ABSTRACT

Instruction The aim of this exercise is to help you summarise, or ‘see the wood for the trees’. Read the letter carefully, and then answer the questions that follow.

1 Choose one of the following options which best describes what the letter is about: (a) Where the cruises are going (b) Who is eligible for the cruise (c) The ships have been refurbished (d) What the cruise line is offering

2 Which of the following sentences reflect the main idea of the letter and which describe details? Place an ‘M’ in front of the main idea, and a ‘D’ in front of the sentences that describe details.