Letters to Praise
An Internet course
The task
You have recently attended an evening training course for using the internet. You found the course useful and write to a friend to recommend the course.
Sample 1
April 16, 2001
Dear Tom,
I have just finished my evening course about how to use the internet. I find this course is very usefull and practicall. Moreover, it is helpful for us to learn other courses. I think that it will be a good choice if you select this course next semester.
The exact name of this course is Guide of the Internet. The teacher is Professor Smith, who is famous world widely on the internet and related technologies. First, he introduces the concept of the internet. Then he pricipleply illustrates the hardware and software structure of the internet. Next he demonstrates the application of the internet. Finally, he teaches how to browse and find information on the internet.
All parts of the course is interesting. I am mostly interested in the final part. I enjoy the colorful virtual live on the internet.
Now, you must be eager to know more about the internet. I hope this course will do you a favor.
Yours faithfully
Barry Hunter (164 words)
Revised edition of sample 1(body only)
I have just finished my evening course about how to use the internet. I've found this course very useful and practical. Moreover, it is helpful for us to learn other courses. I think that it will be a good choice if you are considering attending an evening course.
The exact name of this course is Guide of the Internet. The teacher is Professor Smith, who is an expert on internet technology and related areas. He introduced the concept of the internet and princi-pally illustrated the hardware and software structure of the internet. Next he demonstrated the applica-tion of the internet and taught us how to browse and find information on the internet.
It was really an interesting course. I particularly liked the final part. I enjoyed the colourful vir-tual life on the internet.
If you want to know more about the internet, this is a good course and it is worth the time and money. If you need more information, let me know.
Sample 2
April 16, 2001
Dear Tom,
Haven't heard from you for nearly three months. Hope you are doing well.
I have recently finished an evening course on the use of the Internet and I have found it extremely useful. Maybe you would like to know more about it.
It was a four-week course, with two sessions each week, run by a software company. The content included the use of browsing software like IE and Netscape, sending and receiving e-mails, front-page making, etc. All the participants found the course interesting and easy to follow. Now I surf on the net nearly every day.
The tuition was fairly reasonable —￡80 for 24 hours. Also, participants enjoy a 30% discount when buying software from the company. If you are interested, please ring 29869790 for details.
Apart from my newly found pastime, I have been more or less the same as before.
Drop me a line when you have time. If you know how to send e-mails, this is my address:
charliewang @ quickmail. com
Regards.
Charlie (166 words)