You would like to buy some electrical goods at a shop in a nearby town. Write a letter to the shop and ask if they have the things you want or whether they will be able to order them. Ask what the prices are and how long they will be able to hold the goods for you.

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Dear Sir, I'm John and I live in a nearby town. I came to know about your electrical shop, through a friend of mine. I was informed that the quality of goods is above par. I would like to purchase a few electrical goods in your shop based on their availability and price.
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, I would like to know the availability and the price of a beard trimmer. I heard your shop offers the same with the warranty for a period of 1 year. I checked with a few other shops in my locale, but no one offered a warranty for the product. I believe that you sell the same at a nominal cost, so it would be great if you can share with me the cost for the same.
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, I was
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interested in purchasing a power bank that was recently launched by the leading company in the market. I found to know that you hold the stock for the same.
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, I wanted to check if you can hold the product for me, for a week time. As I have run out of cash at
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point in time. In case of unavailability, I would prefer to know if you can order them for me. So, I can buy them in the upcoming days. I kindly request you to reply back on the same. Thank You, Best Regards, John
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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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