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You are unhappy about a plan to make your local airport bigger and increase the number of flights. You live near the airport. Write a letter to your local newspaper. In your letter explain where you live describe the problem give reasons why you do not want this development Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear Sir or Madam,

#plan #airport #flights #newspaper #development #addresses #sir #madam
I am writing to draw your attention to the
expension
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expansion
extension
 of the airport. I'm living beside the river road
where
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which
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 is close to the airport.
This
 is an area
where
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that
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have
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has
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 huge noises every single day and
own
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owns
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 the lowest housing price. I have been requested several times about the
expension
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expansion
extension
 of the airport, and I don't agree with the plan by the
inconvience
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inconvenience
 of increasing traffic lane.
Furthermore
, the more number of flights can cause more frequencies of
noises
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 every day.
Thus
,
this
 is not a
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positive
possitive
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positive
 change for most of the
residences
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 who live in the same area
with
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as
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 me. The noises can bother people's sleep during the early morning and late
night
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at night
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. Thank you for giving the matter your attention. Yours faithfully, Jimmy
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The Greeting

Depending on the style and aim of the letter, you will need to adapt your greeting.

Always start an informal letter in the ways:

  • Dear + name
  • Hi / Hello + name

‘Dear...’ is more appropriate, so stick with this.

For a formal letter there are two options for the greeting:

  • Use Dear Sir or Madam if you don’t know the name of the person you are writing to.
  • Use Dear + surname if you do know their name, e.g. Dear Mr Smith or Dear Mrs Jones.

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