UNIT 3
BECOMING INDEPENDENT
Writing a letter requesting information
1. Read the advertisement for life skills courses in Teenage Magazine below and answer the questions.
What courses are advised?
1. Courses that teach the skills people need to become independent are advertised.
Who are the courses for?
2. They are for those who want to be independent/ live on their own successfully.
What skills do you think will be taught if you take the
‘Coping with the loneliness’ course?
3. The skills to overcome the feeling of loneliness will be taught.
What will you get if you involve early?
4. I will get a discount on the tuition fee.
What can you do if you need more information about the courses?
5. I can write to Ms Angela Brown.
2. Denise is interested in the life skills courses. Below is her letter asking for further information, but the parts are jumbled-up. Put them in the right order according to the template below.
Date
Greeting
Starting the reason for writing the letter and/ or giving reference
Giving background information
Requesting advice based on the background information
Requesting further information
Expressing hope
Thank-you note and formal closing
signature
Letter template (outline)
Date
Greeting
Content
1. Starting the reason for writing the letter and/ or giving reference
2. Giving background information
3. Requesting advice based on the background information
4. Requesting further information
5. Expressing hope
6. Thank-you note and formal closing
Signature
In the right order
(d) I am writing to enquire about the life skills courses you advertised in Teenage Magazine.
(a) I am a first year student and live away from home. Although I have close friends, I miss my family very much. I don`t like being alone and I always need someone to be around me. I don`t know how to overcome the feeling of loneliness so I can become more independent.
(f) Could you advise me which of the courses I should take?
(b) I would also like to know how much the tuition fee will be if I enrol early.
(e) I hope that your answers to my questions will help me to make the right decision about the course.
(c) Thank you very much for your time. I look forward to hearing from you.
3. Match each problem with its sign
PROBLEMS
1. Lacking time-management skills
2. Suffering from stress
3. Lacking interpersonal communication skills
SIGNS
Can’t concentrate and have memory problems
Don’t feel comfortable when talking to people or working in a group
Can’t schedule tasks effectively
Don’t know how to prioritise tasks
Always feel worried and can’t sleep well at night
Have difficulties in communicating ideas or opinions
4. Imagine that you have one of the problems above. Write a letter similar to the one in 2 to Ms Brown for advice on a suitable course and get further information about:
You can begin with…
Dear Ms Brown,
I am writing to ask you about……..
I am now in grade ……….
Could you advise me how I can …….? I would also like to know which course is suitable for me and ……..
If you could give me more information about ……..
I hope that ………………..make the right choice. I’m looking forward……………..
Your sincerely,
signature
Dear Ms Brown,
I am writing to ask you about the life skills courses you advertised in the Youth Magazine.
I am now in Grade 11.. at Huynh Thuc Khang school and have such a lot of work to do that I don`t have time to finish all.
Could you advise me how I can use my time wisely and properly? I would also like to know which course is suitable for me and how much the tuition fee will be.
I would be grateful if you could give me more information about the course duration, the trainer in charge, the starting date and the certificate I will receive after finishing the course.
I hope that your answer will help me make the right
choice. I`m looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours sincerely,
HAPPY
nguon VI OLET
