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READING AND WRITING 
 
 
 
  In this part you will : 
  • skim 
  • scan 
  • analyze and synthesize 
and you will: 
 
• write a letter of complaint 
   
 
 
 

¾   Let’s think about it   
¾ Read and do  
¾ After reading 
¾   Writing 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Let’s think about it 
 
 
• Answer the following questions; 
1. Which of the advertising media in the list below is the most 
influential in Algeria ? 
 
Billboards‐ TV – the radio – magazines – the Internet ‐ newspapers 
           
2. To which item in the box below do you think businesses in 
our country appeal most to sell their goods and services ? 
 
 
environment  – safety – price – tradition ‐ modernity
 

3. Do you respond more positively to advertisements that 
appeal to your culture , to modernity – to price or to safety? 
Why? 
4. Do you think that advertisements always keep their 
promises? 
5. Have you ever been influenced by an advert and then been 
disappointed when you bought the product? Give examples. 
 
 
  Read and do 
 

• Read the text on the next page. Then do the activities that 
follow.  
 

 
 
WINDERMERE WILDSIDE ADVENTURE HOLIDAYS

Isn’t it time to take refreshing holidays with us at 

A fortnight’s holiday with us will be an experience you’ll never forget. Every day 
you’ll be able to choose from 
 a wide range of thrilling activities.                          We certainly won’t ! 
                               
Only 2 activities offered each day  

• Canoeing     
• Rock‐climbing
• Wind surfing                on 8 days, neither wind surfing nor
• Sailing    sailing was offered
• Hiking
 
 And to introduce you to the joys of group‐work, there will be: 
• One three‐day camping expedition  - 3 days in the rain 
• Two problem‐solving activities –  being shouted at by the rest of
the group 
‘But this is my holiday! Aren’t I allowed to relax? ’ 
Whenever you like, you can choose to take a day off and enjoy some of 
the remarkable facilities at the residential centre, Wildside Hall: 
                                                                                               
                                       Only facilities : table tennis, a pack of cards
‘Full’ Instead they put us in a youth hostel 7 miles away.
• swimming pool
• sauna
• games room ( billiards, darts, table tennis)
• video
• library
 
 

 
 
 
‘ Won’t it be just like the army: dormitories and 
canteen food ? ’         Yes,it was !
                                           4 people in  a room                     
Accommodation consists of comfortable double rooms, and our talented 
kitchen staff prepare memorable and delicious meals using the very best 
of the local produce. 
                                                                                                 Ugh!
Perhaps true of Wildside Hall , but not of the hostel the hostel

All this for only£380 inclusive per person for 13 days 
Windermere Widside Adventure  
Wildside Hall, Ambleside, Cumbria. 
 
1. Circle the letter corresponding to the right answer. 
The text is: 
a. a letter of complaint 
b. an advertisement leaflet with handwritten notes 
c. a postcard 
        

2. Which of the following statements are true or false ? Write true or 
false next to statements “a” and “b”. 
‐ The person who wrote the notes: 
  a. has been on the adventure holiday advertised. …. 
  b. has enjoyed the adventure holiday.    …….. 
‐The notes are comments on: 
  a. what accommodation, facilities, leisure activities and food 
were really like.    …….. 
  b. the prices which were not fair.    …….. 
 

3. Read the annotated advertisement carefully and complete the 
table below with the appropriate information. 
 
 
 

 
  Promises made in the  What it was really like 
advertisement 
Accommodatio Place:  Wildside Hall  Place:Youth Hostel 
n  Type of  Type of accommodation:   
acommodation:…….  4 people in a room 
…………………… 
Leisure  Number:  8  Number :  …………… 
activities  Activities offered:  Activities offered: 
 
canoeing, rock‐climbing,  …………………… 
wind‐surfing , sailing and  ……………………………………………
hiking.  ……. 
Facilities at  ‐ swimming pool  ‐ table tennis 
the  ‐…………………….  ‐……………………. 
residential  ‐……………………   
centre  ‐…………………… 
‐library 
Food  ‐ delicious meals using the  ‐ meals served were tasteless 
very best of the local 
produce 
 
       4.The handwritten notes contain a number of exclamations. Thick 
what you think each one  
           expresses. 
a. “We certainly won’t ! ” expresses: 
        surprise                        joy                     anger     

b. Ugh ! means that the meals served were: 
     delicious               disgusting/unpleasant               
     tasteless            
 
 
 
 
 

 
  After reading 
 

 Read the annotated advertisement again, then complete the letter of 
complaint below. 
 
 

Dear Sir or Madam,


I am writing to ……………………………. Adventure holiday I
have just had with your organization from the 12th to the 25th of
this month.
My holiday with your company did not correspond to what I
……………………. .
Firstly, the advert states that ………………………………………. But
in fact we were sent to …………………………. . We never …………..
because ……………………………. .
Secondly, the advert promises …………………………………….. of
activities. Unfortunately, …………………………………………
Thirdly, it says that accommodation …………………………….. and
that………………………..
are prepared …………………………………………… Actually
………………………………………….. .
In general, our holiday ……………………………….. . As a result
of all these non-kept promises, I feel that a refund of at least
£190 would be appropriate. If you consider this refund
unjustifiable, I shall be obliged to refer the matter to the British
Tourist Board.

Yours faithfully,
Joan and Peter Smith

 
Writing                    
 
• Write a holiday advert for your local travel agency.  
    1. Use the advert on page 22 as a model. In order to  
        sell your  holiday include  the following: 
 
• a catchy slogan 
• emphasis on low cost 
• a promise of enjoyment 
• accommodation 
• traditional dishes 
• reference to the local culture 
 
            2. Review your draft paying attention to punctuation, 
spelling mistakes, subject‐verb   agreement, tenses and sentence 
construction. Then write your final version. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                                                                             
 
 
 
 
 

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