Part A Write a letter and request something, ask for permission to do something, and offer some- thing You can choose to write on the following situation, if you wish, or else invent your own. Suppose you are staying in the house of some relatives who are away on holiday. Ask them to bring you back a particular tape recorder, as you are unable to buy it where you live. Ask if a friend may come and stay for two days in their house. Offer to do some shopping for them when they return and ask what they would like you to get.