You missed a flight due to a problem at the airport. Write a letter to the airline. In your letter • describe what happened that caused you to miss the flight • explain how missing your flight affected you • make it clear what you would like the airline to do

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Dear sir or madam, I am writing

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letter to inform you that due to an unexpected issue I could not get my

flight

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to London which was on December 4th. I just wanted to know whether you could arrange a new

flight

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ticket as soon as possible. I missed my

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because of some sudden changes in my schedule because of some meetings related to work that caused me to reach the airport late.

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I did my best to be at the airport on time, there was

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heavy traffic that ruined my whole plan. I was supposed to be in London near my family now;

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, the

above- mentioned

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problems avoided me.

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unpredicted inconvenience not only did make me feel unhappy but it

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made my family worried about me. I would like to know if you could rearrange my

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and send me a new ticket. I would be most grateful if you could book a

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on December 7th without imposing a new ticket cost on me. I would be most grateful if you could reply as soon as possible so that I can plan

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week schedule. Yours faithfully, Amirreza Alizadeh

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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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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 7.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 6.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 6.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 8.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

7 paragraphs

200 words

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You missed a flight due to a problem at the airport. Write a letter to the airline. In your letter • describe what happened that caused you to miss the flight • explain how missing your flight affected you • make it clear what you would like the airline to do

Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

News editors decide what to broadcast on television and what to print in newspapers. What factors do you think influence these decisions? Do we become used to bad news? Would it be better if more good news was reported?

Companies should provide sports and social facilities for local communities. Do you agree or disagree?

Today more people are overweight than ever before. What in your opinion are the primary causes of this? What are the main effects of this epidemic?

IN SOME CITIES, PUBLIC PARKS AND OPEN SPACES ARE BEING CHANGED INTO GARDENS WHERE LOCAL RESIDENTS CAN GROW THEIR OWN FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. DO THE ADVANTAGES OUTWEIGH THE DISADVANTAGES?

It is true that environmental issues such as pollution and climate change affecting citizens worldwide. Although global finding are made to reduce these problems the solutions are not helpful.