Question Type 1: Basic Description Questions

Uncommon Vocabulary

complaint unacceptable compensation

proprietor (= shopkeeper) disgruntled (= unsatisfied) criticize

not up to scratch (= unacceptable) get one's money back

Grammar

Use a variety of past tenses:

I originally sent the letter last month because I had previously bought a... (product)

When I first bought this... (product) the proprietor had initially told me that...

At first the... (product) had been quite satisfactory, but later I noticed that...

Experience 15: An interesting trip you have been on

Describe an interesting trip you have been on.

You should say:

Where / When you went

What you did there

Why it was important

Whether it influenced you.

Suggestion

Use exactly the same content and language as Place 19: A city / town / village you have visited. Use vocabulary from Part One Topic 34: Travelling.