Band 7+: You saw a brochure for a one-week walking tour in the mountains. You're very interested in taking part, but you're not very fit and are worried you wouldn't be able to keep up. Write to the tour operator. In your letter: • Explain why you're interested in the tour. • Ask for information about dates and prices. • Express your concerns about your fitness level.

Dear Sir or Madam,

Hope you are doing well.

I saw a brochure of a week long “Walking Tour of the Adirondack Mountains” at my local Community Park board, and I was really interested in it. I am an avid nature lover, and used to do a lot of hiking, trekking, and biking back in my college days, so when I saw this brochure, it intruiged me a lot.

The brochure covered the rough details, like the duration of the tour and the general area where it’ll take place, but I was not able to find specific details. I wanted to know a little more about the itenary of this tour, for starters the start and end dates for this tour, and also some information on the prices for participation.

A couple of months ago I had a small accident when I was trying to fix the window in my house, after which I was walking on crutches for a couple of weeks. I’m recovered now and medically cleared to carry on my daily routine, but with gradual increment on physically straining activities. I am a bit worried about the level of fitness one should have for this tour, as I am afraid I wont be able to keep up with everyone’s pace. Can you please help me get a little more clarification on this.

Looking forward to your response.

Your sincerely,

Paritosh Diya.