Dear Mike,

I am honored that you would ask for my advice regarding which college you should attend. I can only tell you about my experience attending Trinity College in Hartford. I had a very good experience there; the English department is the best in the state and the classes are small and personal. It’s a liberal arts college with a very wide range of courses and excellent teachers. Compared with other colleges, the cost of tuition is high, but it is really worth it. The social life is fun it is very difficult to choose from the big selection of activities. If you are planning to study literature, I think it would be a good choice. If you plan to study something else, I am not the best person to give advice.

Of course, there are many personal factors you must consider, but Trinity College was certainly a good choice for me. I wish you the best of luck and have every confidence that you will make the right decision for you. Please contact me again if I can be of further assistance.

Yours,

Peter

If someone asks you for advice:

– Respond quickly but give yourself time to think your answer through carefully.

– Keep the tone of the letter respectful and helpful no matter how you may feel personally about the subject.

– Be careful not to appear judgmental.

– Avoid direct or implied criticism.

– If you cannot give advice, express your regret.

– Give advice only on the subject you have been asked about.

– Keep your advice simple and to the point.

– Emphasize the reader’s strengths, rather than the value of your advice.

Useful expressions:

I am honored that…… – Megtisztelő a számomra, hogy …

If I were in your place …. – Ha a helyedben lennék….

I think, you really should….. – Szerintem igazán ezt kellene (tenned stb.) …

It is usually a good idea to…. – Általában jó ötlet, ha …

I would strongly suggest that …. – Erősen javasolnám, hogy …

You’d better…. – Jobban tennéd, ha …

Have you thought of……..? – Gondoltál már arra, hogy …

My personal opinion is that…. – Az a személyes véleményem, hogy….

JK: I’ve never heard you speak about it, but did you at one time used to work for the post office?

MF: Yes.

JK: Where did you work for the post office?

MF: San Francisco.

JK: That seems like the worst place to deliver mail.

MF: Any place is the worst place to deliver mail.

JK: Were you a mail carrier?

MF: I was a mail carrier – I was a substitute mail carrier, that’s the worst kind of mail carrier you can be.

JK: Why is that the worst?

MF: Because you don’t know the route. You know, the mail carrier takes off, he is gone for a week, or a day or whatever and then, then you take his route and you don’t know anything about it. And a lot of mail boxes you can’t find. But you’d better deliver the mail.

JK: Wow.

MF: You know, one day there were dogs. At the door. Daring you to do anything. Stick the mail in and hold it.

JK: A substitute mail carrier, I never even realised they…

MF: I’m not gonna get into trouble for telling this story, because it was like, you know, the early sixties…

JK: You should be fine… And I don’t even think you even did anything wrong.

MF: Really

JK: You know, the price of stamps just went down from 49 to 47 cents. You still… you mail things, are you a letter writer?

MF: No.

JK: You are not. So you do not have interaction with your mail person.

MF: U-huh.

JK: You don’t go out to get the mail yourself?

MF: I do not.

JK: You do not.

MF: I have people who work for me, they do all that kind of stuff.

JK: That’s really… That’s when you know you are a big shot, when you don’t have to go to the mail box.

MF: Jimmy…

JK: Yes?

MF: I’m a movie star.

Dearest Julie,

Ever since our first date, I’ve noticed changes in my world. Everything seems easier, even getting up on Monday morning. You are my sunshine and you make my life worth living. Every time we are together, the world looks a little better and the sun shines a little brighter

I’m not exaggerating when I say that you’re the kindest, and most amazing person I have ever met.

You’re incredible! You have changed the way I see the world. I am a better person, and I want to be an even better person, just because I have known you.

I continue to be pleasantly surprised as I discover more about you, yet there is still so much that I’d like to know. I get excited at the thought of spending more time with you because our time together will help me to learn more about you. Already, I’m learning that we have so much in common. I enjoy our differences, but I’m happy that we share so many similar opinions and experiences.

I hope you know how much I enjoy being with you. My feelings for you keep growing all the time. I’ve run into a few girls I’ve gone out with a few times before, but I’m really not interested in anybody else anymore. I find myself thinking only about you. I hope you’re starting to feel the same way about me,

I think I’m falling in love with you Julie.

I can’t wait to see you again. I hope you know how much you’re starting to mean to me

I hope we can get together Friday evening. I’ll call you.

With love and anticipation.

Rob

Love letter endings:

Imagine that you are falling in love with somebody. Fill in the gaps in the expressions you would use in a love letter to him or her.

1. ………. Jane (or John),

2. You make my life ………

3. I love you ……..

4. I want to ……..

5. You are…….

Key

1. Dearest, My dear, My only 

2. worth living, better and better, amazing, thrilling, full of love etc.

3. more and more, eternally, truly, always, forever, ever and ever, with all my heart etc.

4. get to know you better and better, know everything about you, spend every moment with you, share all my thoughts with you, spend my life with you etc.

5. incredible, amazing, the most beautiful in the world, my sunshine, my only love etc. 

Dear Manager,

I am really sorry to disturb you with my complaint but now I have really had enough. I have been a regular customer in your bank for twenty-five years now. I have been highly satisfied with your service so far.

However, for several weeks I have experienced such rude treatment from one of your tellers that I refuse to tolerate it any longer. Each time I try to make a transaction through Ms. White, she acts as though I were an annoyance. In one instance, she said she has “no patience in dealing with such petty transactions.” when I wanted to transfer 50 dollars from my account.

I trust that you will speak to her about polite customer service. If she continues to have this attitude, I will move my accounts to another bank. Customers are not an annoyance; we are the ones who pay her salary.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Yours sincerely,

Mr. James Black

Írj panaszos levelet az egyik ismert áruház igazgatójának az alábbi szempontoknak megfelelően.

– rendszeres vásárlójuk vagy

– eleged van az eladók udvariatlanságából

– új mobil telefont próbáltál venni, de csúnyán bántak veled, nem segítettek

– kérd meg az igazgatót, hogy utasítsa a munkatársait arra, hogy udvariasan bánjanak a vásárlókkal

– ha semmi sem változik, kénytelen leszel a másik nagyáruházat előnyben részesíteni

Megoldás:

Dear Manager,

I am really sorry to disturb you with my complaint but now I have really had enough. I have been a regular customer in your hypermarket for several years. I have been mostly satisfied with your service so far.

But I have experienced such rude treatment from one of your salesmen that I refuse to tolerate it any longer. I tried to buy an expensive mobile phone last week. I asked for help but the salesman I talked to acted as though I were an annoyance. He was downright rude and just wanted to get rid of me as soon as possible.

I trust that you will speak to your employees about polite customer service. If I continue to experience this attitude, I will definitely do the shopping in the other hypermarket in town.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Yours sincerely,

Ms. Jane Crimson