You live with a roommate at university but you have trouble studying because of a problem related to your roommate. Write a letter to an administrator at your university and include: Who you are The problem What you suggest they do

Dear sir or Madam, I am a
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at the University of York. I
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came here on a
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Visa a few months ago from Vietnam and am currently enrolling full-time at school. My major is in transportation design. I am living in East
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doom and I am writing
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to report about my roommate. My roommate is a
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from Mexico, he has been aggressive toward me recently after I came out as a queer person. I have had no problem with him being drunk but after I introduced my true self to him a month ago when we were hanging out, I have noticed an increase in the homophobic terms being used by him against me in school and on social media
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as “gay” and “unnatural”. The differences in our point of view have brought upon us multiple arguments and physical fights. I have been depressed lately and could no longer focus on studying. While I am sorry that my roommate thought I am a threat to him and society, I am
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angry and sad that I am being discriminated against and don’t know whom to seek help from. I hope that the administrative board of York University will notice my voice and help implement rules to protect and support the LGBTQ+ vulnerable minority. In the meantime, I would like to request changing campus, or at least let me move to another room on another floor. I appreciate your effort in
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matter. Looking forward to your response, Nhi Phuong

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The Closing

The style of the letter determine how you have to close it.

Check out the suggested closing sentences for each type of letter in the General IELTS Test. The closing sentence should be the last sentence of your letter.

Formal style (To someone you have not met, whose name you don’t know)

  • Yours faithfully,

Semi-formal (To someone you may or may not have met, whose last name you know)

  • Yours sincerely,

Informal (To someone you know well, whose first name you know and use)

  • Best regards,
  • Warm wishes,

Topic Vocabulary:
  • accommodation
  • residential advisor
  • disruptive
  • concentration
  • mediation
  • compliance
  • amicable
  • tenable
  • rectify
  • study habits
  • commons area
  • quiet hours
  • academic achievement
  • cohabitation
  • lifestyle conflict
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