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.

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
in
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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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