There have been some problems with the bus service, especially its reliability, in your area over the last two weeks. Write a letter to the manager of the bus company. In your letter

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Dear Manager, I am writing
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letter to complain about a problem faced by
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bus
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the bus
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service
from
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for
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last
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the last
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several months.I am a local resident of Galt downtown and I work in Waterloo.
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, I have totally depended upon
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transportation as I don't have a car.
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, My job starts at 8 AM so I need to catch up early morning
bus
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which is at 6:00 AM.
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, most of the time
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bus
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is late by 15 to 20 minutes.
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, it's already been late
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driver wait for a few of his friends as they are
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coming daily on
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bus
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.
It's sounds
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me
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apply
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like fake nepotism.
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,
they're
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enormous
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amount of local people depends
upon
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this
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bus
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.So in my point of view,
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single morning
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is not enough to provide transportation.
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, in the evening time when I take
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nearby from my office is totally in bad condition as air conditioning is not working and it's making horrible sounds while on
highway
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the highway
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. Here, I would like to suggest some solution over
problem
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the problem
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as a member of season pass of GRT
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service.
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, I would be grateful to you if you could convey some time management skills and some manners to your drivers.
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, few more options of
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bus
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in the morning and
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some new buses will be making significant improvement in GRT
bus
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services. Based on the above, I can offer some
suggestion
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which could enhance the situation, adding a
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extra
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, forfor instance, can make a big difference
specially
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that the mentioned
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line is usually busy,
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, adding a GBS tracker on the
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can make a strict control on the
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movement. Waiting for your prompt and immediate attention to
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matters
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.
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The Closing

The style of the letter determine how you have to close it.

Check out the suggested closing sentences for each type of letter in the General IELTS Test. The closing sentence should be the last sentence of your letter.

Formal style (To someone you have not met, whose name you don’t know)

  • Yours faithfully,

Semi-formal (To someone you may or may not have met, whose last name you know)

  • Yours sincerely,

Informal (To someone you know well, whose first name you know and use)

  • Best regards,
  • Warm wishes,

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • adhering to schedules
  • inconvenience
  • daily routine
  • punctuality
  • frequency during peak hours
  • overcrowding
  • commuters
  • update system
  • reliable
  • maintenance
  • breakdowns
  • irregular bus timings
  • passengers
  • delays
  • unreliable
  • appointments
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