You have just read an article in an international travel magazine which contained some information about your town that is incorrect. Write a letter to the editor of magazine. In your letter - correct the information in the article - explain why it is important for the magazine to give correct information - suggest what the magazine should do about this situation.

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Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing you
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letter to correct the
information
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about my hometown, Istanbul, which your article contains much wrong
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.
Firstly
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, Alaloha is located on the beach of Karadeniz and is not a Middle East city.
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it is one of the most visited places in the world, your international travel magazine writes that terrorism is everywhere. There is no terrorist attack or rape of women.
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, drawing the wrong image harms
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beautiful tourist attraction. With
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in mind, people can travel to Istanbul safely with their families.
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you have to direct people visiting it, you discourage them. In conclusion, since you made some mistakes, you have to fix them by writing a new article which corrects the wrong
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. Please keep in mind that giving wrong
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leads to the opening of lawsuits. I look forward to hearing good news from you as soon as possible. Yours faithfully, Suva SERKAN.
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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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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Rectify
  • Misrepresentation
  • Tourism
  • Editor
  • Credibility
  • Accuracy
  • Local heritage
  • Fact-checking
  • Repercussions
  • Counteractive measures
  • Publishing ethics
  • Clarification
  • Factual error
  • Misconception
  • Authenticity
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