TOPICS FOR EPT LETTER WRITING 3

TOPICS FOR EPT LETTER WRITING
TOPIC 1:
You are due to move into a rented apartment next month but you will not be able to because you have some
problems.
Write a letter to the landlord. In your letter:
• explain your situation
• describe your problems
• tell him/her when you think you can move in
• You should write at least 150 words.
• You do NOT need to write your own address.
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing this letter to delay moving into a rented apartment next month because I have some individual
problems. Next month, I have a business aboard for my work. This trip maybe will take me a week to fulfill my
assignment. This job is very important to my life. Therefore, I hope you can sympathy for this delay. After
returning, I will have to look for a school, which next to the apartment to sign admission for my son. This will
facilitate him to school when I go to work and pick him when I come back home from work. Then I will
certainly move into the apartment. I would be grateful if you would retain the room until I return.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely

Tom
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TOPIC 2:
You are going on a short course to a training college abroad. It is a college that you have not been to
before.
Write a letter to the accommodation officer. In your letter
• give details of your course and your arrival/departure date

• explain your accommodation needs
• ask for information about getting to and from the college
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing this letter to your official accommodation in order to ask for a rent room while I spend time for a
short course in your training college.
I want to know how to set up and operate a company, so my course is about business administration. The course
will last for four months. Learners will participate in three hours a day. It covers more than twenty subjects. I
will come in next week and go after four months. I need a cool place which is close to the school. Could you
please give me some advices about how to get to and from the college? Because I am a newcomer to your place,
anything is strange to me. I would be grateful if you can help. Thank you very much.
I look forwards to hearing from you soon.
Yours sincerely

Lan
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TOPIC 3:
You are looking for a part-time job.
Write a letter to an employment agency. In your letter
• introduce yourself
• explain what sort of job you would like
• and say what experience and skills you have
Dear Sir,
I would appreciate your kindness in considering my application for sale clerk position. I am …, …. years old. I
come from BD province I graduated from TDM university my major is business administration. I can speak
English fluently and get familiar with MS _work, excel, access and power point rather well. In addition, I am
active and zeal in the work. I am willing to learn do under environmental pressure, am friendly with colleague

and take high responsibility for my work.
I have more than 2 years experience and skill into marketing client consultant, PR... I can advise clients,
marketing.
I have 3 days off for weekdays, which is Monday, Wednesday, Friday and I can work all.
I am looking forward to having an interview at your office
Yours sincerely

Tom
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TOPIC 4:
Write a letter to the accommodation officer at the college. In your letter:
• explain your situation.
• describe the accommodation you require.
• say when you will need it.
Dear Sir,
I am writing this letter to the college’s accommodation officer about a rent room. I am studying in the Thu Dau
Mot University. I am living in rent room now. However, I want to find another room for me and my friend to
live together. It doesn’t need to be large. But it should have three rooms: a bed room, a living room, and a
toilet. I want so. I live alone, but two weeks later I will live with my friend. She is studying at my school, too.
Besides, I want to have enough shining lights because it is good for my health. Also, I need a table and a bed. I
don’t need an electric fan because I have already bought one. Therewith, I need three power outlets. The wall
must be clear. The air of my room needs to be cool. I am a college student so can you make it cheap?
I really appreciate it. If it is possible, I will receive this room in the next two weeks.
I thank you for your consideration.
Best regard,

Mary
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TOPIC 5:
An English-speaking friend wants to spend a two-week holiday in your region and has written asking for
information and advice.
Write a letter to your friend. In your letter:
• offer to find somewhere to stay
• give advice about what to do
• give information about what clothes to bring
Dear Nancy,
I am very glad to hear that you will spend a two-week holiday in my region. I am writing this letter to let you
know that I will find you somewhere to stay during the time. I wonder what kind of accommodation you would
like to live in?! Is it a busy downtown or a quiet village?! How should it look like? Is it a classic or modern
building style? Do you want to experience how our people spend a day with simple home facilities or do you
want a well-equipped facility one? And importantly, how much do you want to spend for it? Beside choices of
place to stay, I promise that you will be always busy for a lot of activities that you can take part in when you
come here. There are some famous places for you to visit such as Dai Nam Park, Ba Pagoda, Binh Duong new
city, and so on. Moreover, you will have chances to taste many delicious in restaurants and cafeteria around the
downtown; however, the weather in my place is quite hot, so you should prepare suitable clothes to carry with.
If you any further questions or comments about these things I have suggested with you in this letter, please tell
me in your next letter.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Love,

John
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TOPIC 6:
You eat at your college cafeteria every lunchtime. However, you think it needs some improvements.
Write a letter to the college magazine. In your letter
• explain what you like about the cafeteria
• say what is wrong with it
• suggest how it could be improved
Dear editor of ABC magazine,
I am writing this letter to share my ideas about good and short comings of our college cafeteria. Actually, I am a
fan of the cafeteria. I have eaten at the place every lunch time for more than two years because I find this is the
cool place with beautiful decoration and well facilities such as there are rooms for smokers and non-smokers to
comfortably meet their friends for food and discussion about something. In addition, WIFI and air-conditioners
are always in good conditions.
However, the staff is not as friendly as we expect and serving time is usually long. These cause our troubles to
use the cafeteria services when we are in hurry.
I hope that my contribution can partly help the cafeteria gradually become the ideal place for people to come for
their break time.
Sincerely yours

David
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TOPIC 7:
Your neighbors have recently written to you to complain about the noise from your flat.

Write a letter to your neighbors. In your letter
• explain the reasons for the noise
• apologize
• describe what action you will take
Dear Mr. / Ms,
Yesterday, I received your complaining letter about the noise from my flat. I am very sorry about that, so today,
I am writing this letter to ask for your sympathy and commit to solve the problem as soon as I can. The matter is
that my relatives have just come back from USA. I have not met each other for a long time. We have many
things to say. In addition, dateline is different from Vietnam and USA, so when they return from that country,
temporally, they cannot adapt about the time to sleep and get up. As a result of that, we usually stay up late at
night. Moreover, my some other relatives come and visit them; therefore, we open parties to serve them all.
These are the reasons why you find noise in my house.
However, they are going to return to USA next week. I promise you that peaceful atmosphere will be presented
in our neighborhood. Anyway, I will control the matter by not holding parties or talking so loud after ten p.m.
from now on.
Thank you for your kindness.
Best regards

Angela
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TOPIC 8:
You will move to a new city for work. You know some people who live there.
• Ask them for help finding accommodation
• Tell them where you would like to live
• Tell them the type of place you are looking for
Dear Nam,

I am writing this letter to ask for your help in finding me an accommodation in HCM city where you are living
and working because I am going to move to the place for the next three months for work.
Firstly, I do not have much money so could you please find a rent apartment that is cheap enough for me to pay
for my 8-million VND salary per month.
Secondly, I usually work for extra hours ay my company; therefore, I would like to live in a security area when I
come home at night.
Thirdly, I also like living in the place where I can easy find food and enjoy entertainment services.
The most important thing is that the place should be near your house so that we can conveniently meet each
other for some special occasions.
Love

Cuc
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TOPIC 9:
You cannot go to a company where you got an offer. Write a letter to the HR supervisor to
1. Explain the reason why you decline the offer
2. Express you gratitude
3. Explain you like your current job very much.
Dear sir/madam,
First of all, I would like to say thank you for your offer me a position at your company. However, I am writing
this letter to inform you that I cannot go to work at your company because of the following reasons. Firstly, I
have worked for my current company for more than 10 years and I have got familiar with most of people and
working style here. Secondly, here I can enjoy good working conditions. We all have good package benefits for
insurance and vacation. Thirdly, I have received good salary and promoted for higher position for every three
years. And the most important thing is that I love my job which allows me to show my professional. Anyway,
thank you very much for your kindness and I believe that your company can find another person that fit the

position.
Best regards,

Henry
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TOPIC 10:
You would like to buy some electrical goods at a shop in a nearby town.
Write a letter to the shop and ask if they have the things you want or whether they will be able to order
them. Ask what the prices are and how long they will be able to hold the goods for you.
Dear sir/ Madam,
I am writing this letter to your electrical shop in the hope that you can give me some advices for buying a
refrigerator, branded SanYo. I wonder if your shop sells that kind of refrigerator because I could not find models
in your website. Actually, I want to know some information about the machine before I buy it. I would be
grateful if you could answer my questions concerning about the product.
Firstly, do you have a refrigerator with a cool and freezer compartment? Secondly can you show me the way to
operate it? Is it durable? How long is it warranted? Where is it made in? How much does it cost? Thirdly, if I
want to buy one, how will I order? And the most important thing is that, how will I pay for it?
Thank you very much for taking time to read the letter. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Best regards,

Lan
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TOPIC 11:
A friend of yours is going on holiday soon and has asked you to recommend a destination.
Write a letter to your friend and recommend a good place for a holiday that you have visited before. Say
where you went, where you stayed, what you can do there and what the food was like.
Dear Jack,
I am writing this leter to recommend a destination for your holiday. I think DaLat city is a great destination for
your holiday. You can stay at VietDuc hotel. phone number is 19008169. There are many exciting activities
when you have a vacation here. In the morning you can travel to the top of Langbiang hill then go sightseeing
and photographing flowers in Da Lat flower garden. In the afternoon you can go boating on Xuan Huong Lake.
In the evening you can go shopping at the Da Lat night market.... Here, food is mostly meat, vegetables and
fruit. Vegetables and fruits are grown here quite popular so they are cheap. Strawberry is the most popular fruit.
You can enjoy them in the garden or they can be purchased as a gift for a loved one. The air here is very fresh.
Cool scenic helps you relax after a stressful working day. You can learn about the culture of the peoples here by
participating in their activities. I think you will have a great experience coming here. T promise that you will
have a wonderful vacation in Da Lat city as I used to be in the past
Yours sincerely

Hoa
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TOPIC 12:
You have just spent a weekend at a friend’s house. When you returned home, you discovered you have left a
coat containing some belongings in his house.
Write a letter to your friend telling him that you left the coat. Tell him what the coat looks like, where you
think you left it and what was inside it. Make some suggestions about how to get it back.
Dear John,
Thank you very much for your hospitality during the time I visited your house. I hope we will have chance to

meet each other for some days. However, I am very sorry to tell you that I left my coat at your home and could
you please take your advantages to give it back to me as soon as you can! At the first glance, my coat looks very
new, cute with white color. It is made of fur. Inside the coat’s pockets, I put my sun glasses, a small diary which
I use to write my emotion for days in, and the most important thing is my cell phone which contains all my
phone contacts, a lot of pictures and some documents serving my work. Therefore, they are very important to
me. I remember putting them in the wardrobe in your guest room. I would be grateful if you could send them
back to me by any means such as by EMS, mail, or by coach, motorbikes or else, in your convenience. I am
sorry for this inconvenience and thanks for your help in advance.
I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible.
Yours sincerely,

Mary.
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TOPIC 13:
You live in a room in college which you share with another student. You find it very difficult to work there
because he or she always has friends visiting. They have parties in the room and sometimes borrow your
things without asking you.
Write a letter to the Accommodation Officer at the college and ask for a new room next term. You would
prefer a single room. Explain your reasons.
Dear Mr. /Ms,
I am writing this letter for your accommodation office to ask for a new room for next term. Actually, I am
sharing a room in the college with a roommate. However, I find it is very difficult for me to work there because
she always has friends visiting. They even have parties in the room and sometimes borrow my things without
asking me. Their behavior and living style really bother me because I am in my last year at the college.
Meanwhile I have a lot of homework and things to do; our room is always messy and noisy. That distracts me
from my work; therefore, I quite often go to parks or library for studying. I find this is very inconvenient for me.

Next term, I would prefer a single room. It should be quiet enough for me to study. In addition, it should be also
as well–equipped as the previous one. The most important thing is that the new room must be far from my
current room. It is very urgent so I would like to say thank you in advance for your consideration.
Best regards

Daisy
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TOPIC 14:
One of your pen pals will shortly be visiting your city. For some reasons, you cannot manage to meet him
at the airport on time.
Write a letter asking him to wait for you at the airport and tell him how to identify you.
Dear Mai,
I am writing this letter to inform you that I cannot manage to meet you at the airport on time because I have
some reasons.
This week I have a vacation with my family in Da Lat for 5 days. My family rarely has chance to go out
together like this, so I cannot miss. I hope you can sympathy for my late. However, I will come back home 1
hour late for the time you arrive, so I will meet you at the airport right after I return. You can indentify me with
a white shirt and jeans; I have big beautiful eyes; I am short and slim with long black straight hair.
I will be happy if you can wait for me. I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,

Daisy
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TOPIC 15:
You have been offered a job, asking you to start next week. You want the job very much but, because of a
previous commitment, you want to delay the start for another two weeks.
Write to the Manager, accepting the job, but explaining your situation and asking for the change to your
start date.
Dear Mr. / Ms.,
I am writing this letter to ask for your permission for my delay the start to work at your company for another
two weeks.
At first, I would like to tell you that I am really interested in the job that your company has offered me to take.
However, I cannot move to your company right now because I have to keep the commitment with my current
company. I must finish my current work and hand over all of the things to another person before I leave.
In addition, I am going to finish my contract to the company for the next 13 days. I think it would be better for
all of us to complete the job before taking another one. I would be grateful if you could sympathy for my
situation.
Thank you in advance.
Best regards
Richard
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TOPIC 16:
A friend you met last year has invited you to visit them in their country.
You have never been there before and need some information before you leave.
Write a letter to your friend. In your letter
• request advice about a gift for his/her family
• ask about activities and clothing
• find out about the food

• You should write at least 150 words.
• You do NOT need to write your own address.
Dear Lan,
We have not met each other since last year. I am very glad to know that you invite me to visit you and your
family in USA. As you know, I have never had a chance to there before and I need to know some information
before I come to your house.
First, can you tell me what kind of gift I should bring to your parents? Can I present them my local specialty
like dried cashew nuts, coconut candy, and dried fishes?
Second, I find that it is very cold in your country. However, I really scare of cold weather, so what kinds of
activities could I take part in during the time I come there? What kind of clothes should I bring to? And I
wonder about the food, too.
I a bit worry about these stuffs. Could you please give me some advices in order that I can well prepare for my
upcoming trip?!
Thanks my best friend.
Love
Hue
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TOPIC 17:
You borrowed an important textbook from a classmate last term.
You now realize your classmate has returned home overseas and you still have the book.
Write a letter to him/her. In your letter
• apologize for the mistake
• find out how important the book is to him/her
• say what you will do
Dear Anna,
I am writing this letter to say sorry to you because I did not remember that I borrowed your important textbook

last semester and forgot giving it back to you before you returned home overseas. I now realize that I still keep
the book. I apologize for my mistake. Do you urgently need that book for your study or other purposes? I would
like to know in what way I can return the book to you? Should I send it to you by EMS service? Or can I ask for
your friend to pick it up to you in the occasion that he comes home for visiting his family because his house is
about 10 kilometers from your home? Unfortunately, I do not know your oversea home address, so I wonder if
you can give it to me and tell me what I should do to get you have the book again?! Thanks so much and please
sympathy for my trouble to you.
Love

Tam
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TOPIC 17:
Dear Anna,
I am writing this letter to apologize for keeping your important text book. I now realize that I still have your
book while you have returned home over sea. A short time ago, I borrowed one from your textbooks. The book
was very useful. It helped me a lot in learning. But I realized that I had forgotten to return it to you before you
returned home. I do not understand why I could forget such an important job. I sincerely apologize for having
forgotten to return textbook for you. Can you tell me how that textbook is important to you, please? Can you
give me the address where you are living now so that I can return it to you as soon as possible?
Please respond at your earliest convenience,
Sincerely yours

Tinh

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TOPIC 18:
You have seen an advertisement for part-time work in a hotel for three months over the summer.
Write a letter to the Manager.
In your letter
• say what experience you have
• ask what the work involves
• enquire about conditions
Dear Sir/ Madam,
I am writing this letter to ask for a position for part-time work in your hotel for 3 months over the summer as
your company advertised in newspaper.
In the last summer, I had a chance to work in a small motel which was recommended by my friend. I took the
front desk position because I have had good ability in communication. In addition, I specialize in restaurant and
hotel management; I have studied the major for two years at college of hotel and restaurant. So, I think I would
fit to your company requirement.
However, could I ask for your consideration about some points?!
First, about the time to work, I can work for business hours during the week, but not in the evening because I
am running my family-cafeteria at that time.
Second, may I ask for the salary per month when we meet each other? Anyway, I think this matter can be
negotiated.
I hope I will have a chance to work at your hotel. If you need any further information, please feel free to contact
me on mobile phone 123456789 or email
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Best regards
Henry
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TOPIC 19:

You have recently been to stay with an old friend for a few days. You hadn't seen each other for a long time.
• say how you felt about the visit
• refer to something enjoyable that you did while staying with him/her
• invite your friend to visit you
Dear Hoa,
Thank you very much for your hospitality when I last visited you and your family a few days ago. This has been
one of my most memorable trips for many years. Would you mind sending my thanks for your mother because
of her cozy meals when I was there? They were really delicious, especially, for the person living far away from
home like me. Also, I cannot forget the places that you took me there. Do you remember that we visited Ba
pagoda, one of the most famous religious laces in your hometown. We prayed good things for ours and our
family. It was great. Then, I was really impressed by the beauty and vast of Dai Nam Park where we joined
many activities and took a lot of pictures. Last but not least, we had quite long time at nights to talk and share
sorrow and happiness in life. I actually refresh my mind after the visit. In turn, I would like to invite you to visit
my place, Hue city, let me have a chance to show you how beautiful and romantic it is. I look forward to
hearing from you. Thank you very much for your kindness
Love

Lan
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TOPIC 20
You recently visited a place that had a strong impact on you.
Write a letter to a friend about the place. In your letter
• explain where the place was and how you got there
• describe what you saw
• offer to take your friend there
Dear Henry,

It has been a long time since I wrote for you on my last semester. How is everything! I forgot to inform you that
I finished my course at university one month ago and I took my spare time to a place that had a strong impact
on me. Can you guess where it was?! The place I would like to share experiences with you is Da Nang city. I
had chance to visit there with my friends. It took about one hour and a half to fly from HCM city to
Da Nang city. At there, I was really impressed by its natural beauty, friendly people and reasonable policies that
make the city distinct from the others in VN. Coming to Da Nang, you can see beautiful beaches surrounded by
coconut trees and clear streets; there are no garbage or lottery tickets selling on the streets thanks to rewarding
and punishing policies of the city government. In addition, if you want to ask for or buy something, you will be
well guided or treated by its citizens because of their good- natured characters. I hope one day, we can come
back to the city and you can experience by yourself what I have mentioned about the place.
Yours faithfully,

Daisy
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TOPIC 21:
You are an international student and have borrowed a book from the local public library.
You left the book on a bus and when you contacted the bus company, they could not find it.
Write a letter to the librarian explaining the situation and asking what you should do.
• You should write at least 150 words.
Dear Mr. /Ms.,
I am writing this letter to apologize for my carelessness and ask for the way to solve my trouble about losing
your local public library’s book.
My situation is that I am an international student. I have borrowed a book from your library. Unfortunately, I
left the book on a bus when I took it to come home from my university yesterday. I contacted to the bus
company as soon as I got off the bus and recognized my lost; however, they informed me that they could not
find it.

Once again, I am very sorry about it. Could you please tell me what should I do to control the problem? Should
I buy the same book to return back to the library or should I come to and be fined for my mistake?
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Thank you very much.
Best regards

Daisy
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