Letter to a friend asking for help Dear Michael, I'm writing to let you know that I'm moving to the Gold Coast for two years and I'm writing to see if I could ask you a favour. Please, allow me to explain my situation. I'll be arriving to Australia during January 2017. My course starts the first week of March. I'll be studying a Master of Information Technology at Queensland University of Technology. Unfortunately, my scholarship only paid for the academic fees and for this reason I need to find a job. I would like to know if you could help me. I think you can send me a copy of your resume and cover letter to adapt my resume to the Australian format. As I have experience working as a chef if you recommend me some restaurant I will send them my resume in advance. I would be so grateful if you could help me finding a job. Thanking you kindly, Jose.

The photo is corrupted Dear Elizabeth, I hope this letter finds you well back in Australia. The trip was incredible for me, I hope for you too. We should book another trip for winter holidays soon! I think we should go to The United Stated the next time. I’m writing to ask you to send me a copy of the photograph you took me the last day in the Paris’s airport before boarding the airplane because I had a problem with my backup and I can´t open that file. Yesterday, when I check my USB drive to see the pictures I copied, I realized that something went wrong and I lost some files. I was so sad because just that photo was corrupted. This journey was fantastic and that photograph is something I would like to keep in my desk to remember every day how marvelous was going there with you. I think it will give me energy to study and work this year. Let me know when you will be free in the winter Your friend always, Francisco

I lost my GoPro!! Dear Mr. Hood, I am writing to you to make an insurance claim for an item I lost in my recent holidays to The Gold Coast in Australia. Allow me to elaborate on exactly what happened. I Traveled to Australia from January 20th to February 20Th with my family. We visited the most important cities: Sydney, Melbourne and The Gold Cost. Unfortunately, during a visit to the Water World Park in The Gold Coast, I lost my camera. We attended to a dolphin show and I forgot it in that place. The next day, I phoned the lost and found department of the park, but it was not there. The camera is a GoPro model 4Silver and I bought it just before the trip on amazon.com. The exact cost was $499 USD, I am attaching both the confirmation email and the bill. I took a full travel insurance with your company where all lost items are recovered, so I would like you to process my claim as quickly as possible. Please, let me know if you need more information. I look forward to hearing from you. Yours sincerely, Francisco Zuñiga

competitiveness or teamworking Nowadays, people live in an extremely competitive environment during their whole life. But, appears to be that team work abilities are also needed to be successful in our adult life. Some people argue that competition should be stimulated in children, but others thing that teach them cooperating is more recommendable. Both points of view will be analyzed to before a reasoned conclusion is drawn. Firstly, competitiveness is present in different levels during lives of people, it appears gradually in school years, but it is really hard during work life. For example, when people apply for a job or a position, they should compete against hundreds of other candidates. This makes it clear that a sense of competition should be positive for children and the argument it is absolutely valid. However, on the other side of this argument, social skills are tremendously important to achieve huge objectives. For instance, people capable of co-operate with classmates and then with co-workers are more productive and better leaders and as a consequence, more useful and successful adults. People willing to cooperate with others are more generous and concern about others. Therefore, it is also important that children learn to co-operate. In summary, children learn fast and we should be preparing them to develop a better society in the future. In my opinion, this is the real power and function of education for society. In my own experience, teamwork is the most useful skill to benefit more people. So I would support this view and recommend to parents to encourage their children to be generous and teamworkers.

Time off work Dear Mr. Hood, I am writing to you to request your authorization to take some time off work during the next summer. Allow me to elaborate on exactly why I need this. As you know, my son is an excellent football player. He has been playing for the under 17 national team for the last 2 years. The last week he received an invitation to be part of the Italian team Juventus during one week. This is really important for my son because if he does it well he will be transferred for 2 years. The invitation is for one week from 1st February but they recommend to arrive one week earlier. So, I need to take time off work for approximately 2 weeks, from 24th January to 8 February. I talked with James Smith and he is willing to cover my position during this period. I would like to mention that during the summer, the calls incoming are lower so it is absolutely viable. I look forward to hearing from you. Yours Sincerely, Francisco Zuñiga

Road problems Dear Mr. Hood, I am writing to you because I feel the need to bring your attention to a road issue just outside my house on North Perth Road. My name is Jose Francisco Zuniga and I have been living at number 20 North Perth Road for more than 25 years and I have never experienced a problem like this before. Allow me to elaborate on what is happening. Last week, due to heavy rain that fallen over the city the road became severely damaged. Now, there are several potholes in the road and is almost impossible to transit over it. Had occurred a lot of minor accidents because the potholes are filled with water and become invisible to drivers. I have called to the council offices several times, but still nothing has been done. I trust you can sympathize with my position. Thus, I am expecting you to take immediate action by sending a maintenance team to repair the road. I look forward to the problem being resolved. Yours Sincerely, Jose Zuniga

Sports Nowadays, sportsmen or professional athletes are, for better or worse role models for young people. Especially those that are world famous and become millionaires due to their sporting achievements and advertising contracts. Some people argue that they are good role models, but others disagree. Both sides of this argument will be analysed before a reasoned conclusion is drawn. Professional athletes dedicate a significant part of their lives to workout and they follow an extremely healthy lifestyle . For example, athletes usually do not drink alcohol and do not frequent parties. Considering this, it is clear that their behavior could be a good influence for teenagers that these days are consuming highly amount of alcohol. However, on the other side of this argument, it must be remembered that the most successful sportsman are surrounded by a celebrity status that in most of the cases is adopted by teenagers as a cult of consumerism. For example, they imitate their look and clothes which is normally associated to a powerful brand. Therefore, it is understandable that this may be considered a bad influence for younger people. In summary, both sides of the argument regarding the role model that professional athletes are for young people have strong support. However, I consider that the positive influence they have is more significant because practicing sports is the most fundamental activity they do. Any negative aspect associated to sportsman like dopping and consumism is more a problem of society that occurs in many other professions and activities. Parents are responsible for explaining this issue.

Why people attend universities. Nowadays, most of people attend to colleges or universities after graduation from school. Comparing with past decades, there are more alternatives to study and many more educational institutions. Even, it is more affordable to study overseas due to many scholarship options available for outstanding students. This essay will examine the main reasons that encourage people to study. Firstly, education brings to people more opportunities for developing a successful career. Attending to universities people could apply for better jobs and earn higher salaries. In some cases is not necessary to graduate to experience the benefits. For example, after one month studying industrial engineering I found a better job and I doubled my salary. Thus, it is clear that higher education is significantly important to improve the standard of living of people and their families. Secondly, globalization and technology are leading to people to learn and increase knowledge. There are so many free and paid sources of knowledge online that is easy to become interested in a subject, get experience and become curious and finally enroll in a university. For example, a young student who is interested in, 3d modeling, could watch videos on YouTube, sign up for Lynda.com or even enroll in a course at Coursera.com. All this possibilities would enthusiasm a student leading him to higher education. In summary, higher education should benefit the lives of people in several ways; career, knowledge and even entertainment. In my opinion, these are the main reasons because people are interested in higher education, but I would add that in my country the educational system, teachers and advertising are forcing students to enroll in universities because they are showing it as the only one option to be successful in life, but the real fact is that education is a very profitable business and money has corrupt all actors.

Sports professionals salaries People have always loved watching sports. Nowadays, technology supports fans to follow competitions around the world and as a consequence, this world-size market has salaries that are absolutely impossible to earn in other important professions. Some people support this situation, but others argue that is totally unjustified. Both sides of this argument will be analysed before a reasoned conclusion is drawn. Firstly, sport teams are managed as enterprises and even some of them are in the stock exchange. As every business, the salaries of sports professionals are proportional to the profit their work let their company to obtain. For instance, football players of teams like Manchester United or Bayer Munich, which have been winners of Champions League several times, can earn $50 million each year because the profit the team brand produces is more than 1.000 Million per year. Thus, according their talent it is clear that sports professionals have a justified salary. On the other hand of this argument, it is important to remember that are other important professions that give to society a significant help and do not receive a huge salary. For example, it is agreed that teachers are one of the most important professions, but their salary is less than the average in most of the countries. Considering that education is more important than entertainment in the society development, this salary distribution is totally unfair. In summary, in these days the market is determining the salaries of people. In my opinion, that is a dangerous situation because it is possible that people would be forced to discard some important professions. I consider that sports related salaries are unfair and I believe that governments should take action by putting more taxes to them.