Answer — Exercise 5
Writing 4 - Making requests·Outcomes Intermediate - Student's Book
Question
Work in pairs. Discuss these questions for each email.
Answer
- a client writing to a hotel (or other accommodation); Many thanks
- a friend; thank you
- an acquaintance / old friend that he has lost touch with; I’d be really grateful
- a friend; I’d be really grateful
Most of the requests seem quite reasonable, except for the one in email 3. Olaf has obviously not been in touch with Margot for some time, so it seems rude that he is contacting her now because he wants a favour. A 20,000-word dissertation is a long document, so this is a big favour and he is not offering to pay her for her time.