(efeytesohes [Ordo 8 Letter / Email of Advice Eee OL am me oe) Chapter 2 Newspaper Report / Article ee ecg aoe) Chapter 3 Seay Ett og (orvacoe a recaatoe acto ii RY ROC meet Coney dans) erate Cea ee Cente ee hc) oar) (Ove co my Thank You Letter a aoe Ce yeas Tater patel rere ovata} Letter of Complaint ca ics PED (ervey ON A Cn Maer emery ETN LR 281Chapter 1 Letter / Email of Advice pa Leaner immedTips for writing a letter / an email of advice to a friend / family member: SORTER CHAT / LRT ELA EOIBOR + Style Features Maletits 1. Aletter / An email of advice is a type of informal correspondence, so don't make it sound too formal. You can use the following ways to do so: “HEAR TE Cf PP REAR Ta AAR HA SPOR A , BELLAS BE tl ACAI, 6) DORE FESR EHH DLR 5 7 BE = a. Abbreviations, for example, WHO for the World Health Organisation, TV for television #25, (Hin WHO #t AILS: M188 5 TV 1 ARE BE b. Contractions, for example, I've, she's, they're 4%, ‘ali I've, she's, they're c. Questions to the reader of the letter or email MH 77 ii AG d. Incomplete sentence or answers #4 FFI c. Imperatives, for instance, think about it!, be sensible!, don't regret what you have chosen #43, fii think about it!, be sensible!, don't regret what you have chosen f Different kinds of punctuation. - full stops, commas, exclamation marks, questions marks, dashes, colons, semi-colons. Remember dashes, colons, and semi-colons are mainly used in three ways: i. giving reasons ii. _ giving examples iii. giving a list of people or things to introduce aspects FAA RAE RE — ARE, EGE. ESE, SPREE FSWT RMGE, UGE, BRATEE, PGE, PME, HARRI OE, qaoqdey, DoIApy Jo [peuty / 199397]If you friend or relative has something worrisome to tell you, say that you understand their situation. If they have both something delightful and worrisome to tell you, share their joy first and then tell them that it is not worth worrying about the problems. PARAS AME, ERR SBS AO, BEART SAL IRA, Fe ADAYA Oe A EE Try to be sympathetic and show that you understand their situation. ‘Tell them that the problems are very common and that you have had this / a similar experience. That gives you the best position to offer advice/suggestions. AER RESLIAI BART AN BL, BP ALR SER ARAL, Poo RAO BB MAIER TOME H. In any form of correspondence, business or informal, when you write the sentence 'I am writing to-~-' at the end of the first paragraph, remember not to include the words 'the/this letter’ or 'the/this email.’ AL ME SATE, LRAT, este — Bee — 75 '| am writing to oA, ‘}5¥ hl 'the/this letter’ a 'the/this email’, Middle paragraphs "{MINEL% The usual approach is make a suggestion first and then explain why it is effective. — AH A I AE I A DT You can also choose to identify the reason for the problem first. ‘Then make a suggestion according to the reason. ‘Oso RRR Se Ha PRL CN, A IC A 3. Remember your advice must be suitable for his / her actual situation or character. Therefore, if the reader is a friend or relative, make use of their character traits while you are making a suggestion (the topic might ask you to write a letter of advice to someone you don't know, for instance, an editor to a reader). qaoqdey, DoIApy Jo [peuty / 199397]jasideyo. aotApy Jo [rewg / 181187 16 1 Conclusion sii You don't need to repeat your advice. AGRE RAR, 2. Reiterate your advice by asking them questions to make them think. For instance: David, do you really want to achieve success? If so, you have to work harder. PAT APL OE , fa a David, KEANE ? Ae , HRM. 3. Oryou can use the imperative to make them take action. For instance: David, act now and grab your chances to make it happen. RETO SRONI TB , OM, David, STB EH Ie EA, 4. Look forward to if a. his/her joyful facebook / IG posts (OA MIR /Instagram feb b. his/her reply Ae 29 Fae c. seeing his / her success He A LH d. seeing a happy: az) coe But certainly the above list is not exhaustive. LAY ALTA AY AT ME HE,Signing Off Fak If the letter is addressed to a family member, use ‘Love’, then use comma, and sign your first name without the surname. HURIECES RA, Fi Love, BES, PRMEL TIA RERE 2. Ifthe letter is addressed to friends, you can use ‘Best wishes’, "Best regards’ or 'Regards', then use a comma, and then sign your name without the surname. WHHL BM MA , TILL Best wishes, Best regards i Regards, MS, RAL TAR WHER, 3. Ifthe letter is addressed to people who you don't know, you can use ‘Best wishes’, 'Best regards’, ‘Regards’, or 'Yours sincerely’, then use a comma, and then sign your name with or without the surname. REAM ONIN A, BILLA] Best wishes, Best regards, Regards wt Yours sincerely, jE, MRL F, MIRAMAR HT, 4. (1)-(3) above apply as a rule unless the topic specifically mentions the name that you need to sign. PAE (1)-(3) JC) 78), BR AF i 28 9 Se qaoqdey, DoIApy Jo [peuty / 199397] ajasideyo. aotapy Jo [pewg / 101987 18 Part A - short task A iif - Wi Your best friend Johnson sent you an email, telling you that someone stole $200 from his schoolbag in the changing room at school. He was sure that someone stole it. He also strongly believed that he knew who the thief was, but had no proof. Email him with your advice. Sign your name Dennis. Dear Johnson, I'm sorry about the dilemma ( i M# n.) that you find yourself in. Please listen to my advice before you decide what to do.! Even though” you believe you know who stole your money, I don't think it is wise to report the person to the police. Firstly, it does not give you any advantage to accuse someone of a crime without prima facie evidence ( #1 #8) -* you'd* run into problems making them believe your story. Besides, it'd be a difficult task for them to conduct an investigation, What you should do is, therefore, try® to collect proof to substantiate ( iit#f v.) your story. Ask around to see if any of your classmates saw someone acting suspiciously. Alternatively’, you can seek help from your teachers, who can play the role of a mediator (442A. and have the power to search your classmates’ schoolbags if the case goes that far. I believe that at this moment, you should give the benefit of the doubt to (i# seh #120888 ) the one you suspect. You might want to confront ( #/% v.) that person. I wouldn't advise you to do that either’ because it is arash ( #311) adj.) action. You would only alert that person, probably prompting ( {ii v.) him to destroy the evidence. Your friendship might also be ruined if it turned out that your accusation was wrong*. Do you think you can still be friends with him after that? Surely not!’ So now you should behave and speak to him as usual, but see whether you can coax ( sti v.) him into telling you where his money camefrom. If you find his answer suspicious, you can always resort to (iit v.) my first advice above. Any vay, don't act on impulse ( #17 ). Keep me informed of the progress! I'll continue to read your blogs to see if there is any follow-up" Best wishes, Dennis Points to note: For part A essays, don’t write too long an introduction. Go to the crux of the matter directly. CABHGLPHP-RABAR, MRAM AO, "Even though’ can be replaced by ‘though’, ‘although’, or ‘while’. ‘While’ can mean ‘although,’ which is often overlooked. ‘Even though’ # 21/1] ‘though’, ‘although’, or ‘while’ s/t . While’ LLM HEME, BALI THEM, A dash is used to introduce an afterthought, an explanation, or something unexpected and surprising. ‘BSR TERRA , WEAR, SRR ELAT BUR REI Use abbreviations to give the letter / email a more casual tone. AR RAESAAY (el FR A RE TT, A sentence that begins with the infinitive of a verb is called the imperative, which is useful when you give advice to friends and family members. DBR EAE HFM, SOE ERA RE PAT HO, The linking word ‘alternatively’ is a good choice when you proceed to give the second suggestion instead of using in addition / besides / moreover / furthermore / also. But don't use ‘on the other hand’ because this phrase is used to state something contradictory to the previous point. pasadey9, aotapy Jo [rewry /19939°]peace of mind (#1 n. phrase) get that far ( &F/AB MM ) manifest itself on someone or something (344 484% AHL ) Part B - long task B iif - 3 Your cousin Jake is going to attend a job interview in a travel agency for the post of tour guide of trips to Hong Kong. This is his first job interview, so he has asked you in an email for advice on how to prepare for it. Write an email reply in which you give him advice on the necessary skills at the interview, what positive qualities a good tour guide should have, and the future of working in the local tourism field. Sign your name ‘Benjamin’. Dear Jake, It's really great news to hear that you've been offered the GM job interview at the travel agency! You must be overjoyed BA Es at ( #--W¥#HE adj.) the chance of fulfilling your life-long i dream of being a tour guide. I am really envious of that! Compared with my job at the law firm, yours sounds so much more exciting!’ Anyway, I am flattered to know (3% v4 ) that you want my advice on interviewing skills and what qualities you need for the job. I can't say 1am experienced in job-seeking, at least not in the tourism field.* However, I do have something that I can share with you, so I guess I can offer you some objective opinions on this. Indeed, the whole process of preparation begins before the interview.’ As a local tour guide needs to be acquainted with (¥% adj.) Hong Kong's tourist spots, do some research into this topic beforehand so that you can explain the history and features of the spots more clearly to the tour members." Also familiarize yourself with (42 & v.) the scope of the tours organized by pasadey9, aotapy Jo [rewry /19939°] 25jasideyo. aotApy Jo [rewg / 181187 28 Points to note: While sharing the joy of the other party, you can compare his/her situation with yours. MAPA ARSE BEATFL SE, CR DL HEATH HH BEALE ROH BL A KO, You don't have to say that you have had the same experience before It does not really require subjective experience for someone to give objective opinions or advice. BARB BATA RI, Mp HOE He BU LTR ABS A EBB, Remember - interview skills should start from the preparation of the interview, so you should talk about what the other party needs to do to prepare for the interview well. Also, this point sets your letter apart from others' because most candidates focus on the skills during the interview. Se — RAS EAM A AT, AA RC Tek, HEME IRATE, DS ABO A BA 2S HE A This point gives you flexibility even if the job is different. For instance, if the job in question is a reporter, you can suggest that your cousin familiarize herself/himself with the skills of writing a news article, important incidents that have happened recently, and the stance of the newspaper. MMA TSR, BUCK, LRH CARRERA, eer DLR Reo a SPACES, RARE. HRI. ‘Not only:~-but also’ is a very commonly used sentence structure called inversion. Some students wrongly perceive that inversions are only used in very formal writing. In fact, inversions can be used across different genres of writing, even in speaking. But of course, they cannot be overused in a single piece of essay. Otherwise, it would sound repetitive and monotonous. ‘Not only--but also’ Jé -f+4)# 8699 F ~ BBA, Ap BEBE: Sk LA Bh BB) BRUTE AP TE UR SCE, PLL ET EAH AS EB Sc, FR, ARMAMENT — Ba SCM HH AMA, 7 Ao,‘Table of vocabulary at aloss for words (4&3 ) exhilarating (AS ##EhY adj.) have a flair for (#4 %4 ) ~'a flair' can be replaced by 'a gift’, 'an aptitude’, 'atalent’ ia #1 a flair "LU a gift, an aptitude Wa talent Hut take the liberty of (484 8k) froze with horror (##& verb phrase) torment ( #1 #278 v. /n.) be taken lightly ( ##88 v. phrase) cliché ( BRR MH Bis n.) respect ( 2{--- HHA AB ME n.) feel at ease (1 Am) sustain injuries to (R184 + [ 484i ]) - ‘sustain’ here can be replaced by'suffer' J2¥89 sustain 5//1Al suffer Heft set in ( 54 Mt; RAF Ml — 12 XMM phrasal verb) take their toll on ( #---£i(§% ) - the word 'their' here refers to the things mentioned just before, ie., injuries. If the thing is a singular noun, use ‘its! Ja their HW HRROH, Winjuries, MRRRWHELBRS i, lH its stamina (#4J/n.) agility (#855 n.) - ‘agility’ is more about natural ability; a similar word is ‘dexterity’, which is more about skill agility (#5 247 WH 6 AIMED ; — ISN FE dexterity, JA MRE E By hip (8, #49 adj.) allay someone's worry ( 4s) unwind (#8 v.) enviable (4A ##4IH) adj.) profundities are lost on someone (#HORMRARA REA ) preachy (#8%/4 adj. - informal) long-winded ( 425% adj. - informal)Part B - long task B ii - 3% Your friend Aiden initially shared a bedroom with his elder brother, who has just started his studies in the U.K. Aiden wants to turn his room into a personal corner for better use of the space available and for studying purposes, Write a reply to him giving some tips. Sign your name Jerome. Dear Aiden, First of all, congratulations to your brother! You must be at (#}--ik# & adj.) being able to finally enjoy more freedom and privacy in your bedroom. Still sharing aroom with my brother", [am really jealous of you! Now that you have the luxury (6:4 (8 1h) 3699888 n.) of making it private, I suggest that you do the following.* ecstatil With your brother moving out, get rid of unused items so that your decluttered ( iBT #€4##4 adj.) room should leave you a lot more space than before. It can be really helpful because you know you are prone to ( #/ fil adj.) keep things when you don't really need them ~ a typical symptom that you have a mania for hoarding (#}HIS%f 1&4)! The additional space allows more flexibility so that you can design the layout of the room more freely and conveniently. If [had my own room, I would imagine totally surrounding myself with the things that I enjoy doing. | always think that the most basic pleasure of having our own bedroom is to express ourselves in the décor ( #(% / #1 n.). You are a music enthusiast, so whether it's on the door or the walls, plaster ( fii v.) some of your favourite posters of your idols, the concerts that you've been to, or simply photos of all your fond memories in music contests. Being surrounded by the things that you love and cherish immediately turns the place into a warm and cosy hideout ( £42 (992# ).* In this way, you will be actuated ( #8) v.) to pursue your dream in music. pasadey9, dotapy Jo [peur / 109307]