

Here is a practice that will help everyone understand what they need to do.

PART 1

There is a 70% chance that there will be a formal letter in the exam.

1. Copy and paste this letter into word



A Dear Sir or Madame


B We are writing to complain about the train journey which we made on 1st July.

C We bought train tickets from Peterborough 17.30 to Newcastle 20.15. Firstly, our train was late half an hour. We arrived after 10 pm (about 2 hours late) so we could not stay in guesthouse because door was locked. Finally, we had to pay extra money -£120 per night to stay somewhere else. For us students it was too expensive.

D We would like compensation for the problems we had as a result the very poor train service.


E Yours sincerely

Anna Sadhev

2. Decide what happens in each section A, B, C, D, E discuss with a partner.

3. Correct the mistakes in the letter.

4. Last week you went on holiday, somewhere in Britain. You stayed in a hotel. Unfortunately you left something of yours in the hotel. Write a letter to the hotel.

In the letter explain when you stayed in the hotel, which hotel it was, the room number, what the item was and where you think you lost it. Tell them how you discovered you lost it. Explain that it is a very important thing and how much it means to you. Ask the hotel to return it if they find it. Tell them you are happy to pay for posting it.

Use a real hotel. Write the letter by hand or in word.

180 words




PART 2

You may also have to write an informal letter/email.

1. Discuss with a partner what differences there may be in informal letters and formal letters.

2. Next month you are planning a trip somewhere in Britain with a friend.(Use the information you have found this week)

3. Write a letter to a friend telling them where you plan to go. Where you plan to stay, how you are getting there. What things you plan to do when you get there. Include how you feel about the trip, and how much it will cost for each part of the trip.

150 words

Write it by hand or in word





Here is the weblink so that you can access past exam papers.

http://www.cambridgeesol.org/resources/teacher/sfl.html