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You have just read an article in an international travel magazine which contained some information about your town that is incorrect. Write a letter to the editor of the magazine. In your letter correct the information in the article explain why it is important for the magazine to give correct information suggest what the magazine should do about this situation

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I am a regular of your magazine Sole Traveler and love the way you describe places. Though I have all words of praise for your team
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I would like to draw your attention towards
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slight misinformation. In October’s
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 a story was covered on the Archeological sites in Lahore. The story mentioned that the Lahore Fort was built in the late 18th century by the British Rulers.
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 the fort has been standing long before the Britishers came to the sub-continent. It was built by the Moghul King Akbar dating back to the 15th century. The article
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 stated that the majority of the site is not open for tourists.
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 is not the case, only certain areas including those that are under maintenance or are at risk of falling, etc are closed down. As many
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 take ideas from your magazine, portraying the actual ground realities is essential. Many people might skip
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 UNESCO nominated World Heritage Site due to
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 of proper knowledge.
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 I requested you to publish
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 correction in your
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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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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Rectify
  • Misrepresentation
  • Tourism
  • Editor
  • Credibility
  • Accuracy
  • Local heritage
  • Fact-checking
  • Repercussions
  • Counteractive measures
  • Publishing ethics
  • Clarification
  • Factual error
  • Misconception
  • Authenticity
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