You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. You and your family are living in rented accommodation in an English speaking country. You are not satisfied with the condition of some of the furniture. Write a letter to your landlord. In your letter introduce yourself explain what is wrong with the furniture say what action you would like the landlord to take You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Dear
Mr.
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Mike, I am Vishal, living in one of your luxurious furnished apartments in central London; I recently took it on rent. I am writing
this
letter to
drag
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draw
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your attention
towards
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to
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furniture
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the furniture
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placed
in
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on
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the balcony,
that
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is broken from the left side and there are a lot of scratches on the top of the coffee table. We are being told by your realtor that
apartment
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the apartment
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is fully renovated and the furniture placed in
flat
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the flat
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is new and he
also
informed us that maintenance is covered by the owner. Since, we are from
the
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South Asia, which has usually warm weather. My parents are here for the summer holidays and they pretty much use
balcony
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in the morning time. I would like to request you, kindly replace it with new at
earliest
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. I can understand as per the agreement, the landlord is responsible for it, I am sure you claim it from the insurance company later on. Regards, Vishal
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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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