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Band 5

Your local newspaper is offering an award for people who have helped the community. Write a letter to the newspaper editor. In your letter

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I am writing to inform you that the method used for rubbish collection in the area is not working effectively and
this
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 has caused discomfort for
I
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me
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 and my
neighbors
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neighbours
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. The foul smell oozing out from the heaps of refuse is unpleasant. The waste disposal truck used for refuse collection only functions during the weekdays while most of the residents are out
the
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of the
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 house for their daily duties
hence
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, they are unable to dispose
off
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 the accumulated waste. We have about twenty houses in the area which are not been serviced by the disposal truck because they only function during the week. The accumulated waste of these twenty residents begins to decompose thereby generating a smell
which
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 is unpleasant. The smell poses a lot of health risks as they are composed of different chemical elements which contest with the oxygen in the atmosphere we inhale. I suggest that the disposal trucks for refuse collection extend their services to the weekends so everyone in the area can benefit immensely. Your’s faithfully,

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The Greeting

Depending on the style and aim of the letter, you will need to adapt your greeting.

Always start an informal letter in the ways:

  • Dear + name
  • Hi / Hello + name

‘Dear...’ is more appropriate, so stick with this.

For a formal letter there are two options for the greeting:

  • Use Dear Sir or Madam if you don’t know the name of the person you are writing to.
  • Use Dear + surname if you do know their name, e.g. Dear Mr Smith or Dear Mrs Jones.

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