You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. Your family is going to move to another town. Write a letter to the Principal of a local school asking if they will accept your son. Describe his academic achievements and scope of interests. You do NOT need to write any address. You should write at least 150 words.

Dear Principal, I am writing to you concerning my son, Tunde, who will be joining your
school
at the beginning of the
next
school
term. We will be moving from Lagos to Abuja and according to my search, your
school
looks like the type that I would want my son to attend, as
such
I would like to know if he can be admitted into your
school
. Just to highlight some of his achievements so far, he represented his
school
at the
last
Cowbellpedia, a national inter-
school
mathematics competition and he came
second
-best overall.
Also
, he topped his
last
class (a class of 200 students) with a total of 95% grade score overall.
In addition
, he has represented his
school
in various literary competitions
also
. If you are interested, I would be willing to bring you some of the testimonials received.
Furthermore
, he is quite interested in STEM subjects:
that is
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. He wants to be an engineer after high
school
and I have been encouraging him to pursue his interests.
Finally
, I do hope to get a response on your decision concerning the admission as requested,
moreover
, if you need supporting documents in order to make your comments, kindly reach out to me. Thank you for your time and do have a wonderful day ahead of you. Yours faithfully, Rotimi
Submitted by rotimiolajitan on

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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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