Requesting changes

​Requesting changes 📧

What things need to be done when you organise:

​1) Which is the most difficult to organise? Why?
2) Have you ever been involved in organising any of these things? How easy was it?
3) Did you have to make any changes or compromise?

​a meeting?

​a wedding?

​a group tour?

​a conference?

​a party?

​A group of high school students are going on an exchange visit to Valencia, Spain. One of them has written to the organisation arranging the trip to ask to change the programme.

Read the email. If you were Mr Roberts, would you agree to change? Why (not)? What ways does Simon use to try to persuade Mr Roberts?

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​https://docs.google.com/document/d/10wkyWETOAnC47zTh_6b600J8UIAwo_vIa_vD27-Q280/edit?usp=sharing

More formal writing has some rules:

✅ use surnames to address people
✅ use full forms, not contractions
✅ avoid direct questions
✅ use more formal words (request VS ask for)
✅ use formal ways to sign off

Highlight some chunks you could use for a similar email.

However, although and but can all have a similar meaning, but they use different grammar.

Multiple Select

... connect two parts of the same sentence.

• however

• but

• although

Multiple Select

... always connects to an idea in a previous sentence.

• however

• but

• although

Multiple Choice

... it would be nice to visit the museum, we don't have enough time.

• however

• but

• although

Multiple Choice

It's a very full programme. ... , there is space for one more visit on Monday afternoon.

• However

• But

• Although

Multiple Choice

We would really like to go to the exhibition, ... we were wondering if we could go on Tuesday instead of Sunday.

• however

• but

• although

Fill in the Blanks

Thanks again for your help. ... we realise these last minute changes are inconvenient, we are sure they will improve the programme.

Fill in the Blanks

On the whole, everything seems to be very clear. I do have couple of queries, ...

Drag and Drop

Complete the collocations:



1) Thank you for all your hard work ​

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the programme.

2) We were wondering if we could make two ​

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changes to the programme.

3) Alternatively, we could ​

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some things round in the programme.

4) Currently, it is a very ​full programme. Could we perhaps ​

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something from the programme and make room for some free time?

5) We regret to inform you we will be unable to ​

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your talk in the programme.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

putting together

last-minute

swap

drop

include

​1️⃣ Plan a programme of lectures and activities for a company team-building day.

2️⃣ Look at each other's programmes.
What would you change? why? how?

3️⃣ Write an email to the organiser to request your changes. Use as much of the language from this lesson as you can.

hard work putting together the programme

make last-minute changes to the programme

swap some things round in the programme

a very full programme
drop something from the programme

include your talk in the programme

​I am writing on behalf of ...
On the whole, it looks ...
we were wondering if we could possibly suggest one change
Currently, we are scheduled to ...
Alternatively, we could ...
Obviously, we would ...
We are sorry if this causes any inconvenience, but ...