TOPICS FOR EPT LETTER WRITING TOPIC 1: You are due to move into a rented apartment next month but you will not be able to because you have some problems Write a letter to the landlord In your letter: • explain your situation • describe your problems • tell him/her when you think you can move in • You should write at least 150 words • You NOT need to write your own address Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing this letter to delay moving into a rented apartment next month because I have some individual problems Next month, I have a business aboard for my work This trip maybe will take me a week to fulfill my assignment This job is very important to my life Therefore, I hope you can sympathy for this delay After returning, I will have to look for a school, which next to the apartment to sign admission for my son This will facilitate him to school when I go to work and pick him when I come back home from work Then I will certainly move into the apartment I would be grateful if you would retain the room until I return I look forward to hearing from you Yours sincerely Tom …………………………………………………………………………………………………… TOPIC 2: You are going on a short course to a training college abroad It is a college that you have not been to before Write a letter to the accommodation officer In your letter • give details of your course and your arrival/departure date • explain your accommodation needs • ask for information about getting to and from the college Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing this letter to your official accommodation in order to ask for a rent room while I spend time for a short course in your training college I want to know how to set up and operate a company, so my course is about business administration The course will last for four months Learners will participate in three hours a day It covers more than twenty subjects I will come in next week and go after four months I need a cool place which is close to the school Could you please give me some advices about how to get to and from the college? Because I am a newcomer to your place, anything is strange to me I would be grateful if you can help Thank you very much I look forwards to hearing from you soon Yours sincerely Lan ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… TOPIC 3: You are looking for a part-time job Write a letter to an employment agency In your letter • introduce yourself • explain what sort of job you would like • and say what experience and skills you have Dear Sir, I would appreciate your kindness in considering my application for sale clerk position I am …, … years old I come from BD province I graduated from TDM university my major is business administration I can speak English fluently and get familiar with MS _work, excel, access and power point rather well In addition, I am active and zeal in the work I am willing to learn under environmental pressure, am friendly with colleague and take high responsibility for my work I have more than years experience and skill into marketing client consultant, PR I can advise clients, marketing I have days off for weekdays, which is Monday, Wednesday, Friday and I can work all I am looking forward to having an interview at your office Yours sincerely Tom ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… TOPIC 4: Write a letter to the accommodation officer at the college In your letter: • explain your situation • describe the accommodation you require • say when you will need it Dear Sir, I am writing this letter to the college’s accommodation officer about a rent room I am studying in the Thu Dau Mot University I am living in rent room now However, I want to find another room for me and my friend to live together It doesn’t need to be large But it should have three rooms: a bed room, a living room, and a toilet I want so I live alone, but two weeks later I will live with my friend She is studying at my school, too Besides, I want to have enough shining lights because it is good for my health Also, I need a table and a bed I don’t need an electric fan because I have already bought one Therewith, I need three power outlets The wall must be clear The air of my room needs to be cool I am a college student so can you make it cheap? I really appreciate it If it is possible, I will receive this room in the next two weeks I thank you for your consideration Best regard, Mary ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… TOPIC 5: An English-speaking friend wants to spend a two-week holiday in your region and has written asking for information and advice Write a letter to your friend In your letter: • offer to find somewhere to stay • give advice about what to • give information about what clothes to bring Dear Nancy, I am very glad to hear that you will spend a two-week holiday in my region I am writing this letter to let you know that I will find you somewhere to stay during the time I wonder what kind of accommodation you would like to live in?! Is it a busy downtown or a quiet village?! How should it look like? Is it a classic or modern building style? Do you want to experience how our people spend a day with simple home facilities or you want a well-equipped facility one? And importantly, how much you want to spend for it? Beside choices of place to stay, I promise that you will be always busy for a lot of activities that you can take part in when you come here There are some famous places for you to visit such as Dai Nam Park, Ba Pagoda, Binh Duong new city, and so on Moreover, you will have chances to taste many delicious in restaurants and cafeteria around the downtown; however, the weather in my place is quite hot, so you should prepare suitable clothes to carry with If you any further questions or comments about these things I have suggested with you in this letter, please tell me in your next letter I look forward to hearing from you soon Love, John …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… TOPIC 6: You eat at your college cafeteria every lunchtime However, you think it needs some improvements Write a letter to the college magazine In your letter • explain what you like about the cafeteria • say what is wrong with it • suggest how it could be improved Dear editor of ABC magazine, I am writing this letter to share my ideas about good and short comings of our college cafeteria Actually, I am a fan of the cafeteria I have eaten at the place every lunch time for more than two years because I find this is the cool place with beautiful decoration and well facilities such as there are rooms for smokers and non-smokers to comfortably meet their friends for food and discussion about something In addition, WIFI and air-conditioners are always in good conditions However, the staff is not as friendly as we expect and serving time is usually long These cause our troubles to use the cafeteria services when we are in hurry I hope that my contribution can partly help the cafeteria gradually become the ideal place for people to come for their break time Sincerely yours David …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… TOPIC 7: Your neighbors have recently written to you to complain about the noise from your flat Write a letter to your neighbors In your letter • explain the reasons for the noise • apologize • describe what action you will take Dear Mr / Ms, Yesterday, I received your complaining letter about the noise from my flat I am very sorry about that, so today, I am writing this letter to ask for your sympathy and commit to solve the problem as soon as I can The matter is that my relatives have just come back from USA I have not met each other for a long time We have many things to say In addition, dateline is different from Vietnam and USA, so when they return from that country, temporally, they cannot adapt about the time to sleep and get up As a result of that, we usually stay up late at night Moreover, my some other relatives come and visit them; therefore, we open parties to serve them all These are the reasons why you find noise in my house However, they are going to return to USA next week I promise you that peaceful atmosphere will be presented in our neighborhood Anyway, I will control the matter by not holding parties or talking so loud after ten p.m from now on Thank you for your kindness Best regards Angela …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… TOPIC 8: You will move to a new city for work You know some people who live there • Ask them for help finding accommodation • Tell them where you would like to live • Tell them the type of place you are looking for Dear Nam, I am writing this letter to ask for your help in finding me an accommodation in HCM city where you are living and working because I am going to move to the place for the next three months for work Firstly, I not have much money so could you please find a rent apartment that is cheap enough for me to pay for my 8-million VND salary per month Secondly, I usually work for extra hours ay my company; therefore, I would like to live in a security area when I come home at night Thirdly, I also like living in the place where I can easy find food and enjoy entertainment services The most important thing is that the place should be near your house so that we can conveniently meet each other for some special occasions Love Cuc …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… TOPIC 9: You cannot go to a company where you got an offer Write a letter to the HR supervisor to Explain the reason why you decline the offer Express you gratitude Explain you like your current job very much Dear sir/madam, First of all, I would like to say thank you for your offer me a position at your company However, I am writing this letter to inform you that I cannot go to work at your company because of the following reasons Firstly, I have worked for my current company for more than 10 years and I have got familiar with most of people and working style here Secondly, here I can enjoy good working conditions We all have good package benefits for insurance and vacation Thirdly, I have received good salary and promoted for higher position for every three years And the most important thing is that I love my job which allows me to show my professional Anyway, thank you very much for your kindness and I believe that your company can find another person that fit the position Best regards, Henry …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… TOPIC 10: You would like to buy some electrical goods at a shop in a nearby town Write a letter to the shop and ask if they have the things you want or whether they will be able to order them Ask what the prices are and how long they will be able to hold the goods for you Dear sir/ Madam, I am writing this letter to your electrical shop in the hope that you can give me some advices for buying a refrigerator, branded SanYo I wonder if your shop sells that kind of refrigerator because I could not find models in your website Actually, I want to know some information about the machine before I buy it I would be grateful if you could answer my questions concerning about the product Firstly, you have a refrigerator with a cool and freezer compartment? Secondly can you show me the way to operate it? Is it durable? How long is it warranted? Where is it made in? How much does it cost? Thirdly, if I want to buy one, how will I order? And the most important thing is that, how will I pay for it? Thank you very much for taking time to read the letter I look forward to hearing from you soon Best regards, Lan ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10 TOPIC 11: A friend of yours is going on holiday soon and has asked you to recommend a destination Write a letter to your friend and recommend a good place for a holiday that you have visited before Say where you went, where you stayed, what you can there and what the food was like Dear Jack, I am writing this leter to recommend a destination for your holiday I think DaLat city is a great destination for your holiday You can stay at VietDuc hotel phone number is 19008169 There are many exciting activities when you have a vacation here In the morning you can travel to the top of Langbiang hill then go sightseeing and photographing flowers in Da Lat flower garden In the afternoon you can go boating on Xuan Huong Lake In the evening you can go shopping at the Da Lat night market Here, food is mostly meat, vegetables and fruit Vegetables and fruits are grown here quite popular so they are cheap Strawberry is the most popular fruit You can enjoy them in the garden or they can be purchased as a gift for a loved one The air here is very fresh Cool scenic helps you relax after a stressful working day You can learn about the culture of the peoples here by participating in their activities I think you will have a great experience coming here T promise that you will have a wonderful vacation in Da Lat city as I used to be in the past Yours sincerely Hoa ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 11 TOPIC 12: You have just spent a weekend at a friend’s house When you returned home, you discovered you have left a coat containing some belongings in his house Write a letter to your friend telling him that you left the coat Tell him what the coat looks like, where you think you left it and what was inside it Make some suggestions about how to get it back Dear John, Thank you very much for your hospitality during the time I visited your house I hope we will have chance to meet each other for some days However, I am very sorry to tell you that I left my coat at your home and could you please take your advantages to give it back to me as soon as you can! At the first glance, my coat looks very new, cute with white color It is made of fur Inside the coat’s pockets, I put my sun glasses, a small diary which I use to write my emotion for days in, and the most important thing is my cell phone which contains all my phone contacts, a lot of pictures and some documents serving my work Therefore, they are very important to me I remember putting them in the wardrobe in your guest room I would be grateful if you could send them back to me by any means such as by EMS, mail, or by coach, motorbikes or else, in your convenience I am sorry for this inconvenience and thanks for your help in advance I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible Yours sincerely, Mary …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 12 TOPIC 13: You live in a room in college which you share with another student You find it very difficult to work there because he or she always has friends visiting They have parties in the room and sometimes borrow your things without asking you Write a letter to the Accommodation Officer at the college and ask for a new room next term You would prefer a single room Explain your reasons Dear Mr /Ms, I am writing this letter for your accommodation office to ask for a new room for next term Actually, I am sharing a room in the college with a roommate However, I find it is very difficult for me to work there because she always has friends visiting They even have parties in the room and sometimes borrow my things without asking me Their behavior and living style really bother me because I am in my last year at the college Meanwhile I have a lot of homework and things to do; our room is always messy and noisy That distracts me from my work; therefore, I quite often go to parks or library for studying I find this is very inconvenient for me Next term, I would prefer a single room It should be quiet enough for me to study In addition, it should be also as well–equipped as the previous one The most important thing is that the new room must be far from my current room It is very urgent so I would like to say thank you in advance for your consideration Best regards Daisy …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 13 TOPIC 14: One of your pen pals will shortly be visiting your city For some reasons, you cannot manage to meet him at the airport on time Write a letter asking him to wait for you at the airport and tell him how to identify you Dear Mai, I am writing this letter to inform you that I cannot manage to meet you at the airport on time because I have some reasons This week I have a vacation with my family in Da Lat for days My family rarely has chance to go out together like this, so I cannot miss I hope you can sympathy for my late However, I will come back home hour late for the time you arrive, so I will meet you at the airport right after I return You can indentify me with a white shirt and jeans; I have big beautiful eyes; I am short and slim with long black straight hair I will be happy if you can wait for me I look forward to hearing from you Yours faithfully, Daisy ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 14 TOPIC 15: You have been offered a job, asking you to start next week You want the job very much but, because of a previous commitment, you want to delay the start for another two weeks Write to the Manager, accepting the job, but explaining your situation and asking for the change to your start date Dear Mr / Ms., I am writing this letter to ask for your permission for my delay the start to work at your company for another two weeks At first, I would like to tell you that I am really interested in the job that your company has offered me to take However, I cannot move to your company right now because I have to keep the commitment with my current company I must finish my current work and hand over all of the things to another person before I leave In addition, I am going to finish my contract to the company for the next 13 days I think it would be better for all of us to complete the job before taking another one I would be grateful if you could sympathy for my situation Thank you in advance Best regards Richard …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 15 TOPIC 16: A friend you met last year has invited you to visit them in their country You have never been there before and need some information before you leave Write a letter to your friend In your letter • request advice about a gift for his/her family • ask about activities and clothing • find out about the food • You should write at least 150 words • You NOT need to write your own address Dear Lan, We have not met each other since last year I am very glad to know that you invite me to visit you and your family in USA As you know, I have never had a chance to there before and I need to know some information before I come to your house First, can you tell me what kind of gift I should bring to your parents? Can I present them my local specialty like dried cashew nuts, coconut candy, and dried fishes? Second, I find that it is very cold in your country However, I really scare of cold weather, so what kinds of activities could I take part in during the time I come there? What kind of clothes should I bring to? And I wonder about the food, too I a bit worry about these stuffs Could you please give me some advices in order that I can well prepare for my upcoming trip?! Thanks my best friend Love Hue ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 16 TOPIC 17: You borrowed an important textbook from a classmate last term You now realize your classmate has returned home overseas and you still have the book Write a letter to him/her In your letter • apologize for the mistake • find out how important the book is to him/her • say what you will Dear Anna, I am writing this letter to say sorry to you because I did not remember that I borrowed your important textbook last semester and forgot giving it back to you before you returned home overseas I now realize that I still keep the book I apologize for my mistake Do you urgently need that book for your study or other purposes? I would like to know in what way I can return the book to you? Should I send it to you by EMS service? Or can I ask for your friend to pick it up to you in the occasion that he comes home for visiting his family because his house is about 10 kilometers from your home? Unfortunately, I not know your oversea home address, so I wonder if you can give it to me and tell me what I should to get you have the book again?! Thanks so much and please sympathy for my trouble to you Love Tam …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… TOPIC 17: Dear Anna, I am writing this letter to apologize for keeping your important text book I now realize that I still have your book while you have returned home over sea A short time ago, I borrowed one from your textbooks The book was very useful It helped me a lot in learning But I realized that I had forgotten to return it to you before you returned home I not understand why I could forget such an important job I sincerely apologize for having forgotten to return textbook for you Can you tell me how that textbook is important to you, please? Can you give me the address where you are living now so that I can return it to you as soon as possible? Please respond at your earliest convenience, Sincerely yours Tinh ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 17 TOPIC 18: You have seen an advertisement for part-time work in a hotel for three months over the summer Write a letter to the Manager In your letter • say what experience you have • ask what the work involves • enquire about conditions Dear Sir/ Madam, I am writing this letter to ask for a position for part-time work in your hotel for months over the summer as your company advertised in newspaper In the last summer, I had a chance to work in a small motel which was recommended by my friend I took the front desk position because I have had good ability in communication In addition, I specialize in restaurant and hotel management; I have studied the major for two years at college of hotel and restaurant So, I think I would fit to your company requirement However, could I ask for your consideration about some points?! First, about the time to work, I can work for business hours during the week, but not in the evening because I am running my family-cafeteria at that time Second, may I ask for the salary per month when we meet each other? Anyway, I think this matter can be negotiated I hope I will have a chance to work at your hotel If you need any further information, please feel free to contact me on mobile phone 123456789 or email abc@gmail.com I look forward to hearing from you soon Best regards Henry …… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 18 TOPIC 19: You have recently been to stay with an old friend for a few days You hadn't seen each other for a long time • say how you felt about the visit • refer to something enjoyable that you did while staying with him/her • invite your friend to visit you Dear Hoa, Thank you very much for your hospitality when I last visited you and your family a few days ago This has been one of my most memorable trips for many years Would you mind sending my thanks for your mother because of her cozy meals when I was there? They were really delicious, especially, for the person living far away from home like me Also, I cannot forget the places that you took me there Do you remember that we visited Ba pagoda, one of the most famous religious laces in your hometown We prayed good things for ours and our family It was great Then, I was really impressed by the beauty and vast of Dai Nam Park where we joined many activities and took a lot of pictures Last but not least, we had quite long time at nights to talk and share sorrow and happiness in life I actually refresh my mind after the visit In turn, I would like to invite you to visit my place, Hue city, let me have a chance to show you how beautiful and romantic it is I look forward to hearing from you Thank you very much for your kindness Love Lan …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 19 TOPIC 20 You recently visited a place that had a strong impact on you Write a letter to a friend about the place In your letter • explain where the place was and how you got there • describe what you saw • offer to take your friend there Dear Henry, It has been a long time since I wrote for you on my last semester How is everything! I forgot to inform you that I finished my course at university one month ago and I took my spare time to a place that had a strong impact on me Can you guess where it was?! The place I would like to share experiences with you is Da Nang city I had chance to visit there with my friends It took about one hour and a half to fly from HCM city to Da Nang city At there, I was really impressed by its natural beauty, friendly people and reasonable policies that make the city distinct from the others in VN Coming to Da Nang, you can see beautiful beaches surrounded by coconut trees and clear streets; there are no garbage or lottery tickets selling on the streets thanks to rewarding and punishing policies of the city government In addition, if you want to ask for or buy something, you will be well guided or treated by its citizens because of their good- natured characters I hope one day, we can come back to the city and you can experience by yourself what I have mentioned about the place Yours faithfully, Daisy …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 20 TOPIC 21: You are an international student and have borrowed a book from the local public library You left the book on a bus and when you contacted the bus company, they could not find it Write a letter to the librarian explaining the situation and asking what you should • You should write at least 150 words Dear Mr /Ms., I am writing this letter to apologize for my carelessness and ask for the way to solve my trouble about losing your local public library’s book My situation is that I am an international student I have borrowed a book from your library Unfortunately, I left the book on a bus when I took it to come home from my university yesterday I contacted to the bus company as soon as I got off the bus and recognized my lost; however, they informed me that they could not find it Once again, I am very sorry about it Could you please tell me what should I to control the problem? Should I buy the same book to return back to the library or should I come to and be fined for my mistake? I look forward to hearing from you soon Thank you very much Best regards Daisy …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 21