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1 . A U T O B I O G R A P H YYou are going to submit docum ents to the university youwould like to study at Write an autobiography, in whichyou have to tell shortly about yourself and your family.Write 100-200 words.I , A n t o n i n a V e r b i t s k a , w a s b o r a o n M a y 6 , 1 9 9 2 in

T e m o p i l . M y f a t h er , V o l o d y m y r V e r b i t s k y y , i s a s u r g e o nin T e r n o p i l R e g i o n a l H o s p i t a l . M y m o t h e r , H a n n aV e r b i t s k a , i s a n a s s o c i a t e p r o f e s s o r at T e m o p i l N a t i o n a lP e d a g o g i c a l U n i v e r s i t y . S h e t e a c h e s b i o l o g y f o r u n d e r g r a d u a t e s t u d e n t s . I h a v e a n e l d e r b r o t h e r , O l e h , w h o h a sb e e n a s t u d e n t a t T e r n o p i l M e d i c a l A c a d e m y s i n c e 2 0 0 8 .

I n 1 9 9 8 I s t a r t e d t o a t t e n d T e r n o p i l C l a s s i c a l G y m n a s i u m . I a m t h e h e a d o f t h e p u p i l s ' c l u b " T h e A c a d e m y ' .I n J a n u a r y 1 5 , 2 0 0 8 a n d in M a r c h 2 1 , 2 0 0 9 I p a r t i c i p a t e din R e g i o n a l E n g l i s h L a n g u a g e O l y m p i a d s a n d g o t sp e c i a lp r i z e s . I n 2 0 1 0 1 a m l e a v i n g s c h o o l a n d g o i n g t o e n t e r t h ef o r e i g n l a n g u a g e s d e p a r t m e n t o f L v i v U n i v e r s i t y .

D u r i n g m y s c h o o l s tu d y I w e n t i n f o r s p o r t s . B e i n ga m e m b e r o f t h e v o l l e y b a l l t e a m ' P o d i l l y a ' , I p a r t ic i p a t e din c o m p e t i t i o n s o f d i f fe r e n t l e v e l s . I a m t h e F i r s t - C l a s sJ u n i o r S p o r t s m a n .

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I s p e a k fluent E n g l i s h a n d k n o w h v i i t ' l i o n t h e i n t e r m e d i a t e l e v e l . D u r i n g t h e s u m m e r i n o n l li s o f 2 0 0 8 a n d2 0 0 9 I w o r k e d a s a g u i d e f or t h e t o u ri s t a g e n c y ' G l o b e ' .I n S e p t e m b e r , 2 0 0 9 I s p e n t t w o w e e k s hi M a l ta , w h e r es t u d i e d E n g l i s h a t t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l l a n g u a g e c a m p .

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2 . B I O - D A T A S T A T E M E N TYou are an editor of a magazine for children. You have togive short information about the author of the story,which will appear in the new issue of the magazine. Writea short bio-data statement.O l e n a L e v y t s k a r e c e i v e d h e r B a c h e l o r ' s d e g r e e a t

L v i v U n i v e r s i t y a n d n o w is w o r k i n g o n a M a s t e r ' s d e g r e ea t K y i v N a t i o n a l U n i v e r s i t y . D u r i n g h e r s t u d y i n L v i v s h es t a r t e d h e r w r i t i n g c a r e e r a s a n a u t h o r o f b o o k s f o rc h i l d r e n a n d t h e i r p a r e n t s . S h e c o l l a b o r a t e d w i t h s u c hp u b l i s h i n g f i rm s a s ' D y v o s v i t ' ( L v i v ) a n d ' P i d r u c h n y k y P o s i b n y k y ' ( T e r n o p i l ) . S h e h a s p u b l i s h e d t w e l v e c o l l e c t i o n s o f s t o r i e s a n d f a i r y t a l e s f o r c h i l d r e n . H e r b o o k sw e r e p r e s e n t e d at s e v e r a l B o o k F a i r s a n d F o r u m s a n d t w oo f th e m , ' ' L e v e n y a t k o v a N a u k a ' (L i t t le L i o n ' s S t u d y ) a n d' A n g e l S o n g s ' h a v e w o n f i rs t p r i z e s .

O l e n a L e v y t s k a is m a r r i e d a n d h a s a y o u n g d a u g h t e r .S h e p a r t i c i p a t e s i n d i f fe r e n t c h a r i t y a c t i o n s a n d h e l p so r p h a n s . O l e n a s e e s h e r f u t u r e c o n n e c t e d w i t h w r i t i n g a n ds o c i a l w o r k .

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3 . C H R O N O L O G I C A L R E S U M EA student is looking for a part-time job. Write a chronological resume, in which indicate his/her education,experience and special skills.

T a r a s H r y h o r y s h y n2 7 V e s e l a S t r .T e r n o p i l 4 6 0 0 0( 0 3 5 2 ) 2 3 4 5 6 7 ( H o m e )( 0 6 7 ) 4 1 2 3 4 5 3 ( M o b )C a r e e rO b j e c t i v eE d u c a t i o nA u g u s t2 0 0 6 -M a y 2 0 1 0

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T e r n o p i l I n s t i t u t e o f L a wW i l l r e c e i v e a B . S . d e g r e e in C i v i l L a w .C o m p l e t e d s i x t y h o u r s i n c i v i l l a w , c o n c e r n i n g j u r i d i c a l p r o c e d u r e s o f t r a d i n gb u s i n e s s a n d m a n a g e m e n t . P a r t i c i p a t e d i nt r a in i n g p r o g r a m m e s f or y o u n g l a w y e r sa n d m a n a g e r s d u r i n g s u m m e r v a c a t i o n s .

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S u m m e r s T a s c o & C o2 0 0 6 - 2 0 0 7 S h o p a s s is ta n t .S p e c i a l F l u e n t E n g l i s h , R u s s i a n ; W o r d , E x c e l ,S k i l l s P h o t o s h o p . G e n e r a l o ff ic e e q u i p m e n t ,

e l e c t ro n i c m a i l , w e b d e s i g n a n d m a n a g e m e n t s o f t w a r e . F i n d i n g i n f o r m a t i o n , p r o b l e m s o l v i n g .

I n t e r e s t s C o m p u t e r s , r e a d i n g , t e n n i s .R e f e r e n c e s A v a i l a b l e o n r e q u e s t .

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4 . F U N C T I O N A L R E S U M EA student is looking for a part-time job. W rite a functional resume, in which stress the skills important for thejob; the level of education, experience.

A l i n a H r y h o r y s h y n4 3 L e s y a U k r a y i n k a S t r . , a p t . 4K y i v( 0 4 4 ) 2 3 4 1 5 6 7 ( H o m e )( 0 5 0 ) 4 1 2 3 4 5 3 ( M o b )C a r e e r P a r t - t i m e p o s i t i o n o f a d e s i g n e r f o r a nO b j e c t i v e a d v e r t i s in g a g e n c y .S p e c i f ic K n o w P h o t o s h o p , C o r e l D r a w , A d o b eS k i l l s I l l u s t ra to r , A d o b e I n D e s i g n ; m u l t i m e d i a - ,

w e b d e s i g n .F l u e n t E n g l i s h , R u s s i a n , s o m e P o l i s h .

E s s e n t i a l D r a w i n g , p r o d u c i n g i d e a s , p r o b l e mS k i l l s s o l v i n g , c r e a t i v e t h i n k i n g a n d w r i t i n g ,

c o m m u n i c a t i o n s k i l ls , j o b t a s k p l a n n i n ga n d o r g a n i z i n g , f i n d i n g i n f o r m a t i o n .

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E x p e r i e n c eA p r i l 2 0 0 8 F l a s h D e s i g nto p r e s e n t P a r t - t i m e p o s i t i o n o f a p a i n t e r .J a n u a r y - F l a s h D e s i g nA p r i l 2 0 0 8 V o l u n t e e r o f fi ce w o r k e r ..S um m e r s A v a n t T o u r 0 0 6 - 2 0 0 7 R e c e p t i o n i s t .I n t e r e s t s C o m p u t e r s , a r t , c l i m b i n g .P o r t f o l i o A v a i l a b l e u p o n r e q u e s t .R e f e r e n c e s O l e h B o y k o , t h e t e a c h e r o f d e s i g n a t

I n s t i tu t e o f A d v a n c e d T e c h n o l o g i e s ( te l .0 1 3 - 5 4 3 - 4 5 3 2 , e - m a i l : o b o y k o @ t u r . n e t ) .V o l o d y m y r P a n k i n , t h e a r t d i r e c t o r o f' F l a s h D e s i g n ' ( te l . : 0 4 4 - 6 7 5 - 4 6 7 8 , e -m a i l :p a n @ ) g l o b a l . n e t ) .

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5 . L E T T E R O F R E C O M M E N D A T I O N 1You are a teacher of English at a secondary school. Yourpupil is going to enter the university and asks you fora letter of recommendation. Write the letter and tell w hoyou are, when and where you m et this pupil, single outpositive features, which are essential for the future university study. Give some examples of the pupil's schoolachievements.T o W h o m I t M a y C o n c e r n ,A s a t e a c h e r o f E n g l i s h , I f e el g r e a t r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o

w r i t e a l e t t e r o f r e c o m m e n d a t i o n o n b e h a l f o f Y u l i y aS e m a s h k o , w h o i s o n e o f m y b e s t s t u d e n t s . I r e m e m b e rY u l i y a w h e n s h e first c a m e t o m y c l a s s a t t h e a g e o ft h i r t e e n . A t t h a t t i m e s h e w a s n o t v e r y e n t h u s i a s t i c a b o u ts t u d y i n g E n g l i s h . B u t s o o n s h e u n d e r s t o o d t h e s i g n i f ic a n c e o f E n g l i s h in m o d e r n w o r l d a n d h e r a t t i t u d et o w a r d s m y s u b j e c t h a s c h a n g e d i n t o a g r e a t i n t e r e s t .

A s a t e a c h e r I g r e a t l y a p p r e c i a t e s u c h a n e n e r g e t i ca n d i n q u i s i t i v e p u p i l . W h e n s h e t o l d m e h e r d e s i r e t oc o n t i n u e t h e s t u d y o f f o r e i g n l a n g u a g e s a t u n i v e r s i t y , Ie x p r e s s e d f u ll s u p p o r t a n d e n c o u r a g e d h e r t o w o r k h a r df o r h e r g o a l . T o m y o p i n i o n s h e h a s a n a p t i t u d e f o rl i n g u i s t i c s , a n d I t h i n k t h a t s h e h a s a g r e a t f u t u r e o f ar e s e a r c h e r a s s h e s h o w s a r e m a r k a b l e a n a l y s t ' s t a l e n t .

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(h at c o n c e r n s h e r s t u d y . S h e a l w a y s f i n i s h e s h e r t a s k s i nl i m e . S h e i s a c t i v e a n d h i g h l y m o t i v a t e d i n h e r w o r k .W h e n Y u l i y a w a s a s k e d t o p r e p a r e a r e p o r t o n T h o m a sI f a r d y ' s w o r k , s h e s t u d i e d m o r e t h a n 7 0 s o u r c e s a n d h e ri c p o r t w a s s e n t t o t h e U k r a i n i a n C o n t e s t f o r Y o u n g> Sc ie ntists, w h e r e it w a s a w a r d e d a s p e c i a l p r i z e .

T o s u m u p , I a d m i t t h a t Y u l i y a i s a b r i g h t y o u n gliid y, d e t e r m i n e d , o p e n t o e v e r y t h i n g n e w a n d p o s i t i v e .

W i t h s e lf -p r id e I r e c o m m e n d Y u l i y a S e m a s h k o a s al u t u r e s t u d e n t o f y o u r u n i v e r s i t y a n d h o p e t h a t y o u w i l lp,ive h e r y o u r h e l p i n g h a n d i n h e r s t u d i e s .

S i n c e r e l y y o u r s ,A n n a S k o r e n k o ,t h e t e a c h e r o f E n g l i s hT e r n o p i l S c h o o l 3

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6 . L E T T E R O F R E C O M M E N D A T I O N 2You are a teacher at a university. Your student is going towork as an instructor at a summer camp for children. she asks you for a letter of recomm endation. Write theletter and tell who you are, when and where you met thisstudent, stress his/her merits, especially leadersh ip skills.Give some examples.T o W h o m I t M a y C o n c e r n ,A s M a r i a P o l y a n s k a ' s i n s t i t u t e p r o f e s s o r , I a m g l a d

t o p r o v i d e a r e f e r e n c e t o s u p p o r t h e r a p p l i c a t i o n .I h a v e k n o w n M a r i a f o r t w o y e a r s a n d d u r i n g t h a t

t i m e s h e h a s s h o w n g r e a t r e s p o n s i b i l i t y , d i l i g e n c e a n di n t e l l i g e n c e . M a r i a i s a g i f te d s t u d e n t , r a t h e r s c r u p u l o u sa n d p a t i e n t i n p e r f o r m i n g a l l t a s k s . M a r i a i s o n e o f o u rb e s t s t u d e n t s a n d s h e h a s g o t o n l y e x c e l l e n t m a r k s . I a ma l w a y s p l e a s a n t l y s u r p r i s e d w i t h h e r a c t i v e i n t e r e s t d u r i n go u r l e s s o n s .

M a r i a h a s p a r t i c i p a t e d i n s e v e r a l c o n t e s t s , w h e r e s h ed e m o n s t r a t e d p e r fe c t o r a l a n d w r i t t e n c o m m u n i c a t i o ns k i l l s , c r e a t i v e t h i n k i n g a n d p e r f e c t p r o b l e m s o l v i n ga b i l i t y . S h e is a n a c t i v e p a r t i c i p a n t o f o u r C o u n t r y S t u d yC l u b . T h e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f h e r p r o j e c t ' V i r t u a l T r a v e l l i n gt h r o u g h N e b r a s k a ' h a s b e c o m e a n e v e n t a t o n e o f o u rr e c e n t m e e t i n g s .

D u r i n g h e r s t u d y a t o u r i n s t i t u t e M a r i a h a s t a k e na c t i v e p a r t i n e x t r a c u r r i c u l a r a c t i v i t i e s . S h e i s a p e r s o n o f


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m a n y t a l e n t s : s h e s i n g s w e l l , p l a y s d i f f e re n t m u s i c a li n s t r u m e n t s , d a n c e s a n d h a s a b r i g h t a c t o r ' s t a l e n t . S h eo r g a n i z e s a l l c o n c e r t s , p e r f o r m a n c e s a n d c o n t e s t s a t o u ri n s t i t u t e .

M a r i a i s a l w a y s c h e e r f u l a n d f r ie n d l y w i t h s t u d e n t s .S h e i s r e g a r d e d a s a g o o d f r i e n d a n d i s a h e a r t o f t h e . S h e d e f i n i t e l y h a s a g i f t o f o r g a n i s i n g a n d s u p e r v i s i n g g r o u p s o f p e o p l e . H e r b r i g h t l e a d e r s h i p s k i l l sd e s e r v e h i g h a p p r e c i a t i o n .

I a m s u r e t h a t M a r i a w i l l b e v e r y h e l p f u l i n y o u rp r o g r a m m e a n d r e c o m m e n d h e r a s a c a m p i n s t r u c t o r fo rc h i l d r e n .

S i n c e r e l y y o u r s ,O l h a P y l y p i v ,a t e a c h e r o f E n g l i s h ,T e r n o p i l C o m m e r c i a lI n s t i t u t e

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7 . C O V E R ( A P P L I C A T I O N ) L E T T E R 1You want to study abroad and you are applying fora scholarship at a foreign university. Write a cover letterand tell where you have learned, about the scholarshipprogram me of this university, about yourself and yourachievements and explain why you think yourself a goodcandidate for the scholarship.D e a r M r M c M a i e r ,A t t h e o f f ic i a l w e b s i t e o f W a l t o n U n i v e r s i t y I h a v e

l e a r n e d a b o u t u n i v e r s i t y s c h o l a r s h i p s g i v e n t o i n t e r n a t i o n a l s t u d e n t s . I h o p e t h a t I c a n m e e t a l l t h e r e q u i r e m e n t sa n d c a n a p p l y f o r a s c h o l a r s h i p .

T h i s y e a r I h a v e f i n is h e d s c h o o l w i t h h o n o u r sc e r t i f i c a te . M y o v e r a l l s c o r e a t E x t e r n a l I n d e p e n d e n tT e s t i n g w a s 5 4 7 , w h i c h e n a b l e s m e t o e n t e r t h e b e s t u n i v e r s i t i e s o f m y c o u n t r y .

F o r s e v e r a l y e a r s l i n g u i s t i c s h a s b e e n t h e k e yi n t e r e s t o f m i n e a n d I d e c i d e d t o c h o o s e i t a s m y f u t u r es p e c i a l t y . D u r i n g m y s c h o o l y e a r s I p a r t i c i p a t e d a tn u m e r o u s c o n t e s t s in h u m a n i t i e s . I w o n m a n y p r i z e s( c e r t if ic a t e s a r e a d d e d ) . M y r e s e a r c h w o r k , d e a l i n g w i t ht h e l i f e a n d w o r k o f T h o m a s H a r d y , w a s a w a r d e d t h es p e c i a l p r i z e o f t h e U k r a i n i a n C o n t e s t f o r Y o u n g S c i e n t i s t s . T h e e x t r a c t o f t h i s r e s e a r c h I a t t a c h t o m y a p p l i c a t i o n p a c k a g e .


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T h o u g h I d e v o t e d m u c h t i m e t o s t u d y I w a s a c t i v e i ns p o r t a n d e x t r a c u r r i c u l a r a c t i v i t i e s . I a m t h e h e a d o f o u rs c h o o l c l u b ' T h e S t a g e ' . W e o r g a n i z e d m e e t i n g w i t hi n t e r e s t i n g p e o p l e , w h o h a v e r e a l i z e d t h e i r t a l e n t s a n da b i l i t i e s , a r r a n g e d d if f e r e n t c h a r i t y e v e n t s , c o n t e s t s f o rp u p i l s , e t c .

F o r r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s I r e f e r y o u t o I v a n P i l k o v y c h ,o u r s c h o o l p r i n c i p a l ( h i s p h o n e n u m b e r is ( 3 8 ) ( 0 3 5 2 ), ' , 3 4 5 6 7 ) a n d A n n a S k o r e n k o , m y t e a c h e r o f E n g l i s h( e - m a i l : s k o r e n k o @ p t . n e t ) .

T a k i n g i n t o c o n s i d e r a t i o n e v e r y t h i n g s a i d a b o v e , It h i n k t h a t I a m a g o o d c a n d i d a t e f o r g e t t i n g a s c h o l a r s h i p.it y o u r u n i v e r s i t y . I w o u l d a p p r e c i a t e a q u i c k a n s w e rl i o m y o u a n d I w i l l b e g l a d to. g i v e y o u a n y a d d i t i o n a li n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t m e a n d m y a c h i e v e m e n t s .

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8 . C O V E R ( A P P L I C A T I O N ) L E T T E R 2You are applying for a job of a receptionist at a bigcompany. Write a cover letter, in which tell about yourself, your skills and experience. Tell why you want towork at this company and why you are a good candidatefor this job. Mention your references.D e a r M r G r o g a n ,I h a v e j u s t l e a r n e d f r o m t h e a d v e r t i s e m e n t in ' T h e

M o r n i n g C l e a v e s f i e l d ' t ha t y o u h a v e a v a c a n c y o f a p a r t -t i m e r e c e p t i o n i s t . I w o u l d b e v e r y g r a t e f u l i f y o u c o n s i d e rm y a p p l i c a t i o n f o r t h i s p o s i t i o n .

I a m e i g h t e e n y e a r s o l d a n d h a v e j u s t f i n i s h e d t h es e c o n d a r y s c h o o l . A m o n t h a g o I e n t e r e d C l e a v e s f i e ldL a w S c h o o l . A s I a m g o i n g to c o n n e c t m y f u t u r e w i t h t h er e a l e s t a t e b u s i n e s s , I w o u l d a p p r e c i a t e w o r k i n g f o r y o u rc o m p a n y t h e c i t y l e a d e r in t h is f ie ld . S t u d y i n g a ts e c o n d a r y s c h o o l , I p a r t i c i p a t e d i n s e v e r a l s t u d e n tr e s e a r c h p r o j e c t s t h a t s t u d i e d t h e l e v e l o f t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e r e a l e s t a t e b u s i n e s s i n o u r p r o v i n c e . O n e o fo u r p r o j e c t s h a s w o n a G o l d m e d a l a t t h e E x h i b i t i o n o fS t u d e n t s ' A c h i e v e m e n t s .

F o r t w o y e a r s I h a v e w o r k e d p a r t t i m e a s a g e n e r a lh e l p e r fo r ' T h e L u m i n a r i e s C o r p . ' M y r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e si n c l u d e d d e l i v e r i n g m a i l , a n s w e r i n g t e l e p h o n e c a l l s w h e nt h e r e c e p t i o n i s t w a s o u t , m a k i n g c o p i e s , e t c . I h a v efinished t h e c o u r s e s f o r s e c r e t a r i e s i n C l e a v e s f i e l d C e n t r e


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( M a y , 2 0 0 9 ) . I k n o w c o m p u t e r a n d o ff ic e e q u i p m e n t ,s t e n o g r a p h y . I h a v e g o o d c o m m u n i c a t i o n s k i l ls a n d c a ne a s i l y f i n d c o n t a c t w i t h d i f f e re n t p e o p l e .

F o r a r e f e r e n c e a b o u t m y q u a l i f i c a t i o n s y o u m a y a s kM r s M a i t o n , t h e p e r s o n n e l m a n a g e r o f " T h e L u m i n a r i e sC o r p . ' ( h e r b u s i n e s s c a r d i s a d d e d ) .

B e s i d e s , y o u c a n ca ll M r P r o s p e r , t h e p r i n c i p a l o fm y s e c o n d a r y s c h o o l .

I w o u l d a p p r e c i a t e a n i n t e r v i e w w i t h y o u a t a n yl i m e , c o n v e n i e n t f o r y o u .

T h a n k y o u f o r y o u r t i m e a n d a t t e n t i o n .Y o u r s ,S a s h a T h o m a s

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9 . L E T T E R O F A C K N O W L E D G E M E N TYou have got a letter from a big company with a joboffer. Write a letter of acknowledgement, in which express your gratitude for the offer and decline it politely.D e a r M r B r o w n ,T h a n k y o u f o r y o u r c o n s i d e r a t i o n o f m y a p p l i c a t i o n .

I h a v e g o t a l e t t e r w i t h t h e c o n t r a c t y e s t e r d a y . I t w a s v e r yn i c e o f y o u t o s u g g e s t m e a f u l l t i m e p o s i t i o n w i t h y o u rc o m p a n y . I t i s a g r e a t h o n o u r f o r m e t o k n o w t h a t I h a v em e t y o u r h i g h r e q u i r e m e n t s .

T o m y g r e a t e s t r e g r e t , I h a v e t o d e c l i n e y o u r s u g g e s t i o n a s I h a v e a l r e a d y s i g n e d a c o n t r a c t w i t h ' M e d i aW o r l d ' th i s w e e k . A c c o r d i n g t o t h i s c o n t r a c t I s t a r t e d t ow o r k f u l l - ti m e o n t h e 1 s t o f J u n e .I w o u l d b e g l a d if I c o u l d w o r k f o r y o u r c o m p a n yp a r t - t im e , a s t h e e x p e r i e n c e o f c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h ' C B TC o r p . ' c o u l d n o t b e o v e r e s t i m a t e d .

I h o p e t h a t m y r e fu s a l w o u l d n o t c a u s e y o u m a n yi n c o n v e n i e n c e s .T h a n k y o u f o r y o u r a t t e n t i o n .

I w i l l l o o k f o r w a r d t o y o u r r e p l y .R e s p e c t f u l l y y o u r s ,J o h n K i r k

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1 0 . L E T T E R O F I N Q U I R YYou like to buy things from a catalogue. Write a letter ofinquiry to the seller and ask about possible discounts,next catalogues and inform the seller about your newaddress.D e a r S i r o r M a d a m ,L a s t m o n t h I h a v e o r d e r e d se v e r a l i t e m s f r o m y o u r

c a t a l o g u e . T h e t o t a l s u m o f m o n e y s p e n t o n m y p u r c h a s e s m a d e $ 3 6 7 . 1 f o u n d t h a t I w a s q u i t e s a t is f i e d w i t h t h eq u a l i t y o f a l l i t e m s , t h a t i s w h y I w o u l d b e g l a d t ob e c o m e y o u r r e g u l a r c u s t o m e r . I w o n d e r , w h e t h e r I c o u l da s k f o r a d i s c o u n t . P l e a s e , l e t m e k n o w i f I c a n h a v e i ta n d , i n t h e c a s e I c a n , h o w m u c h I w i l l b e a b l e to s a v e .

I a m i n t e r e s t e d in y o u r n e w c a t a l o g u e s a s w e l l . W i l ly o u , p l e a s e , s e n d m e t h e l a t e s t o n e s ?

A n d d o f o r g i v e m e a l l t r o u b l e s t h a t I c a u s e y o u , b u tw o u l d y o u , p l e a s e , s e n d a r e p l y a n d c a t a l o g u e s t o m yn e w a d d r e s s : W a l t o n S t r e e t 3 a , C h i c a g o , I L .

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1 1 . L E T T E R O F C O M P L A I N TYou have ordered some goods from the Internet store.You are not satisfied with the service. Write a letter ofcomplaint, express your dissatisfaction and explain thereasons.I a m w r i t i n g to i n f o r m y o u a b o u t t h e p r o b l e m s w i t h

s h i p p i n g t h e g o o d s I o r d e r e d f r o m y o u r I n t e r n e t s t o r e la s tw e e k .

Y o u r o n - l i n e r e g i s t r y f a c i l i t y d i d n o t w o r k c o r r e c t l ya n d I h a d d i f f i c u l t i e s t r y i n g t o r e g i s t e r . I w a s t e d a n h o u rb e f o r e I c o u l d m a k e m y o r d e r . I o r d e r e d a b l u e w o o l l e ns w e a t e r ( a r t i c l e 4 3 2 6 , s i z e 8 ) , t w o w h i t e T - s h i r t s ( a r t . 5 6 7 2 ,s i z e 8 ) a n d a w a t c h . Y e s t e r d a y I g o t m y o r d e r b u t , t o m yg r e a t e s t r e g r e t , t h e s w e a t e r w a s o f w r o n g s i z e ( 1 0 ) a n dT - s h i r t s w e r e b l u e i n s t e a d o f w h i t e .I i n s e r t a c o p y o f m y o r d e r b i l l a n d r e t u r n t h e i t e m s Ih a v e g o t . C o u l d y o u , p l e a s e , s e n d m e c o r r e c t o n e s ?

I w i l l l o o k f o r w a r d t o y o u r e x p l a n a t i o n s a n d m y o r d e r .Y o u r s ,J e a n B r a d y

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12. A P P R E C I A T I O N L E T T E RYour family has spent a weekend with your close friends.W rite a letter, in which thank your friends for hospitalityand tell them how greatly you appreciate your friendship.D e a r N i c h o l a s ,F o r a l l y e a r s t h a t y o u h a v e h e l p e d o u r f a m i l y w i t h

y o u r k i n d n e s s a n d w i s d o m , I h a v e f el t v e r y h a p p y t o h a v ey o u a s a f a r - a w a y b u t a v e r y c l o s e f r i e n d . I a p p r e c i a t eg r e a t l y a l l t h e s e n i c e g i f t s a n d k i n d w o r d s i n y o u r l e t t e r s .Y o u r w i s e a d v i c e is o f g r e a t a s s i s t a n c e in d i ff ic u l t s i t u a t i o n s . I a m g r a t e f u l f o r a l l t h e s e ye a r s o f o u r f r i e n d s h i p .

I w o u l d l i k e t o e x p r e s s o u r s p e c i a l t h a n k s f o r t h ew e e k e n d a t y o u r c o u n t r y h o u s e t o o . I t w a s a g r e a t t i m ea n d w e a ll w i l l k e e p it in o u r s w e e t e s t m e m o r i e s . Y o u rw i f e i s a p e r f e c t c o o k a n d m y c h i l d r e n s t i l l a s k m e t ob a k e h e r s p e c i a l i t y a n a p p l e p i e .

G r a t e f u l l y y o u r s ,S a m a n t h a L a r s o n

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1 3 . L E T T E R O F I N F O R M A L I N V I T A T I O NYou are arranging your birthday party. W rite a shortinvitation to your friend and tell when and where theparty will take place and a few words about itsprogramme.D e a r L i n a ,I a m h a p p y t o i n v i t e y o u f o r m y b i r t h d a y p a r t y . T h e

p a r t y w i l l t a k e p l a c e o n S a t u r d a y , M a y 1 5 , a t 6 p . m . M ya d d r e s s i s L i s o v a S t r e e t 7 , a p t . 4 . Y o u s h o u l d b e d r e s s y . Ip r o m i s e d e l i c i o u s f o o d , g o o d m u s i c , i n t e r e s t i n g p e o p l ea n d l o v e l y n i g h t .

O k s a n a i s c o m i n g w i t h h e r s i s te r K a t e . Y o u k n o w ,s h e i s t h e w i n n e r o f t h e l a s t T V s i n g i n g c o n t e s t . K a t ep r o m i s e d t o s i n g . M y c o u s i n M a r k w i l l s h o w t h e p h o t o sh e t o o k d u r i n g h i s t r i p t o t h e C a u c a s u s . I a d o r e h i s w o r k s .H e i s a t r u e p h o t o a r t i s t .

Y o u m a y t a k e a f r i e n d w i t h y o u . I h o p e y o u w i l le n j o y yourself.

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14. I N F O R M A L L E T T E R O F C O N G R A T U L A T I O NToday is your friend's birthday. Write a short congratulation.D e a r N a t a l y a ,T o d a y I w o k e u p in t h e m o r n i n g w i t h a f e e l i n g t h a t

t h is d a y i s v e r y s p e c i a l . W h e n I c a m e t o t h e c a l e n d a r , Iu n d e r s t o o d t h e r e a s o n . T o d a y i s a b i r t h d a y o f a v e r ys p e c i a l g i r l . I t i s y o u r b i r t h d a y !

M y w a r m e s t c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s o n y o u r b i r t h d a y !I w i s h y o u e v e r y h a p p i n e s s in t h e w o r l d . M a y t h e

y e a r s a h e a d fu lf il a l l y o u r h o p e s . M a y a l l y o u r d r e a m sc o m e t r u e a n d e v e r y d a y b e l i k e a f a ir y t a l e . I w i s h y o u; > o o d f r i e n d s , j o y , h e a l t h . I k n o w t h a t y o u d r e a m t o v i s i tI ta l y . S o , I w i s h y o u a h o l i d a y i n I ta l y a n d m a n y m e m o r a bl e m o m e n t s a n d n i c e p h o t o s .

M a n y h a p p y r e t u r n s o f t h e d a y !L o v e ,O l e n a

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1 5 . F O R M A L L E T T E R O F C O N G R A T U L A T I O NWrite a formal letter of a teacher's congratulation fora student, who successfully performed at the scientificconference.D e a r M s P o l a t y u k ,I a m w r i t i n g t o c o n v e y t h e h e a r t ie s t c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s

o n t h e f ir st s u c c e s s f u l p r e s e n t a t i o n o f y o u r r e s e a r c h a t t h eU k r a i n i a n S t u d e n t S c i e n t i f i c C o n f e r e n c e . Y o u r s p e e c hb e c a m e a t ru e g e m o f t h e c o n f e r e n c e .

M y c o l l e a g u e s a n d I a r e d e l i g h t e d t o s h a r e w i t h y o ut h e j o y o f t h i s e v e n t . T h e fi rs t s p e e c h i s a n e x c i t i n g a n dm e m o r a b l e m o m e n t ; it b r i n g s a g o o d m o t i v a t i o n in t o y o u re d u c a t i o n a n d l a y s a p r o f o u n d g r o u n d fo r y o u r f u t u r ep r o f e s s i o n a l c a r e e r . T h i s s i g n i fi c a n t a c h i e v e m e n t w i l l b em a r k e d w i t h h i g h e r s c h o l a r s h i p a n d h o n o u r a b l e p r i z e f r o mo u r d e p a r t m e n t . S u c c e s s o f s t u d e n t s i s t h e b e s t r e w a r d f o rt e a c h e r s a n d w e a r e p r o u d o f y o u r a c h i e v e m e n t s .

Y o u r s s i n c e r e l y ,M a r t h a K h o m y c h ,t h e D e a n o f t h eP h i l o l o g i c a lD e p a r t m e n t

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16. P E R S O N A L L E T T E R 1 .THE NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONLast year you and your family celebrated the New Yearwith your friends. Write a letter to your British pen-friendabout this celebration. Do not forget to mention how yougot to their house, what the weather was like on NewYear's Eve, what special dishes you had for the holidaydinner, how you spent the time and what gifts youprepared for your family and friends.D e a r S t e v e n ,S o r r y f o r a l o n g s i l e n c e a f t e r m y l a s t l e t t e r . I wa s

b u s y p r e p a r i n g t o t h e C h r i s t m a s h o l i d a y s e a s o n . O u rh o l i d a y s s ta r t i n a w e e k , s o w e h a d m u c h w o r k t o b ed o n e . T h e N e w Y e a r i s t h e f ir st to b e c e l e b r a t e d i n o u rc o u n t r y . O n t h e s i x t h o f J a n u a r y w e h a v e H o l y S u p p e ra n d t h e n e x t d a y w e m a r k C h r i s t m a s .

L a s t y e a r w e c e l e b r a t e d t h e N e w Y e a r w i t h o u rc l o s e f r i e n d s i n a s m a l l c o u n t r y h o u s e n o t f a r f r o m o u rp l a c e . I t i s o n l y 2 5 k i l o m e t r e s t o t h e s o u t h o f T e r n o p i l s oi t t o o k u s n o t i m e t o g e t t h e r e b y o u r c a r .

W h e n w e g o t t o t h e p l a c e w e w e r e a m a z e d w i t h t h ew e a t h e r . T h e d a y w a s b r i g h t , t h e s n o w w a s s p a r k l i n g o nt h e s u n a n d t h e f e e l i n g o f f a s c i n a t i n g c e l e b r a t i o n r o s e i no u r s o u l s .

R i g h t a f t er o u r a r r i v a l M u m a n d o u r f r i e n d L i n as ta r te d t o c o o k d i n n e r . T h e y b a k e d a d u c k w i t h a p p l e sa n d p l u m s , m a d e s o m e s a l a d s , w i t h a t r a d i t i o n a l f o r t h i s


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o c c a s i o n R u s s i a n s a l a d , s a n d w i c h e s , h e r r i n g , a n d h o l u b t s i( m i n c e d m e a t w i t h r ic e in c a b b a g e l e a v e s ) . W e h a db r o u g h t a b i g c h o c o l a t e c a k e w i t h u s a n d s o o n t h e d i n n e rw a s r e a d y .

W h i l e t h e l a d i e s w e r e b u s y i n t h e k i t c h e n , t h e y o u n g e r g e n e r a t i o n , l e a d e d b y t h e i r f a t h e r s , w e r e d e c o r a t i n gt h e fu r t r e e a n d t h e h o u s e . W e d id o u r b e s t a n d d e c o r a t e de v e r y s q u a r e c e n t i m e t r e o f t h e s p a c e .

T h e c e l e b r a t i o n w a s t e rr i f ic ! W e h a d m a n y c o n t e s t s ,m u c h k a r a o k e s i n g i n g , d a n c i n g , l a u g h a n d j o k e s .E v e r y b o d y h a d p r e p a r e d p r e s e n t s . I h a d m a d e t h e N e wY e a r g r e e t i n g c a r d s myself. I h a d tr i e d t o m a k e t h e m v e r yp e r s o n a l f o r e a c h m e m b e r o f o u r c o m p a n y a n d d e c o r a t e dt h e m w i t h l e a v e s , s e e d s , b e r r i e s a n d d r i e d f l o w e r s . T h ea d u l t s a n d c h i l d r e n w e r e g l a d t o k e e p t h e s e c a r d s a s s o m em e m o r a b l e p i e c e s .I h o p e t h a t t h i s y e a r o u r c e l e b r a t i o n w i l l b e e v e nm o r e h a p p y a n d j o y f u l .

W o u l d y o u , p l e a s e , w r i t e a f e w w o r d s a b o u t y o u rN e w Y e a r c e l e b r a t i o n s ? D o y o u h a v e y o u r f a m i l y t r a d i t io n s c o n n e c t e d w i t h C h r i s t m a s a n d N e w Y e a r ?H o p e t o h e a r f r o m y o u s o o n .

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17. P E R S O N A L L E T T E R 2 . FASHIONYou have got a letter from your British pen-friend. He/shewrites you that he/she likes to dress well He/she tries tobuy his/her clothes at famous fashion designers' shops.But it is very expensive and his/her parents do not wantto buy such clothes for him/her. Write a letter to yourfriend in which you: express your opinion about present-day fashions, write what clothes you usually prefer towear, where you usually buy clothes and who helps youto do the shopping, give advice to your friend what he/sheshould do in his/her situation.D e a r M a r t h a ,T h a n k y o u f o r y o u r l e t t e r . I t w a s v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g t o

u ' a d a b o u t y o u n g p e o p l e i n G r e a t B r i t a i n a n d l e a r n t h a tw e a r e n o t v e r y d i f f e r e n t . U k r a i n i a n t e e n a g e r s a r e a l s ow o r r i e d a b o u t w h a t t h e y w e a r . C l o t h e s b e c o m e a n a t t r i b u te o f s e l f - r e a l is a t i o n a n d e x p r e s s i v e m e a n s o f t e e n s 'p e r s o n a l i t i e s .

F r a n k l y s p e a k i n g , I a m n o t a t r e n d y g i r L t h o u g h I d on o t r e j e c t t h e i m p o r t a n c e t o k e e p u p w i t h t h e f a s h i o n . Il ik e t h e l a t e s t t r e n d . I t s d i v e r s i t y h e l p s t o f i n d s o m e t h i n g( h a t c o r r e s p o n d s t o y o u r i n d i v i d u a l s t y l e . I l i k e t h a t am i d d l e - a g e d l a d y a n d a t e e n a g e g i r l c a n l o o k s t y l i s ha p p r o p r i a t e l y t o t h e i r a g e a n d s t a t u s .

T h o u g h I p r e f e r t h e c a s u a l s t y l e I l i k e t o w e a r g o o dm id c o m f o r t a b l e t h i n g s . I b u y c l o t h e s in d i f fe r e n t p l a c e s ,


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e v e n o n t h e I n t e r n e t . U s u a l l y m y m o t h e r a n d s i s t e ra c c o m p a n y m e . S o m e t i m e s t h e i r p i e c e s o f a d v i c e a r eq u i t e u s e f u l . I u n d e r s t a n d y o u r d e s i r e t o d r e s s i n d e s i g nc l o t h e s t h o u g h y o u r p a r e n t s ' p o s i t i o n t o b u y c h e a p e rt h i n g s is r e a s o n a b l e a s w e l l .

I d a r e t o g i v e y o u s e v e r a l i d e a s a b o u t s h o p p i n g . Iu s u a l l y v i s i t s t o r e s t h a t s e l l s t o c k . T h e i t e m s a r e s t y l i s ha n d f a s h i o n a b l e a n d y o u c a n g e t t h e m c h e a p e r . I f y o ui n s i s t o n h o t f a s h i o n a b l e t h i n g s t r y o n - l i n e s h o p p i n g .V i s i t i n g w e b s i t e s o f f a m o u s d e s i g n e r s , y o u w i l l f i n d t h a tb u y i n g t h i n g s o n - l i n e i s c h e a p e r t h a n i n o f f - li n e b o u t i q u e s . A n d d o r e m e m b e r t h a t t h o u g h t h e s t y l e i s t h e m a n ,t h e m a n i s n o t o n l y t h e s t y l e .

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18. P E R S O N A L L E T T E R 3 .STUDY FOREIGN LANGUAG ESYou have received a letter from your English pen-friend.He/she wrote that he/she had problems with the study ofFrench at school and thought that French lessons weretiresome and not interesting. W rite a letter to your pen-friend in which you explain why studying foreignlanguages is important, tell about the foreign languagelessons in your school and about your foreign languageteacher, advise him/her how to make the study of foreignlanguages easier and more interesting.D e a r L i n d a ,I w a s g l a d t o g e t y o u r l e t t e r l a s t w e e k . Y o u w r o t e

I to ut t i r e s o m e a n d d u l l F r e n c h l e s s o n s a t y o u r s c h o o l .I w o n d e r w h e t h e r I c a n m a k e y o u c h a n g e y o u r m i n d .

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w o r l d . T h i s d i f f e r e n c e i s f i x e d i n t h e l a n g u a g e . W h e n y o ud u l y a f o r e i g n l a n g u a g e , y o u c a n s e e a n e w p i c t u r e o f

t in- w o r l d a n d i t i s i n t e r e s t i n g .E v e r y d a y w e c a n s e e t h a t i t i s v e r y i m p o r t a n t t o

I n o w f o r e i g n l a n g u a g e s . T h e I n t e r n e t a n d s a te l li te T Vn a h l e u s t o g e t i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m a l l o v e r t h e w o r l d . W ein g e t e d u c a t i o n o r a j o b i n a n y c o u n t r y o f t h e w o r l d ,

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f o r e i g n l a n g u a g e s y o u c a n f e e l c o m f o r t a b l y a t f o r e i g nc o u n t r i e s , p e o p l e a r e m o r e h o s p i t a b l e t o t h o s e w h o s p e a kt h e i r n a t i v e l a n g u a g e .

W e s t u d y t w o f o r e i g n l a n g u a g e s a t o u r s c h o o l E n g l i s h a n d F r e n c h . I l i k e m y l a n g u a g e l e s s o n s b e c a u s et h e y a r e i n t e r e s t i n g a n d I l e a r n m u c h n e w a b o u t E n g l i s hs p e a k i n g c o u n t r i e s a n d F r a n c e . W e p l a y d i ff e re n t l a n g u a g e g a m e s , w r i t e m a n y e s s a y s a n d l e ar n m a n y p o e m s .O u r t e a c h e r o f E n g l i s h i s a t r u e e n t h u s i a s t . S h e i s y o u n ga n d e n e r g e t i c . I t i s i m p o s s i b l e t o b e p a s s i v e d u r i n g h e rl e s s o n s .

If y o u w a n t t o m a k e y o u r s t u d y o f F r e n c h e a s i e r a n dm o r e in t e r e s t i n g , t ry t o f in d y o u r o w n m o t i v a t i o n . Y o uc a n s a v e m o n e y i n o r d e r t o s p e n d a w e e k o r t w o t r a v e l l i n g i n F r a n c e , o r y o u c a n f i n d F r e n c h p e n - f r i e n d s . G e ta c q u a i n t e d w i t h F r e n c h c u l t u r e o r c u i s i n e a n d m a k e i ty o u r h o b b y . H a v i n g b e e n m o t i v a t e d , y o u w i l l b ea s t o n i s h e d w i t h t h e p r o g r e s s in F r e n c h y o u m a k e .

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19. P E R S O N A L L E T T E R 4 . VISIT TO THE THEATREYou are studying in a foreign country. You have got aletter from your Ukrainian friend W rite a letter of reply,in which inform your friend about your spare time, tellhimlher about your visit to the theatre. Do not forget totell about the play and performance.D e a r O l e n a ,T h a n k y o u f o r t h e l e t t e r i n w h i c h y o u t o l d m e a b o u t

y o u r s c h o o l l i f e . I a m v e r y g l a d t h a t y o u h a v e e x c e l l e n tm u r k s i n l a n g u a g e s , l i t e r a t u r e a n d h i s t o r y . Y o u h a v ei lw a y s b e e n g o o d a t t h e s e s u b j e c t s .

Y o u a s k m e a b o u t w h a t I a m d o i n g i n L o n d o n , a n dw h a t m y l i f e i s l i k e h e r e . W e l l , I a m e n j o y i n g i t v e r ym u c h . I s p e n d a l o t o f t i m e i m p r o v i n g m y E n g l i s h , b u tn m e t i m e s I g o s i g h t s e e i n g , v i s i t m u s e u m s , a r t g a l l e r i e s ,m u s i c h a l l s a n d t h e a t r e s .

L a s t n i g h t m y f r i e n d s b r o u g h t m e a t i c k e t f o r t h e( i s i l b r m a n c e at t h e L y t t e l t o n T h e a t r e . W h e n w e e n t e r e dtn t h e a t r e w e w e r e c a u g h t b y t h e g e n e r a l f e s t i v e m o o dtin I e x c i t e m e n t . L a d i e s w e r e w e a r i n g t h e ir e l e g a n t

lu '.sses a n d m a n y p e o p l e w e r e c a r r y i n g f l o w e r s f o r t h e i rl i i v o u r i t e a c t o r s .

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d e m a n d e d b y t h e t h e a t r e - g o e r s a n d t h e r e w a s n o t a v a c a n ts e a t i n t h e a u d i t o r i u m .

W e s a w ' L a d y in t h e D a r k ' , a m u s i c a l p l a y b y M o s sH a r t w i t h l y r i c s b y Ir a G e r s h w i n a n d m u s i c b y K u r tW e i l l . T h i s w a s t h e f i r s t t i m e t h e p l a y h a s b e e n s t a g e d i nL o n d o n . T h e l e a d i n g a c t r e s s M a r i a F r i e d m a n w a s b r i l l i a n t ,p l a y i n g t h e p a r t o f f a s h i o n m a g a z i n e e d i t o r L i s a E l l i o t t .T h e c o m p a n y g a v e t h e r e m a r k a b l e p la y m o v i n g , p r o v o k i n g l a u g h t e r a n d t e a r s b y t u r n s .

I a d m i r e d e v e r y t h i n g : t h e w o n d e r f u l s c e n e r y , b r i l li a n ta c t i n g a n d l y r i c a l m u s i c . I h a d a n e x c i t i n g e v e n i n g .

I s h a l l f i n i s h n o w . A f r i e n d o f m i n e h a s t o w r i t e al e t t e r i n U k r a i n i a n a n d I p r o m i s e d t o h e l p h e r .

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20. P E R S O N A L L E T T E R 5.IMPRESSIONS ABOUT THE NO VELYou have got a letter from your friend, who wrote abouthis/her aunt's disease and asked what you were doing.Write a reply and express your sorry for the aunt'shealth, tell about your preparation to the tests anddescribe your impressions about the novel you haverecently read.D e a r N a t a l y a ,T h a n k y o u fo r y o u r l e t te r . N a t u r a l l y , I w a s s o r r y t o

h e a r a b o u t y o u r a u n t ' s d i s e a s e . I h o p e s h e w i l l f e e l b e t t e r . G i v e h e r m y r e g a r d s w h e n y o u s e e h e r , a n d t e l l h e rI h u t I t h in k sh e i s v e ry b r a v e .

Y o u a s k e d m e w h a t I h a v e b e e n d o i n g . I h a v e b e e nv e ry b u sy r e c e n t ly a s I h a v e t o p a s s s c h o o l t e s t s i nI n r c i g n l i te r a t u r e i n a w e e k . I h a v e r e a d a l o t o f b o o k s ,m a i n l y b y f o r e i g n a u t h o r s . I l i k e d m a n y o f t h e m , b u tm o s t ly I w a s i m p r e s s e d w i t h ' J a n e E y r e ' b y C h a r l o t t eH i o n t e . It i s a m o v i n g l o v e s t o r y w i t h a h a p p y e n d i n g ,w t i t te n b y t h e m o s t c e l e b r a t e d w r i t e r o f t h e V i c t o r i a nHi t a i n . T h e a u t h o r d e p i c t s w i t h s y m p a t h y a n d a f f e c t i o nI he l o v e o f a m a r r i e d m a n f o r a n o t h e r w o m a n . I t h i n k , E y r e is o n e o f t h e g r e a t r o m a n t i c h e r o i n e s o f w o r l dI i l e r a t u r e . B e i n g a p e n n i l e s s o r p h a n , J a n e , d u e t o h e rp e r s o n a l t a l e n t s , e x c e p t i o n a l i n n e r f e a t u r e s a n d m o r a l n n v i c t i o n s , f o u n d h e r t r u e l o v e a n d h a p p i n e s s .


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I a d m i r e d e v e r y t h i n g i n t h i s b o o k : t h e p l o t , t h ec h a r a c t e r s , t h e s t y l e a n d , e s p e c i a l l y , t h e a u t h o r ' s e m o t i o n a lh o n e s t y . W i t h o u t d o u b t t h i s b o o k i s h i g h l y p r i c e d b yr e a d e r s , l i t e r a r y c r i t i c s , a n d r e s e a r c h e r s . I h a v e l e a r n e d t h a tt h e r e e x i s t t w e n t y t w o f i l m a n d n i n e T V v e r s i o n s o f t h en o v e l , s e v e r a l b a l l e t s , a n o p e r a a n d a c o u p l e o f m u s i c a l s !

H a v e y o u r e a d i t ? I f n o t , I a m s u r e t h e b o o k w i l le x c i t e y o u , t o o .

I t wo u l d b e l o v e l y t o m e e t s o m e t i m e . I l o o k f o r wa r dto hea r ing f rom you in the nea res t fu tu re .

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2 1 . P E R S O N A L L E T T E R 6. PLANS F OR FUTUREYou have got a letter from your friend. He/she tells youabout his/her plans for summ er vacations. Write a reply,in which tell about wha t you are going to do in summ er.Tell that you are planning a hike to the mountains,describe your preparations for the hike and mentionfuture visits to your relatives.D e a r S o p h i a ,I h a v e g o t y o u r l a s t l e t t e r , i n w h i c h y o u w r o t e a b o u t

y o u r p l a n s f o r s u m m e r . M a k i n g p l a n s f o r f u t u r e i s a g o o dk i n d o f r e s t , e s p e c i a l l y w h e n y o u a r e p l a n n i n g f u t u rev a c a t i o n s . I a m g l a d t h a t y o u w e r e g o i n g t o s e e a l l y o u rr e l a t i v e s a t y o u r b i g f a m i l y p a r t y . I t i s n i c e w h e n f a m i l i e sa r e b i g a n d f r i e n d l y . A s f o r m y f u t u r e v a c a t i o n s , I h a v ea l r e a d y m a d e a p l a n f o r t h e m .

A s s o o n a s I p a s s m y e x a m s , I a m g o i n g t o h a v e at r i p t o t h e C a r p a t h i a n M o u n t a i n s . I s h a l l t r a v e l w i t h m yf r i e n d s a n d m y i n s t r u c t o r f r o m t h e t o u r i s t c l u b . W e a r eg o i n g t o h a v e a w e e k ' s h i k i n g t r i p s o w e a r e p r e p a r i n g f ori t v e r y c a r e f u l l y . I h a v e m a d e a l i s t o f t h i n g s I n e e d : as l e e p i n g b a g , a m e d i c a l k i t , a b a c k p a c k , a c a m e r a , ap e n k n i f e , f o o d a n d c l o t h e s . W e s h a l l n o t s t a y in h o t e l s a sw e s h a l l l i v e i n t e n t s . F r a n k l y s p e a k i n g , w e a ll a r ee a g e r l y l o o k i n g f o r w a r d t o o u r t r i p .

A f t e r t h e C a r p a t h i a n t r i p I a m g o i n g t o s p e n d a m o n t ha t m y g r a n d m o t h e r ' s . S h e l iv e s i n a l o v e l y v i l l a g e i n t h e


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s o u t h o f o u r r e g i o n . Th e Dn i e s t e r r i v e r f l o ws t h r o u g h i la n d I s h a l l h a v e a l o t o f s w i m m i n g , s u n b a t h i n g , w a l k i n g i nt h e f o r e s t , f i s h i n g a n d b o a t i n g . Of c o u r s e , I w i l l h a v e t oh e l p m y g r a n n y a b o u t t h e g a r d e n , b u t I l i k e t h i s w o r k f o r ac h a n g e . S o m e t i m e s d u r i n g l o n g w i n t e r e v e n i n g s I d r e a ma b o u t v i s i t in g m y g r a n n y , m y v i l l a g e f r ie n d s . W e h a v ew o n d e r f u l t i m e t o g e t h e r e x p l o r i n g t h e r u i n s o f t h e o l dc a s t l e a n d t h e t e m p l e t h a t a r e n o t f a r f r o m o u r v i l l a g e .

M y s e c o n d g r a n d m o t h e r l i v e s i n L v i v . E v e r y y e a r Is p e n d a f o r t n i g h t t h e r e . B i g c i t i e s g i v e a q u i t e d i f f e re n tk i n d o f r e s t . I a m g o i n g t o v i s i t a r t g a l l e r i e s , t o g o t o t h ec i n e m a . I t i s a p i t y t h a t s u m m e r i s a ' d e a d s e a s o n ' i nt h e a t r e s a n d c o n c e r t h a l l s . B u t s o m e t i m e s th e a t r e s f r o mo t h e r t o w n s a n d c i ti e s p e r f o r m i n L v i v . S o , I a m g o i n g t ov i s i t t h e i r p e r f o r m a n c e s .I t i s v e r y n i c e t o g o t o t h e s e a s i d e i n s u m m e r . Bu t Id o n o t t h i n k I s h a l l h a v e t i m e f o r i t t h i s ye a r . M a yb e Is h a l l g o t h e r e n e x t y e a r . B u t p l a n s f o r d i s t a n t f u t u r eu s u a l l y lo o k l i k e d r e a m s . S o , I h a v e n o t m a d e a n y p l a n sf o r it a n d I h a v e n o t m a d e u p m y m i n d a s f o r m y f u r t h e re d u c a t i o n .

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2 2 . P E R S O N A L L E T T E R 7 . ABOUT TRAVELLINGYou have got a letter from your pen-friend, in whichhe/she asked about your travelling preferences. Writea reply and tell that you like to visit other cities andtowns, mention your last travel and describe your usualactivities during your trips.D e a r L a u r a ,T h a n k y o u fo r y o u r w a r m e s t g r e e t i n g s . I a p p r e c i a t e

g r e a t l y y o u r l e t t e r s a n d y o u r i n t e r e s t i n m y l i fe . F i n i s h i n gs c h o o l i s n o t a n e a s y t a s k a n d I a m g l a d t h a t a l l t e s t s a r eo v e r a n d I c a n e n j o y p l e a s u r e s o f m y n e w l i f e . A c t u a l l y Ih a v e a l r e a d y s t a r t e d . Y e s t e r d a y I s p e n t a d a y o ff i nK a m y a n e t s - P o d i l s k y y , o n e o f t h e g r e a t e s t t o u r i s t a t t r a c t io n s o f P o d i l l y a r e g i o n . Y o u k n o w , I b e l o n g t o p e o p l ew h o p r e f e r t o t r a v e l t o o t h e r t o w n s a n d c i t i e s . E v e r y t o w nh a s i t s o w n h i s t o r y t h a t l i v e s i n i t s s t r e e t s , b u i l d i n g s ,s q u a r e s a n d m o n u m e n t s .

W h e n I c o m e t o a n e w t o w n , I t ry t o s e e a s m u c h a sp o s s i b l e . F i r s t o f a ll , I b u y a m a p o f t h e t o w n . I t h e l p s m en o t t o l o s e m y w a y i n s t r a n g e s u r r o u n d i n g s . A f t e rs t u d y i n g t h e m a p , I d e c i d e w h a t I h a v e t o s e e a n d w h a tr o u t e w i l l b e t h e b e s t . Y o u c a n a l s o a s k p e o p l e i n t h es t r e e t s t o r e c o m m e n d y o u w h e r e t o g o a n d w h a t t o s e e .O u r U k r a i n i a n p e o p l e a r e v e r y h o s p i t a b l e t o t o u r i s t s , y o uk n o w . T h e y w i l l e a g e r l y h e l p y o u .


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W h e r e d o I u s u a l l y g o ? O f c o u r s e , I g o s i g h t s e e i n g .I h a v e a l r e a d y m e n t i o n e d t h a t h i s t o r y l i v e s i n t h e s t r e e t so f t h e t o w n . S o , I w a l k a l o n g t h e s t r e e t s , w a t c h b u i l d i n g sa n d m o n u m e n t s , s i t o n t h e b e n c h e s i n p a r k s a n d s q u a r e s ,a n d o b s e r v e t h e l if e a r o u n d . B e s i d e s , I v i s i t m u s e u m s a n da rt e x h i b i t i o n s . S o m e t i m e s y o u g e t a u n i q u e c h a n c e t ov i s i t s o m e v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g e x h i b i t i o n s y o u a r e u n a b l e t ow a t c h in y o u r o w n t o w n .

S h o p p i n g i s a l s o a m u c h b i g g e r j o y w h e n y o u a r e ins o m e o t h e r c i t y , n o t in y o u r o w n o n e . W h i l e w a l k i n ga r o u n d t h e d o w n t o w n , y o u c a n s e e d i f f e r e n t l i t t l e m a r k e t s w i t h s o u v e n i r s . S o m e t i m e s th e c h o i c e i s r e a l ly r i c h :n a t i o n a l c r af ts , d r a w i n g s a n d p a i n t i n g s , f u n n y p o s t c a r d so r p o s t c a r d s w i t h t h e v i e w s o f t h e c i t y . I u s u a l l y b u ys o m e t h i n g t o b r i n g i t h o m e f r o m m y t ri p .

W e l l , I h a v e w r i t te n y o u m u c h a b o u t m y t o u r is tp r e f e r e n c e s . C o u l d y o u w r i t e m e f e w w o r d s a b o u t w h a tk i n d o f r e s t y o u l i k e ? D o y o u l i k e t r a v e l l i n g ? W h a t p l a c e sd o y o u l ik e t o v i s i t ? W h o m d o y o u t r a v e l w i t h ? E v e r y t h i n g i s i n t e r e s t i n g t o m e .

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2 3 . P E R S O N A L L E T T E R 8 . MY HOBBYYou have received a letter from your Eng lish pen-friend.He/she wrote that he/she is fond of collecting. Writea letter to your pen-friend, in which tell about yourcollection and the most interesting or beloved items. Askyour friend to send you some photos of his/her collection.D e a r T i m ,Y e s t e r d a y I g o t a l e t te r f r o m y o u . T h a n k y o u f o r

y o u r q u i c k r e p l y . I n y o u r l e t t e r y o u t o l d m e t h a t y o u a r ef o n d o f c o l l e c t i n g . I a m g l a d t h a t w e l i k e t h e s a m e t h i n g s .I a m a c o l l e c t o r t o o .

A s f o r m e , I u s e d t o c o l l e c t p o s t c a r d s w h e n a c h i l d .T h e tr a d i t i o n t o s e n d g r e e t i n g c a r d s i s v e r y o l d . F o re x a m p l e , p e o p l e u s e d t o e x c h a n g e V a l e n t i n e c a r d sh u n d r e d s o f y e a r s a g o . Y o u c a n e v e n s t u d y t h e h i s t o r yw a t c h i n g p o s t c a r d s .

I g o t m y f i r s t g r e e t i n g c a r d f o r m y b i r t h d a y w h e n Iw a s o n e m o n t h o l d . M y G r a n n y s ig n e d i t f o r m e . A t t h ea g e o f 7 I g o t i n t e r e s t e d i n c o l l e c t i n g p o s t c a r d s . I ns e v e r a l y e a r s I h a d h u n d r e d s o f t h e m ! I a r r a n g e d t h e mi n t o s e r i e s a n d k e p t t h e m i n s p e c i a l a l b u m s . I h a d c a r d sw i t h p i c t u r e s o f d i f fe r e n t c i t i e s a n d t o w n s , w i t h a n i m a l sa n d b i r d s , c a r s a n d p l a n e s . I h a d a l o t o f c a r d s d e d i c a t e dt o d i f fe r e n t h o l i d a y s l i k e t h e E a s t e r , N e w Y e a r , b i r t h d a yc a r d s . I l o v e d C h r i s t m a s c a r d s e s p e c i a l ly b e c a u s e t h e yw e r e v e r y b r i g h t a n d i n t e r e s t i n g . M y b i g g e s t s e r i e s w a s


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m a d e o f C h r i s t m a s c a r d s . T h e o l d e s t o n e w a s p r i n t e d a tt h e b e g i n n i n g o f t h e t w e n t i e t h c e n t u r y . T h e r e a r e t w oc h i l d r e n d e c o r a t i n g a C h r i s t m a s t r e e o n i t .

F r a n k l y s p e a k i n g , I h a v e n o t g i v e n u p m y o l dh o b b y . I a m s t il l a k e e n c o l l e c t o r . B u t n o w I c o l l e c t c a r d sw i t h p a i n t i n g s o f f a m o u s a r t i s t s a n d m o d e r n c a r d s w i t hf u n n y w i s h e s .

I t h i n k t h a t m y h o b b y i s v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g a n d I h o p et h a t y o u r c o l l e c t i o n i s i n t e r e s t i n g t o o . I t w o u l d b e n i c e t os e e p h o t o s o f s o m e i t e m s f r o m y o u r c o l l e c t i o n . C o u l dy o u s e n d m e s o m e ? T h a n k y o u i n a d v a n c e .

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2 4 . P E R S O N A L L E T T E R 9. MY FRIENDYou have received a letter from your English pen-friend.He/she asked you about your best friend. Write a letter ofreply, in which you tell about your friend, when andwhere you met him/her, interests you share, your favourite pastimes. Do not forget to mention your friend'scharacteristic features you like.D e a r O l h a ,I n y o u r l a s t l e t t e r y o u h a v e a s k e d m e a b o u t m y b e s t

f r ie n d . W e l l , f r a n k l y s p e a k i n g , m y f r ie n d N a t a l i a a n d Ih a v e k n o w n e a c h o t h e r f or m a n y y e a r s . W e g o t a c q u a i n t e d i n t h e f ir st f o r m w h e n w e w e r e s ix y e a r s o l d . W e s a ta t o n e d e s k f o r f i v e y e a r s . W h e n w e w e r e c h i l d r e n , w ec o l l e c t e d C h r i s t m a s c a r d s a n d t h i s h o b b y m a d e u s c l o s ef r i e n d s .

W e s p e n t m u c h t i m e t o g e t h e r . W e t r ie d t o m a k e o u ra c t i v i t i e s n o t o n l y j o y f u l b u t u s e f u l a s w e l l . O n w e e k d a y sw e w e n t i n f o r s p o r t s . W e w e r e f o n d o f t e n n i s a s i t i s av e r y b e a u t i f u l k i n d of s p o r t s . L a s t y e a r w e p a r t i c i p a t e d i na t e n n i s t o u r n a m e n t f o r p u p i l s . I t w a s h e l d i n o u r t o w n .W e w e r e n o t t h e fi rs t, b u t w e w e r e n o t t h e la s t ! I n s u m m e r w e u s e d t o g o t o t h e f o r e s t o r l a k e w i t h o u r p a r e n t s .M y f a t h e r t a u g h t u s t o s w i m a n d n o w b o t h N a t a l i a a n d Ic a n s w i m v e r y w e l l .


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N a t a l i a ' s m o t h e r l o v e d t h e a t r e v e r y m u c h . S h e u s e dt o t a k e u s t o t h e P u p p e t T h e a t r e . N o w s h e s a y s t h a t w ea r e a d u l t s a n d t a k e s u s t o t h e D r a m a T h e a t r e .

W e a r e r e a l l y g o o d f r i e n d s . N a t a l i a is a v e r y n i c eg i r l . S h e i s k i n d a n d s i n c e r e . N a t a l i a i s v e r y c l e v e r a n dh a r d w o r k i n g . S h e s t u d i e s w e l l . S h e i s e s p e c i a l l y g o o d a tE n g l i s h . S h e w a n t s t o b e c o m e a n E n g l i s h t e a c h e r .

T w i c e a w e e k w e g o t o t h e E n g l i s h l a n g u a g e c l u b a to u r s c h o o l . T h e r e w e s t u d y E n g l i s h , l e a r n a b o u t E n g l i s hs p e a k i n g c o u n t r i e s a n d t h e i r c u l t u r e , s i n g E n g l i s h s o n g s .W e l i k e t o t a k e p a r t in d i f fe r e n t p e r f o r m a n c e s . N o w w ea r e p r e p a r i n g t o t h e p a r t y o f t h e L a s t L e s s o n . N a t a l i a i sg o i n g t o s i n g a s o n g a n d I w i l l b e t h e h o s t e s s o f o u r p a r t y .

T o c u t a l o n g s t o r y s h o r t , I a m v e r y h a p p y t o h a v e af r i e n d l i k e N a t a l i a .O l h a , c o u l d y o u w r i t e m e a b o u t y o u r b e s t f r i e n d ?H o w l o n g d o y o u k n o w e a c h o t h e r a n d w h a t i n t e r e s t s d oy o u s h a r e ?

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2 5 . E - M A I L M E S S A G EYou are the head of the school club. You have got an invitation to a school festival. Write an e-mail massage, inwhich accept the invitation and tell what your school canshow during the festival. Use specific e-mail expressionsand abbreviations.D e a r f r i e n d s ,T h a n k s f o r y o u r e - m a i l i n f o r m i n g u s a b o u t t h e

fe st iva l he ld at yo u r s c ho o l . W e w o u ld b e g l a d t o pa r t i c i p a t e i n i t. W e c a n e x p o s e o u r h a n d c r a f t s a t y o u r e x h i b i t i o na n d w e h a v e a v e r y n i c e C h r i s t m a s p e r f o r m a n c e t h at c a nb e s h o w n d u r i n g y o u r c o n c e r t . W e h a v e g o r g e o u sc o s t u m e s a n d g ir l s s i n g v e r y b e a u t i f u l C h r i s t m a s c a r o l s .W e h a v e r e c o r d e d t h e s e c a r o l s d u r i n g o u r s u m m e r h i k e i nI h e T r a n s c a r p a t h i a n r e g i o n . P l e a s e , f in d a n a t t a c h e dd o c u m e n t w i t h p h o t o s o f o u r c r af ts a n d a W o r d d o c u m e n tw i t h t h e d e s c r i p t i o n s o f o u r c o n c e r t p e r f o r m a n c e . P l e a s e ,let u s k n o w if y o u c a n n o t r e a d t h e a t t a c h m e n t A S A P 1 .W e a r e c o p i n g o t h e r p a r t i c i p a n t s i n o n t h i s m e s s a g e .I I T H 2 t o m a k e t h e p r o g r a m m e o f t h e f e s ti v a l. L o o k i n gf o r w a r d t o y o u r r e p l y . B e s t ,

L i n a D e m c h u k ,t h e h e a d o f t h e p u p i l ' sc l u b S c h o o l N o 4

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2 6 . M E S S A G E O N T H E A N S W E R I N G M A C H I N EYou have got tickets to the theatre. You want to inviteyour friend. W rite a message you will leave on his/heranswering machine. Do not forget to tell when the performance takes place and what play you are going to see.H e l l o , I h o r . T h i s i s T a r a s c a l l i n g . I t i s t e n o ' c l o c k o n

M o n d a y m o r n i n g a n d I a m r i n g i n g t o f in d o u t if y o uw o u l d l i k e t o g o t o t h e t h e a t r e t o n i g h t . A w e e k a g o m ym o t h e r b o u g h t t w o t i c k e ts f o r t h e p e r f o r m a n c e , b u t ,u n f o r t u n a t e l y , s h e h a s f a ll e n i l l . I t h i n k y o u w o u l d e n j o yt h e p l a y . I t i s a d a p t e d f r o m M a x F r i s c h , t h e o u t s t a n d i n gS w i s s w r i t e r o f t h e 2 0 t h c e n t u r y . I l i k e h i s i n t e r p r e t a t i o no f h u m a n r e l a t i o n s i n t h e a g e o f b u s i n e s s , m a c h i n e s a n de l e c t r o n i c s . H o p e y o u w i l l b e i n t e r e s t e d t o o . C o u l d y o ur i n g m e b a c k ? I a m a t h o m e a n d I s h a l l b e h e r e a l l d a yu n t i l f iv e o ' c l o c k . M y t e l e p h o n e n u m b e r ( in c a s e y o uh a v e f o r g o t t e n ) i s 2 3 4 7 6 8 9 . T h a n k s a l o t . B y e .

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2 7 . M E S S A G E O N F A XYou are invited to a student forum. You have to send a faxwith all required papers. Write a cover sheet in whichyou inform about your participation in the forum and thedocum ents you are sending. Mention that you haveshared the information about the forum with your colleagues from another university. Use specific expressionsthat are typical in faxes.

F a x C o v e r S h e e tD e a r B i l l ,I t w a s g o o d t o g e t y o u r i n v i t a t i o n t o t h e s t u d e n t ' s

f o r u m . O u r c l u b h a s s e v e r a l i n t e r e s t i n g p r o j e c t s a n d t w oo f t h e m c o r r e s p o n d w i t h t h e p r o b l e m s th a t w i l l b e d i s c u s s e d a t t h e f o r u m . T h e f o l l o w i n g p a g e s g i v e d e t a i l s o ft h e s e p r o j e c t s . If y o u n e e d a n y f u r th e r i n f o r m a t i o n ,p l e a s e , l e t u s k n o w .

W e c l o s e l y c o l l a b o r a t e w i t h t h e s t u d e n t s o c i e t y o fM c G r e e r U n i v e r s i t y . T h e y w o r k o n t h e r e l a t e d s o c i a lp r o b l e m s . T h e r e f o r e , I h a v e s h a r e d t h e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u tt h e f o r u m w i t h t h e m . I h o p e t h a t t h e i r p a r t i c i p a t i o n w i l lm a k e y o u r f o r u m m o r e i n t e r e s t i n g .

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T h i s f a x m a y c o n t a i n c o n f i d e n t i a l i n f o r m a t i o n . I fy o u a r e n o t t h e i n t e n d e d r e c i p i e n t , a d v i s e t h e s e n d e r a n dd e s t r o y t h is d o c u m e n t .

I f y o u d o n o t r e c e i v e a ll p a g e s , o r if a n y p a g e s a r ei l l eg i b le , p l e a s e p h o n e + 1 2 3 4 3 6 7 3 2 6 7 i m m e d i a t e l y .

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2 8 . I N F O R M A L M E M O 1You cannot connect to you friend because his/her telephone does not answer. Write a short mem o in which giveyour new telephone number and remind your friend aboutthe birthday party you both are invited to.

T O : T a n y aF R O M : N a t a l y aD A T E : J u n e 1 7 , 2 0 1 0S U B J E C T : O l h a ' s B i r th d a y

I a m j u s t w r i t i n g to l et y o u k n o w m y n e w t e l e p h o n en u m b e r ( i t i s 2 4 1 1 5 5 ) , a n d r e m i n d y o u o f O l h a ' s b i r t h d a yp a r t y . B y t h e w a y , s h e p h o n e d m e y e s t e r d a y a n d a s k e d t oc o n t a c t y o u , a s s h e c o u l d n o t c a l l y o u u p f o r t w o d a y s .Y o u r t e l e p h o n e h a s n o t a n s w e r e d , i t h a s g o n e d e a d . Ih o p e y o u h a v e a l r e a d y r e p a i r e d i t . A s t o O l h a ' s b i r t h d a y ,it i s g o i n g t o b e i n a w e e k ( I h o p e y o u r e m e m b e r i t) a n d Ih a v e a l r e a d y b o u g h t a p r e s e n t f o r h e r .

I t i s a b e a u t i f u l w a t e r - c o l o u r . I l i k e t h a t n i c e p i c t u r ev e r y m u c h a n d I a m s u r e s h e w o u l d l i k e i t, t o o . H a v e y o uc h o s e n a b i r t h d a y p r e s e n t f o r O l h a ? I t w o u l d b e l o v e l yto m e e t s o m e t i m e a n d d i s c u s s e v e r y t h i n g .

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2 9 . I N F O R M A L M E M O 2You had to change your plans for the evening. Writea short mem o to your friend about your new plans, explainthe reasons and invite your friend to accom pany you.

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I w o u l d l i k e t o l e t y o u k n o w a b o u t t h e c h a n g e s i nm y p l a n s f o r t o n i g h t . M y t e a c h e r o f E n g l i s h s t r o n g l yr e c o m m e n d e d m e t o t a k e s o m e e x t ra l e s s o n s . H e p u t ss p e c i a l e m p h a s i s o n d e v e l o p i n g t e c h n i q u e s o f e f f e c t i v ew r i t te n c o m m u n i c a t i o n . Y o u k n o w t h a t I h a v e s o m ep r o b l e m s in w r i t i n g e s s a y s a n d a r t ic l e s . A s m y f u t u r eo c c u p a t i o n w i l l b e c o n n e c t e d w i t h w r i t i n g t o a g r e a te x t e n d , I c a n n o t i g n o r e t h i s f a c t . S o o n I w i l l t a k e E x t e r n a lI n d e p e n d e n t T e s t i n g i n E n g l i s h t h a t i s w h y I a m g o i n g t ot a k e t h e s e l e s s o n s a s s o o n a s p o s s i b l e .

S o , I s h a l l m e e t y o u a t t h e s p o r t s c l u b t o m o r r o w a t8 p . m . H o p e w e s h a l l d i s c u s s o u r p l a n s fo r s u m m e rv a c a t i o n s t h e r e .

I f y o u w o u l d l i k e t o d e v e l o p y o u r w r i t i n g s k i l ls , w ec o u l d v i s i t e x t r a l e s s o n s t o g e t h e r .


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3 0. A N N O U N C E M E N T O F T H E ST U DY G R O U P M E E T I N GWrite an announcement of a study group meeting, inwhich inform about the time and place of meeting and itsagenda.D e a r f r ie n d s , a t t e n t i o n , p l e a s e ! S t u d y G r o u p o f

Y o u n g B i o l o g i s t s w o u l d h a v e a m e e t i n g i n T e r n o p i lS c h o o l N o . 3 , R o o m 4 1 ( th e t h i r d f lo o r ) o n M o n d a y t h e1 4 t h o f M a y , 2 0 0 7 , 4 . 0 0 p . m .

T h e f o l l o w i n g t h e m e s w i l l b e o n t h e a g e n d a : E x t i n c t i o n o f A n i m a l s E c o l o g i c a l C h a l l e n g e s i n O u r R e g i o n S c h o o l G a r d e n

D u r i n g t h e m e e t i n g w e w i l l : m a k e a l is t o f e x t i n c t a n d r a r e a n i m a l s a n d p l a n t s

i n o u r r e g i o n ; d e v e l o p m a t e r i a l s f o r t h e n e x t i s s u e o f ' G r e e n

M a g a z i n e ' , p u b l i s h e d b y o u r p u p i l s ; d i s c u s s a p l a n o f a f u t u r e g a r d e n t h a t w i l l b e

p l a n t e d n e a r o u r s c h o o l n e x t S a t u r d a y .I f y o u a r e i n t e r e s t e d i n p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n t h e m e e t i n go r y o u h a v e a n y i n t e r e s t i n g f a c t s o r i d e a s , p l e a s e , c o n t a c t

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3 1 . A N N O U N C E M E N T O F M O B I L E S B AN A T S C H O O LWrite an announcem ent about the prohibition of mobilesduring the lessons at your school. Indicate the reasons ofthis act and inform parents about connection in cases ofemergency.D e a r p u p i l s a n d t e a c h e r s !A t t e n t i o n , p l e a s e !T h e s c h o o l a d m i n i s t r a t io n w o u l d l i k e t o r e m i n d y o u

t h a t i t i s f o r b i d d e n t o u s e m o b i l e p h o n e s d u r i n g l e s s o n s ,a s t h e y d i s t r a c t y o u r a t t e n t i o n f r o m t h e p r o c e d u r e o ft h e l e s s o n .

D e a r p a r e n t s ! T h o u g h w e r e a l i z e t h a t m o b i l e s h e l py o u t o b e i n c o n t a c t w i t h y o u r c h i l d r e n a n d c o n t r o l t h e m ,w e i n s i s t o n s w i t c h i n g m o b i l e s o f f d u r i n g l e s s o n s . I n s t r u c ty o u r c h i l d r e n i n o r d e r t o a v o i d a n y m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g . I nc a s e o f e m e r g e n c y y o u c a n c a l l a n d i n f o r m t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n . T h e m o b i l e c a n b e s w i t c h e d o n d u r i n g t h e b r e a k s a n da f t e r c l a s se s bu t on ly fo r ca l l s and no t fo r games .

H o p e y o u w i l l u n d e r s t a n d t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f t h i si n s t r u c t i o n a n d f o l l o w it .

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3 2 . A N N O U N C E M E N T A B O U T A L O S T D O GYour dog has lost. W rite an announcement, in which youtell when and where the dog was lost, describe it andleave you contact phone.

A t t e n t i o n , p l e a s e !Y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g a d o g w a s lo s t in S h e v c h e n k o

S t r e e t . A m a l e P e k i n e s e i s c a l l e d B a b y a n d h e i s f i v ey e a r s o l d . H e h a s a b r o w n h a i r w i t h a b l a c k m a s k , b l a c ke a r s , a b r o w n t a il a n d w h i t e p a w s . H i s c o a t i s v e r y l o n ga n d i t r e a c h e s t h e g r o u n d . T h e r e i s a w h i t e s p o t o nB a b y ' s p a w . A r e d c o l l a r w a s r o u n d h is n e c k t h e d a y h ed i s a p p e a r e d .

B a b y i s a k i n d a n d j o y f u l d o g . H e l i k e s t o p l a y w i t ha b a l l a n d h e i s v e r y f r ie n d l y t o c h i l d r e n .

T h e d o g b e l o n g s t o m y l i t t l e s i s t e r a n d s h e f e e l s v e r yl o n e l y . I f y o u h a v e f o u n d o r k n o w a n y t h i n g a b o u t t h ed o g , p l e a s e c a l l 5 0 9 3 4 6 5 a fte r 6 o ' c l o c k i n t h e e v e n i n g .Y o u r h e l p w i l l b e r e w a r d e d .

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3 3 . A N N O U N C E M E N T O F J U N I O R S U M M E R C A M PWrite an announcement of a new Junior Summ er Cam pseason in which indicate time of its opening, program me,facilities and how parents can get additional information.D e a r j u n i o r s a n d p a r e n t s ,W e g l a d l y in f o r m y o u a b o u t a n e w c a m p s e a s o n .

T h e s u m m e r c a m p st a r ts i ts w o r k a t o u r s c h o o l o n J u n e 1 .T h e p r o g r a m m e i n c l u d e s m a n y g a m e s , t r i p s a n d c o n t e s t s .M u s i c , t h e a t r e a n d t e c h n i c a l c l u b s a r e s e a r c h i n g f o r t a l e n t e d c h i l d r e n . D u r i n g t h e c a m p s e a s o n y o u r c h i l d r e n w i l lb e a b l e t o i m p r o v e t h e E n g l i s h a n d G e r m a n s p e a k i n gs k i l l s w i t h t e a c h e r s , w h o a r e n a t i v e s p e a k e r s .

A m o n g o t h e r f a ci li ti e s t h e r e i s a s p o r t g r o u n d ,s w i m m i n g p o o l a n d g y m . A r t s a n d c r a f t s w o r k s h o p s w i l lb e i n t e r e s t i n g f o r y o u r c r e a t i v e k i d s . I n t h e e v e n i n gd a n c e s a n d p a r t i e s w i l l b e h e l d b y o u r i n s t r u c t o r s .

D e t a i l e d i n f o r m a t i o n i s a v a i l a b l e a t o u r o f f i c i a l s i t eo r y o u m a y a s k y o u r t e a c h e r s . I f y o u a r e i n t e r e s t e d ,p l e a s e , c o n t a c t t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n t il l M a y 2 5 .

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3 4 . A N N O U N C E M E N T O F A T V P R O G R A M M EWrite an announcement about a TV programme. Tellabout the time of its broadcasting, hosts and topics.A r e y o u i n t e r e s t e d i n w a t c h i n g A f r i c a n w i l d l i fe i n

t h e A b u k o N a t u r e R e s e r v e o r v i s i t i n g L o c h N e s s a n d t h eS c o t t i s h H i g h l a n d s ?

S w i t c h o n y o u r T V s e t ! T h e B B C W o r l d n e wp r o g r a m m e ' H o l i d a y ' w i l l h e l p y o u t o t r a v e l a r o u n d t h ew o r l d . E x p e r i e n c e d tr a v e l l e rs K a t e B i s h o p a n d A n d yW o l f e w i l l t e l l y o u a b o u t t h e m o s t m a g n i f i c e n t a n de x c i t i n g c i t i e s , i n v i t e t o t h e m o s t r e s p e c t a b l e r e s o r t s a n dd i s c o v e r t h e m o s t e x o t i c i s l a n d s o f o u r p l a n e t . Y o u w i l lf o l l o w b r e a t h t a k i n g w h i t e - ra f t i n g t o u r s , c l i m b i n g a d v e n t u r e s a n d t r e a s u r e h u n t s .

E n j o y y o u r s e l f w a t c h i n g h i s t o r i c c i t i e s , w o n d e r f u lc a s t l e s a n d f a n t a s t i c c o u n t r y s i d e ! T r a v e l w i t h o u t l e a v i n gy o u r c o m f o r t a b l e f la t!

D o n o t f o r g e t S u n d a y 2 . 0 0 p . m . o n t h e B B CW o r l d ' H o l i d a y ' !

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3 5 . N E W S P A P E R A R T I C L E 1 .THE EXTERNAL INDEPENDEN T TESTINGWrite an article about the External Independent Testing.Inform your readers about the peculiarities of this form ofexamination and its advantages.O n e o f t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t e v e n t s i n J u n e i s t h e

e x a m i n a t i o n s e a s o n a t s e c o n d a r y s c h o o l s . P u p i l s o f t h en i n t h a n d e l e v e n t h f o r m s t a k e t h e i r s t a t e f i n a l e x a m s i nd i ff e re n t s u b j e c t s . T h i s y e a r t h e E x t e r n a l I n d e p e n d e n tT e s t i n g i n t r o d u c e d b y t h e M i n i s t r y o f E d u c a t i o n a n dS c i e n c e o f U k r a i n e w i l l b e h e l d f o r t h e t h i r d t i m e . T h ee x p e r i e n c e o f t h e p r e v i o u s t e s t s w a s t a k e n i n t o c o n s i d e r a t i o n f o r e l a b o r a t i o n o f t a s k s a n d s c h e d u l e s .

T h e p u p i l s o f t h e e l e v e n t h f o r m s t a k e t e s t s i nU k r a i n i a n , M a t h e m a t i c s , G e o g r a p h y , B i o l o g y , F o r e i g nL a n g u a g e o r s o m e o t h e r s u b j e c t . T h e y c a n c h o o s e w h a ts u b j e c t s a r e s i g n i f i c a n t f o r t h e i r f u t u r e s t u d y a t h i g h e re d u c a t i o n a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s .

A f t e r p a s s i n g t h e e x a m s p u p i l s g e t t h e c e r t i f i c a t ew h i c h e v a l u a t e s t h e ir l e a r n i n g o u t c o m e s a t s e c o n d a r ys c h o o l . T h i s i s a c r u c i a l p e r i o d f o r y o u n g p e o p l e , w h e nt h e y h a v e t o d e c i d e w h e t h e r t o g o o n t o a u n i v e r s i t y o rs t a r t w o r k i n g .

A n e w s y s t e m o f p u p i l s ' k n o w l e d g e a s s e s s m e n ta l l o w s t o m e a s u r e t h e i r p r o g r e s s o b j e c t i v e l y . T h e E x t e r n a lI n d e p e n d e n t T e s t i n g i s h e l d o n e a n d t h e s a m e d a y o v e r


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t h e w h o l e t e r r i t o r y o f o u r c o u n t r y . A c c o r d i n g t o t h eo v e r a l l s c o r e a t t e s t s p u p i l s c a n c h o o s e t h e u n i v e r s i t y t h e yw i l l s t u d y a t . N o w a d a y s , f u t u r e s t u d e n t s c a n a p p l y t os e v e r a l h i g h e r e d u c a t i o n a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s i m u l t a n e o u s l y .T h i s f ac t e n a b l e s y o u n g p e o p l e t o f in d t h e b e s t u n i v e r s i t yth ey ca n a f f o r d .

T h o u g h c e r t a i n o f t h e s e p r o b l e m s e x i s t , p o s i t i v ee f f e c t o f t h e E x t e r n a l I n d e p e n d e n t T e s t i n g i s u n d e r l i n e db y m a n y s p e c i a l i s t s .

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3 6 . N E W S P A P E R A R T I C L E 2 .THE ENVIRONM ENTAL POLLUTIONWrite an article about the environmental pollution. Nameits main sources and indicate the ways of improvingthe situation.I n t h e 2 1 s t c e n t u r y t h e e c o l o g i c a l p r o b l e m s h a v e

b e c o m e e s p e c i a l l y a c t u a l a n d p a i n f u l . W a t e r a n d a i rp o l l u t i o n c a u s e s a b o u t 5 % o f d e a t h s n o w a d a y s . It i sm o r e d a n g e r o u s t o w a l k d o w n th e s t r e e t o f a b i g c i t y t h a tt o c r o s s i t! T r a f f i c p o l l u t i o n n o w k i l l s m o r e p e o p l e t h a na c c i d e n t s . P o i s o n o u s f u m e s c a u s e n u m e r o u s h e a l thp r o b l e m s . A n d it i s n o t j u s t f u m e s t h a t a ff ec t p e o p l e ' sh e a l t h . N o i s e p o l l u t i o n f r o m t r a f f i c , t r a i n s a n d a i r p l a n e sh u r t s l e e p a n d p r o v o k e d i f f e r e n t m e n t a l p r o b l e m s .

S h i p s a n d t a n k e r s c o n s t a n t l y p o l l u t e s e a s a n d o c e a n sw i t h o i l a n d o t h e r p o l l u t a n t s . V a s t w a t e r a r e a s a r ec o v e r e d w i t h o i l c o a t . A s a r e s u l t f is h d i e o r b e c o m ep o i s o n o u s a n d p e o p l e s uf fe r f r o m s t o m a c h d i s e a s e s .B i r d s c a n n o t f l y b e c a u s e t h e i r w i n g s b e c o m e h e a v y .

I t i s c l e a r t ha t po l lu t i on now i s a ma in t op i c fo rn e w s a n d c o n s t a n t c o n c e r n o f d i f f e re n t i n t e r n a t io n a lo r g a n i s a t io n s t h a t d e v e l o p e c o l o g i c a l p r o g r a m m e s . M a n yo f t h e m a i m a t i n t r o d u c i n g e c o - f r i e n d l y t r a n s p o r t t h a tu s e s t h e s o l a r e n e r g y o r a l t e r n a t i v e f u e l . B u t t h i s i s j u s to n e a s p e c t o f t h e p r o g r a m m e s . M o r e i m p o r t a n t i s t oc h a n g e p e o p l e ' s h a b i t s a n d b e h a v i o u r . R o l l i n g a n d b i k in g


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s h o u l d b e p o p u l a r i s e d . P e o p l e m u s t u s e m o r e p u b l i ct r a n s p o r t . G o v e r n m e n t s h o u l d e n c o u r a g e c l e a r e r t r a n s p o r t .

A l l t h e s e m e a s u r e s w i l l h e l p t o r e d u c e t h e a i rp o l l u t i o n a n d d e c r e a s e t h e l e v e l o f t ra ff ic n o i s e . P e o p l ew i l l s l e e p p e a c e f u l l y a n d b r e a t h e c l e a r e r a i r . T h e y w i l le a t c l e a r e r v e g e t a b l e s a n d f r u i t . P e o p l e w i l l n e e d l e s s o i la n d d a n g e r o f o i l p o l l u t i o n i n t h e o c e a n s w i l l n o t b e s os h a r p . W e w i l l b e h e a l t h i e r a n d h a p p i e r . O n l y a c t i v e s t e p sw i l l s a v e p e o p l e f r o m t h e e c o l o g i c a l c a t a s t r o p h e a n d w ea l l m u s t r e a l i s e i t !

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3 7 . N E W S P A P E R A R T I C L E 3 . VIOLENCE ON TVYou are worried with the amount of violence on TV.Write an article in which you express your ideas andoffer ways of solution of the discussed problem .T e l e v i s i o n h a s b e e n i n v a d i n g o u r l i f e , t i m e a n d

m i n d s i n c e t h e m o m e n t o f it s i n v e n t i o n . I t i s d i f f ic u l t t oc h a r a c t e r i s e i ts i n f l u e n c e i n a f e w w o r d s . W e c a n n o t d e n yd e f i n i te p o s i t i v e e f fe c t o f e d u c a t i o n a l o r i n f o r m a t i v ep r o g r a m m e s , w h i c h h e l p t o e n l a r g e o u r k n o w l e d g e a b o u tt h e w o r l d a r o u n d u s o r s t i m u l a t e o u r im a g i n a t i o n , h e l p t or e l ax a f t e r a ha r d day . Bu t t h i s en joy men t i s r a t he r pas s i ve .

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