Your neighbours have recently written to you to complain about the noise from your house/ flat. Write a letter to your neighbours. In your letter explain the reasons for the noise apologise describe what action you will take You should write at least 150 words.

Dear Marie, I received your letter just yesterday. I am fine and I hope you are doing well too.
First
of all, I would like to send my sincere apologies for all the troubles you had to go through because of the loud noises from my flat. As you know, we have our son studying
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the university and
this
fall, he decided to visit us.
Additionally
, it was his 21st birthday on the 18th
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, which was yesterday, and
hence
we planned a party for him and invited all his friends and our family. The party was scheduled to end just after midnight,
however
, that did not happen. The catering service that we hired ended up an hour late and
hence
the guests had to wait back to finish their dinner.
Therefore
, everyone ended up staying up late eating and talking to each other. I,
also
, forgot to keep a check on the volume of music past 10 pm. I was so distressed arranging the dinner that arrived late that it slipped my mind to turn the volume down.
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I said, I am so sorry about all the hurdles that you had to go through. I know it must have taken a toll on your sleep pattern, and job and I cannot apologize enough for it. I assure you that
such
a thing would not occur in the future.
Further
, I have informed my family that we need to be more vigilant to not disturb the neighbours and serenity of the neighbourhood. Once again, I am extremely and genuinely sorry. Hoping to hear from you soon. Warm Regards, XYZ
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Structure your letter

A letter needs to be written using a proper format, including the following:

  • A greeting (Dear sir/madam, Dear John, Dear Mr. Smith)
  • The main body (consisting of paragraphs for each part of the letter)
  • A closing (Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully, Best wishes, Kind regards, Love)

When writing a letter as part of the IELTS General Training Writing Task 1, it is important to include the bullet points presented to you in the question.

All three bullet points need to be presented. And remember that some bullet points contain more than one element. So, make sure to watch for ‘and’ and plurals.

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