Bridget aucoin consulting editor: wendy sahanaya

Part 2 General Training Writing: Unit 5 Task 1: Common Letter Types 
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You're giving your classmate directions to your house. ____________ _ 
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You're telling a pen friend about your country. _______________ _ 
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You think a program on TV is too violent. _________________ _ 
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A letter can have more than one function. For example, you might be giving 
a pen friend information about your country but also include an invitation to 
visit your country. 
It is important to think about the function of the letter you are writing, because this will affect 
the language that you use. In English we tend to use a number of fixed phrases in particular 
situations. One of the most difficult aspects ofletter writing for non-native English speakers can 
be using these phrases appropriately and accurately. 
Practice activity 5.2: Identifying fixed phrases 
Here are a number of jumbled phrases. Put each one in order, then write the function for 
each. 
Example: am/for/I/writing/apologise/to apology 
I am writing to apologise for ... 
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about/make/I/complaint/to/wish/a ______ _ 
2 possible/me/would/for/it/be/to? ______ _ 
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so/about/sorry/am/I ______ _ 
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solve/I/forced/if/don't/you/be/will/problem/to/this ______ _ 
5 could/is/chance/you/any/there ______ _ 
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free/contact/information/please/me/feel/for/to/further ______ _ 

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7 any/caused/inconvenience/I/sorry/for/am _______ _ 
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very/with/I/unhappy/am ______ _
9 give/matter/immediate/please/this/your/attention _______ _ 
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about/enquire/to/writing/am/I ______ _ 
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you/this/I/will/helpful/hope/find ______ _