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Band 5.5

there is a public park near where you live. You have heard that the local council wants to sell this park. Write a letter to a local newspaper. In your letter, introduce yourself, describe the importance of the park, say what action you will take if the council continues with the plan.

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To The Editor, My name is John Smith, a resident of A street
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 fifteen years. I am writing
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 to express my concern
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 the news that I heard from the A street council about selling the Japanese park to DLF builders. My family shifted here because of the cleanliness, silence, greenery and
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proximity to the main city. My children go to the park every evening to play and people use
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 particularly in the morning to jog. We already just have 2 parks in our surroundings and converting
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 amenity to build new dwellings is concerning all the residents. Nobody in the colony has been informed or consulted in
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 decision to be made. And we heard that
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 land has been reasoned residential. We have petitioned
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 council, and I hope
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 letter reaches a wider public. Our website, SaveJapaneseParkCom lists a number of protest activities in which we hope your readers may join us. Too few green and tranquil public spaces remain in
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 overdeveloped city. Save Japanese Park before it is too late. Yours faithfully, John Smith

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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:
  • affiliation
  • recreational space
  • habitat
  • environmental well-being
  • community gatherings
  • tranquility
  • negative impacts
  • petition
  • collaborating
  • voice their concerns
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