As part of a student social survey project, you are organizing a group to visit a historical exhibition in a small town. Write a letter asking for information regarding such things as the contents of the exhibition, and the dates of its opening and closing, and if there are any discounts available.

Dear Sir, I am writing to gather more information about the historical exhibition which will be held in your town next month. I am planning to bring a group of students as part of their university project. I heard you are the
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of the event
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I hope you could give me more details about it.
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, could I know the dates it will be held and the agenda for each day ? We will be coming all the way from Ottawa
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is a two-hour drive from Clariford
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we want to be clear about the time we should leave from there and at what time we should ask our driver to come back to pick us up.
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, could it be possible to arrange a tour guide ? My students are very keen on learning about all the statues,
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I hope you could arrange
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a guide.
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I know the ticket prices
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could it be possible to get a discount ? At the moment, fifty students have confirmed their participation. I would like to
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everything by next week
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I would appreciate it if you could reply at your earliest convenience. Yours Faithfully Migara Wickramasinghe

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task response
Task Response: The letter asks for all the needed facts: dates, what is in the show, price and discount, and how many will come. It also asks about travel time and a reply deadline. It would be clearer if each request is listed in its own short line, and if you add a short closing that says what you want next.
coherence
Coherence and Cohesion: The writing links ideas with First, Second, Finally. Some sentences are long. Break ideas into small parts and put each main idea in a new paragraph. Use simple joins like and, also, but. Use the proper close, e.g., Yours faithfully,
tone
Polite tone and clear aim to visit the show.
structure
Good use of order words to show the plan.
content
The letter lists many asks, like dates, contents, guide, prices, and group size.
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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