A formal letter

Objective CAE, TEST 1, p. 32

A night out to remember – but perhaps for the wrong reasons.

Dear sir/madam,

On 9th March 2006 I joined a trip with people from Welcome Language school to London. One of the events we would attend, according to the booklet given to us, was the musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, which took place in the Majesty theatre two days after our arrival.

The musical was brilliant – I have never seen such talented actors and actresses performing before, but, according to your newspaper’s review, the event was not good at all. After talking to some people on the trip, I decided to write this letter. They all agree the performance was great.

As you may know, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat was advertised as ‘The Show of the Century’ and in fact it is. Not only is it based on the masterpiece of modern William Peter Blatty newest novel, it also had the contribution of having such a gifted cast, which, there is no doubt, rehearsed a lot before performing on the stage. Furthermore, the show has had a high profile these days. Therefore, I think the person who wrote the review in your newspaper cannot have taken part of the audience.

Regarding the scenary, it was exactly as it was on the booklet. In fact, its beauty surpassed all my expectations. There is no doubt the booklet is a fine portrait of the show. It is really a must see.

What is more, the theatre, with its great structure and high profile sound system provided all the attenders with a great view from the stage, even to the ones who were sitting in the balcony. Not to mention the huge and great Talliesin Orchestra, which beautifully performed lovely songs. I barely could belive Enya was the lead singer. Seeing her was a dream coming true.

The price we paid was really worthy. Many people considered it inexpensive indeed.

I suggest you revise all the review. It contains lots of inaccuracies and considering your newspaper is respectful, you should not have published those lines.

Yours faithfully,
Marcelo Maciel de Almeida

P.S.: This piece of writing needs to be checked.