Second Draft - Writing Test

Doping

For a long time, athletes have been trying to enhace their physical performance in order to break world records and achieve better time marks. The easiest way to achieve these goals is taking drugs, which is known as doping. Moreover, this doping has turned into gene doping, which is at cellular or more specific genes level.However, this kind of practice shouldn't be accepted neither by society nor Olympic judges and coaches.

Although it's an illegal practice, there're some people and athletes who not only state that it isn't harmful at all, but also that it's helpful for enhacing thier muscles and physical performance quite quickly.

On the other hand, scientists and athletes, who really understand the purpose of the Olympics, establish that this practice has side effects, such as adverse reactions,  higher stress levels and untimely death. Beside, if you're caught taking drugs or using gene doping, the Olympic council will take you out of the competition and also you won't be able to carry on with your sport career.

All in all, society and the Olympic council should ban this practice since it's dangerous and it doesn't reflect the real Olympic spirit.

Second Draft - Formal Letter

Dear Sir,
            First of all, let me introduce myself. My name is Anne Watson and I am writing to you because I saw a quite interesting advertisment on the magazine of this month, in which there were a lot of different choices for holidays that you offer, but the one that caught my attention was the ballooning across Europe, since it said that it is an incredibly astounding experience because the passenger is in a hot-air balloon, flying through the breath taking landscapes of Europe and appreciating its beauty from a whole different angle. However, a few doubts come up to my mind while I was reading, so I was wondering if you could tell me some details about it.
             Firstly, it seems to me that on your advertisment did not appear the price, that is why I would be really grateful if you could tell me how much this holiday costs, if there is any discount or bargain and finally, but not less important, would you mind telling me what the price includes, if possible.
             Secondly, I would like to know more details about the accommodation, that is to say, whether it is included on the holiday's price and if it is so, could you tell me what kind of accommodation is, because I would prefer a cabin instead of a hotel, provided that the cabin is fully equipped.
             Finally, I must say that I have never done this activity before, so I am quite unsure about the dress code for this occasion. I was wondering if you could tell me which kind of clothes I should wear and also whether I need to carry some special equipment dor doing this activity or if you provide it.
             I am looking forward to hearing from you more details about my request.
             Yours faithfully,
             Anne Watson.