Iy. Perform the following writing tasks:

1. Write a letter of applying for either the position of English teacher at private school or the position of translator in a travel agency.

2. Write a letter of complaint to a manager about the things you found annoying while traveling. Remember the notes above how to write formal letters. Module 12 Dilemmas

WRITING

Write an essay providing solutions to problems “ If I were a psychologist: how to find solutions to problems” . Learn the notes below how to write discursive essays.

Writing notes

Essays providing solutions to problems are pieces of writing in which you discuss a problem and its causes as well as the expected results or consequences of your suggestions. An essay providing solutions to problems should consist of:

Introduction in which you state the problem and what has caused it;

Main body which consists of two or more paragraphs presenting suggestions and

their results/consequences. You should start a new paragraph for each

suggestion and its results/consequences;

Conclusion in which you summarise your opinion.

Essays providing solutions to problems are normally written in a formal or semi-formal style, depending on who is going to read them and where they are published. They are usually found in newspapers and magazines.

Useful vocabulary:

To make suggestions:
A useful suggestion would be to……	In order to solve/deal with ….
Another solution / way to …..is / would be to	It would help if you/we/. ……
The problem could be solved by……..	The situation could be improved if ........
Steps/Measures should be taken .............	It would be a good idea if ………
To present results and consequences:
This would …… Then … …In this way .......	If ... ……., the result would be…...
By doing this,…… you / we /etc would………	The effect / consequence / result of …..would be .

MODEL

How can we make our city a better place to live?

Heavy traffic, air pollution and litter are among the most serious problems modern cities face nowadays. Ours is no exception. What can we do, then, to help make our city more pleasing to its residents?

First of all, it would be a good idea to encourage people to use public transport instead of their cars especially when commuting to work. The result would be fewer cars on the roads, and therefore fewer traffic jams.

Secondly, steps should be taken in order to solve the problem of air pollution. The situation could be improved if factories were moved out of the city. If this

happened, the air would not be so polluted.

Finally, efforts should be made to make our city a cleaner and healthier place to live. A useful suggestion would be to put more litter bins in the streets. If this was

done, people would stop dropping their rubbish on the ground, and our city would be cleaner.

There are many ways to make our city a better place to live. Adopting some of these measures would definitely result in better conditions for everyone.