You live in a room in college. There is a problem in the bathroom that you would like to be repaired. Write a letter to the accommodation officer at the college. In the letter describe the problem explain how the situation affects you suggest a time when repairman could visit.

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Dear Sir / Madam: I am writing

this

letter to inform you about a problem in my college room. My name is Olivia, I am living in room number 208 in building "C" and there is a great problem

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the bathroom. When I took a bath

last

night, the water did not go down the drain,

then

I waited a few minutes and the water slowly disappeared. I thought it was a punctual case but

this

morning the water did not go down and my bedroom was flooded. I need your

assist

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to repair

this

inconvenient

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because all my things are wet and I cannot take a shower without

troubles

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. I would like you to call a plumber to fix it as soon as possible. I am leaving the accommodation today because I am going to visit my family for a few days, so you can use

this

time to repair the fault. I am looking forward to hearing from you with

news

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. Thank you.

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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,

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3Linking words
meeting the goal of 7 or more
0Word repetition
meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
5Grammar mistakes
 

8 paragraphs

166 words

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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 4.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 5.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 5.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 4.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

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The Closing

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