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 hereby request renovation services for the road in front of my house as it was broken because of the rain
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year and I hope you will be able to support
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issue. I am a resident of JMD Gardens, Block 6, Lane 11, and living here with my family since 2013 because
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is a comfortable area provided with all services.
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, since
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year the street was damaged and no clear route is available because of heavy rainfall.
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, there are a lot of deep holes and
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is causing various accidents daily.
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, it is a humble request to repair the road as soon as possible because the
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incident was harsh and one person died in the car accident. I would appreciate it if you could help with
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issue and raise it to the engineering department to start working on it. I hope for a positive response from your department on
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issue. Yours faithfully, Deepanshi
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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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