Part 2: You have been preparing for the annual fundraiser dinner “Education for All” for a few

months. You receive this email from the club:

Dear Member

We are writing to inform you that we have decided to cancel next month’s annual fundraiser
dinner due to lack of support. Since we are only a month away, we feel it is not enough time to
gather the necessary support in time for the event. We apologize to those who have been
preparing and appreciate your hard work. If you have any comments or suggestions, please feel
free to email the club secretary.

Write an email to a friend. Write your feelings and suggest possible alternatives. Write about 50
words. You have 10 minutes.

Hello Pete, Commented [MJ(1]: Informal salutation and informal version

of first name
How’s it going? Have you heard that they’ve cancelled the Education For All dinner? Commented [MJ(2]: Widely-used informal greeting
Apparently, there isn’t enough interest. I think they should just have it later to give them time Commented [MJ(3]: Used to start a sentence that gives
to sell more tickets. What do you think? information you have heard from somewhere else
Commented [MJ(4]: This word is used instead of ‘support’
See you soon, which is used in the question
Commented [MJ(5]: The language of giving advice/making
Vick suggestions
Commented [MJ(6]: Informal closing salutation
Commented [MJ(7]: First name only for a friend. This is a
shortened version of the name ‘Victor’

45 words
Write an email to the club secretary. Explain your feelings and make suggestions. Write 120-150
words. You have 20 minutes.

Dear Sir/Madam Commented [MJ(8]: Formal salutation. Could also use ‘Dear
Secretary’ or similar

I am writing to express my disappointment over the recent cancellation of the annual fundraising Commented [MJ(9]: States the purpose of the email
dinner as detailed in your previous email. Commented [MJ(10]: This repeats the information in the email
you are replying to but uses different forms of words

It would be a great shame if the dinner did not go ahead. It not only raises funds for our project Commented [MJ(11]: Used instead of ‘cancelled’
but also provides an opportunity for members who work on the project to meet each other and
exchange views. Besides that, it is an entertaining event which everyone enjoys. Commented [MJ(12]: A long complex sentence
Commented [MJ(13]: Links the first ideas to the next idea

In your previous email, you mentioned the fact that you would not be holding the dinner because Commented [MJ(14]: Another way of saying ‘canceled’
of a lack of support. Would it be possible to postpone the date of the dinner in order to have more Commented [MJ(15]: The language of polite requests
time to encourage members and guests to attend? Commented [MJ(16]: This answers the second part of the
question: suggest alternatives

I hope that something can be done to make sure our fundraising event is held. Commented [MJ(17]: This is the conclusion to the argument in
favour of holding the dinner

Thank you for your time. Commented [MJ(18]: Polite closing phrase

Regards, Commented [MJ(19]: Formal closing salutation

Dr. Victor Frankenstein Commented [MJ(20]: Full name and title

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