The local newspaper is holding a "best neighbor in the area" competition. Write a letter to the newspaper to recommend your neighbor for this competition. In your letter, - Introduce yourself - Say whom you are recommending - Explain why this neighbor should be the winner of this competition

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Dear Sir/Madam, My name is Vicky Amin and I am writing
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letter to nominate an individual from my vicinity for
best
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neighbour competition. I read the classified in your newspaper and felt my nominee fits the bill perfectly to receive
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award. I have been born and brought up in
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city
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and I stay in Rose apartments near the hills. I am a full-time professional working with a management firm as a business analyst.
Part time
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, I work with a local NGO
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aims in rescuing abused animals from the locality. I would like to recommend my neighbour
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John Smith, who is a banker by profession and social activist by choice. He stays with his family in the same apartment as
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me
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and
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heads our building committee as a secretary. He is associated with a lot of NGOs in & around the
city
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fighting for multiple social and noble causes. I believe, he is the perfect choice to receive
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award as he has undertaken many social activities for the betterment of the
city
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.
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, he got
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land approved by
mayor
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the mayor
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to build a shelter for abused animals in the outskirts of the
city
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.
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, lake restoration was carried out under his vigilance.
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, every weekend he teaches basic education to poor children.
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, he was the face of our
city
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magazine "The Westin" in the year 2019, wherein his efforts were recognized by the local council. I hope my nomination is considered as
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Smith has been commendable in envisioning
overall
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the overall
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development of our
city
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. Yours faithfully, Vicky Amin.

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Word Count

IELTS says that you should write a minimum of 150 words in writing task 1. If you go under word count you will lose marks in task response.

A very long letter will not give you a higher band score.

Aim for between 160 to 190 words in writing task 1. This will ensure a concise letter and will be realistic in terms of time management. You have only 20 minutes to write the letter and you need around 5 minutes of planning time, so you will not be able to write a long letter in 15 minutes.

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