Making arrangements (FCE exam practise)

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0A group of English students is coming to your country for a week for an educational visit. You have been asked to be the guide for their visit. You have received the following letter from the head teacher of the school in Britain. 02br02br01b00The letter02b02br02br00Thank you for agreeing to be a guide for our group. I would like to know if you will meet us at the airport, and take us to our hotel. We would also like to know what sightseeing tours you have planned for us. We would prefer to go sightseeing in the mornings, and have our afternoons free. 02br02br00As this will be an educational visit, can you please make sure that you include places of historical or cultural interest? We would also like to have dinner at a restaurant which serves traditional local food on one of the evenings. Could you please write and confirm these arrangements? 02br02br00We are all looking forward to meeting you. 02br02br00Yours sincerely, 02br02br00Helen Andrews. 02br02br01b00The notes02b02br02br00Meet at airport, taxis arranged to go to the hotel. 02br02br00Sightseeing: archaeological and cultural tours arranged by local tourist company.02br02br00Sightseeing from 10.30 am to 2.30 pm, 4 days02br02br00Restaurant – The Old Mill, with live folk music and dancing. 02br02br01b00Write a letter to Helen Andrews, making arrangements for the visit. Answer all the questions and cover all the points in your notes. 02b02br02br00Dear Ms. Andrews, 02br02br00     I am writing to let you know what arrangements have been made for your 7-day educational visit to Russia. 02br02br00     I have arranged for you to meet the group of your student at the airport and bring them to the hotel by taxi. I would also like to inform you that archaeological and cultural tours have been arranged by local tourist company. 02br02br00     Could you please tell me if it is acceptable for you to go to the sightseeing from 10.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m., 4 days? This will enable you to have afternoons free. There is a restaurant “The Old Mill” with live folk music and dancing next to the hotel. I would like to know if you agree to have dinner there. 02br02br00     My phone number is 111 1111. If you need to require any further information, please do not hesitate to call me. 02br02br00     I look forward to seeing you. 02br02br00Yours sincerely, 02br02br00Peter Petrov. 0-

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1font01b00The notes02b02br
00Meet at airport, taxis arranged to go to the hotel.02br
00Sightseeing: archaeological and cultural tours arranged by local tourist company.02br
00Sightseeing from 10.30 am to 2.30 pm, 4 days02br
00Restaurant – The Old Mill, with live folk music and dancing. 02font02br
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01font00 02font01b01font00Write a letter to Helen Andrews, making arrangements for the visit. Answer all the questions and cover all the points in your notes.02font00 02b02br
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00Dear Ms. Andrews, 02br
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00 I am writing to let you know what arrangements have been made for your 7-day educational visit to Russia. 02br
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00 I have arranged for you 01font01del~~00to meet the group of your student02del~~00 02font01font00[and your students to be met] 02font00at the airport and 01del~~01font00bring them02font02del~~00 01font00[brought] 02font00to the hotel by taxi. I would also like to inform you that archaeological and cultural tours have been arranged by local tourist company. 02br
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00 Could you please tell me if it is acceptable for you to 01font00go to the sightseeing02font01font00 [go sightseeing OR to do the sightseeing]02font00 from 10.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m.01font00on02font00 4 days? This will enable you to have 01font00your/the02font00 afternoons free. There is a restaurant01font00 called02font00 “The Old Mill” with live folk music and dancing next to the hotel. 01del~~01font00I would like to know if you agree to have dinner there.01font00 02font02font02del~~01font01font00I can arrange for the group to have dinner there one evening.02font02font02br
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00 My phone number is 111 1111. If you 01font01del~~00need to02del~~02font00 require any further information, please do not hesitate to call me. 02br
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00 I look forward to seeing you. 0-

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01cite10Feebs1112cite11font11b10The notes12b12br
10Meet at airport, taxis arranged to go to the hotel.12br
10Sightseeing: archaeological and cultural tours arranged by local tourist company.12br
10Sightseeing from 10.30 am to 2.30 pm, 4 days12br
10Restaurant – The Old Mill, with live folk music and dancing. 12font12br
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11font10 12font11b11font10Write a letter to Helen Andrews, making arrangements for the visit. Answer all the questions and cover all the points in your notes.12font10 12b12br
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10Dear Ms. Andrews, 12br
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10 I am writing to let you know what arrangements have been made for your 7-day educational visit to Russia. 12br
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10 I have arranged for you 11font11del~~10to meet the group of your student12del~~10 12font11font10[and your students to be met] 12font10at the airport and 11del~~11font10bring them12font12del~~10 11font10[brought] 12font10to the hotel by taxi. I would also like to inform you that archaeological and cultural tours have been arranged by local tourist company. 12br
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10 Could you please tell me if it is acceptable for you to 11font10go to the sightseeing12font11font10 [go sightseeing OR to do the sightseeing]12font10 from 10.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m.11font10on12font10 4 days? This will enable you to have 11font10your/the12font10 afternoons free. There is a restaurant11font10 called12font10 “The Old Mill” with live folk music and dancing next to the hotel. 11del~~11font10I would like to know if you agree to have dinner there.11font10 12font12font12del~~11font11font10I can arrange for the group to have dinner there one evening.12font12font12br
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10 My phone number is 111 1111. If you 11font11del~~10need to12del~~12font10 require any further information, please do not hesitate to call me. 12br
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10 I look forward to seeing you. 12br
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10Thank you very much for your help! 0-

Making arrangements (FCE exam practise)

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