Execise writing letters

Writting Letters

Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce from the following sets of words and phrases, sentences that together make a complete letter or paragraph.
1. Dear Mr Johnson ,
A friend/ mine/ recently/ return/ England/ advise me / write/ you .
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I / hope/ come/ England/ next year/ spend/ some months / Cambridge.
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Perhaps/ recommend/ suitable English family/ me stay.
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While/ I / there/ take/ part-time course/ improve/ my English .
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Be/ part- time course/ your college ?
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If/ be/ I/ be grateful/ you send/ application form.
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Please / tell/ much/ fees/ course/ be .
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I/ like/ know/ date/ course/ begin.
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Yours sincerely,
Giovannni.

2. Dear Mr David,
I be happy/ get/ letter/ offer job / your company.
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You/ not tell/ when/ want me/ stat work / for you/.
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My present employer/ expect me/ stay him/ end/ month.
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We think/ about buy/ house/ the office.
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My wife/ be anxious/ find/ good school/ children/ attend.
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She worry/ not be able/ continue/ study/ same subjects.
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Let/ hope/ problems/ not take / long solve.
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I look forward/ start/ work/ you.
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Yours sincerely,
John Smith.

3. Dear Kumiko,
I/ be/ very please/ receive/ parcel/ send.
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What / good idea/ send/ selection/ different kinds of food/ your country.
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I/ enjoy/ eat/ very much/ so/ my family.
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It be/ not possible/ buy/ things/ England/ except perhaps/ London.
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You say/ your letter/ you like/ to send/ parcel/ English food.
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I/ just post one/ you.
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It/ not arrive/ same time/ this letter/ send/ by sea - mail.
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In/ parcel/ be/ information/ prepare/ eat/ food.
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Love/ Mary.

4. Dear Michael,
I meet Peter Hurst/ London/ last week/ we / have/ coffee/ together.
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He / tell me/ you pass/ final examinations.
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What you go/ do now ?
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First,/ I expect/ you/ think/ have / holiday/ after study/ hard.
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You/ want/ work/ Oxford/ you apply/ jobs/ other towns ?
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If you like/ I ask some/ my colleagues/ they look out/ vacancie/ this area.
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Peter say/ he ask/ friends/ London/ you , too.
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I hope/ you not think/ we/ interfere/ too much !
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Let me know if I can help.
With best wishes.
Rechard

5. Dear sir,
I/ very surprised/ letter/ I receive/ you this morning.
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In it / say/ I not pay/ book/ send/ one month ago.
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You say/ I / send/ money immediately.
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In fact/ I return/ book/ you/ same day / receive.
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I not return/ because/ not want.
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But because/ book/ be/ poor condition/ several torn pages.
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I send/ letter/ that time/ ask you/ send/ perfect copy/ same book.
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I hope/ you do that and / not have/ write/ you again/ this matter.
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Yours faithfully,
Sammuel Johnson


Exercise
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it :
Example : I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for ages.
(It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much.
The train couldn’t run because of the snow.
( The snow .......................................................................................................
I didn’t arrive in time to see her.
( I wasn’t ..................................................... .........................................................
I’m sorry I was rude to you yesterday.
( I apologise ....................................... ................................................................
He doesn’t hurry, so he misses the train.
( If .................................................... ....................................................................
Janet is the best tennis - player in the club.
( No one ...................................... ....................................................................
I haven’t seen that man here before.
( It’s ...................................................... .............................................................
The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it .
( The furniture was too ... ....................................................................
The robber made the bank manager hand over the money.
(The bank manager ..