You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. You and your family are living in rented accommodation in an English speaking country. You are not satisfied with the condition of some of the furniture. Write a letter to your landlord. In your letter introduce yourself explain what is wrong with the furniture say what action you would like the landlord to take

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Dear Mr Smith, My name is Angel Dy, I am writing
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letter in regards to the condition of the furniture on the building. I along with my family have been
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tenants in the apartment for a month now. We used to live in Korea and we just migrated here to London for business reasons. We're trying to adapt to
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foreign place with a different culture
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from

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which we were used
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, so I'm thankful that you were patient with us on our
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day here.
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, I have noticed that some of the furniture in
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building are not in good shape. The sofa for some reason is making creaking noises,
outlets
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and outlets

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in the kitchen are not functioning so my husband has to buy an extension cord as a spare. Some of the equipment
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is

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still in good shape but I would appreciate it if you can ask a professional to fix the sofa and outlets as soon as possible. I hope for your kind understanding of the problem I have mentioned. Yours sincerely, Angel
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Structure your letter

A letter needs to be written using a proper format, including the following:

  • A greeting (Dear sir/madam, Dear John, Dear Mr. Smith)
  • The main body (consisting of paragraphs for each part of the letter)
  • A closing (Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully, Best wishes, Kind regards, Love)

When writing a letter as part of the IELTS General Training Writing Task 1, it is important to include the bullet points presented to you in the question.

All three bullet points need to be presented. And remember that some bullet points contain more than one element. So, make sure to watch for ‘and’ and plurals.

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