For the past year you have been a member of a local club. Now you want to discontinue your membership. Write a letter to the club secretary. In your letter • state what type of membership you have and how you have paid for this • give details of how you have benefited from the club • explain why you want to leave • You should write at least 150 words. • Allow yourself 15 minutes for this task. • You do NOT need to write your own address.

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Dear Sir / Madam, I am writing to inform you about my discontinuation of membership from your esteemed club. It was a very good experience,
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, there are some important issues that do not make it possible for me to continue my engagement. Let me explain to you in detail. I joined the club two years ago and developed my membership level from basic to gold one, by fulfilling all the requirements and strict adherence to policies.
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helped me in different ways as I enhanced my skills of swimming as well as communication skills
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because there I met different people of various backgrounds and nationalities.
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, as I am going to join my father
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our family business,
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, it is not possible for me to continue and be
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member in future.
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, I am giving
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notice as per the existing policy of the club and request you to please process my discontinuation as well as inform me about any other official requirements that need to be fulfilled. I thank you and your entire team for your consistent support and look forward to hearing from you soon.
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faithfully,

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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

Linking words are very important in your essay.

To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.

Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.

In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.

Linking word examples:

  • firstly
  • secondly
  • thirdly
  • in additional
  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
  • even though
  • despite

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