Band 5+: You are planning a surprise birthday party for a close friend. Write a letter to another mutual friend to ask for their help. In your letter, you should: - explain the plan for the surprise party - ask for their assistance with specific tasks, such as decorations or food - suggest a time to meet and discuss the arrangements further.

Dear Hannah,

As we both know, soon will be Martha’s birthday! I think we should surprise her after she returns from her work. I don’t have a real, structured plan but I do have an idea how to surprise her. So, we should be near her house without any hinderance for us. I would be carry a birthday cake and you would be singing “Happy birthday” song for her. You could rectify me or suggest your ideas.

But I need your assistance with the food. After we give her the cake, we should go to the mall, where others would be waiting for us to come. The cake can’t be the only foor we have for her. I thought, maybe you have an ideas what food she would like for her party? Maybe some pancakes or strawberry pies. The same goes for drinks. I thought the coke and some soda cans should be great. I need your assistance to decide on what should we stick on.

This topic is so big so the letter won’t be enough to discuss the small details. Please, meet me at your place at 4 p.m for the further arrangements.

Your best friend,

Heather.