Write a letter to your local council that the road in front of your house is damaged. In your letter, you should: tell him your name and where you are living describe the problem suggest what you want him to do for it.

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Dear Sir, I am writing
this
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letter to request
rennovation
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renovation
innovation
services for the road in front of my house as it is broken because of the rain
last
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year and I hope you will be able to support
in
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this
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issue.
First
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,I would like to
inroduce
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introduce
myself. My name is Lama, I am living in Jabriya, block 6,
street
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111 since 2013 because
this
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is a comfortable area provided with all services.
Also
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, my family is living in the same area, but on a different
street
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so I will never think to change my place of living.
Second
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,
street
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111 in Jabriya is one of the best streets in the area as it has two traffic lights and
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good walking pavement.
However
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, since
last
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year the
street
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was damaged and no clear lanes are available because of the rain.
Furthermore
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, there are a lot of deep holes and
this
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is causing various accidents daily.
Third
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, I guess it will be a good idea to
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renovate
this
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street
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as soon as possible because the
last
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incident was harsh and one person died in
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car accident.
Finally
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, I would appreciate it if you
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could
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cold
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help
in
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with
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this
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issue and raise it
to
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with
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the engineering department to start working on it. Yours faithfully, Lama Jaljouli
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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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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Grievance
  • Deterioration
  • Hazardous
  • Impede
  • Inconvenience
  • Potholes
  • Cracks
  • Collapsed
  • Uneven
  • Detour
  • Repair
  • Maintenance
  • Investigation
  • Infrastructure
  • Expenditure
  • Resolution
  • Improvement
  • Community
  • Resident
  • Safety
  • Convenience
  • Traffic congestion
  • Civic
  • Enquiry
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