Write a letter to your local council that the road in front of your house is damaged. In your letter, you should: tell him your name and where you are living describe the problem suggest what you want him to do for it.

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Dear Manpreet, I am Ankush Moitra, a resident of Rosewood colony in Newtown, street number 90. I am writing
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letter to express my dissatisfaction and draw your attention to the poor condition of roads in my locality. With the onset of the monsoon, every year the roads in front of my house get severely damaged. Yesterday, when I was bringing my son back from tuition on my two-wheeler, the front tire hit a pothole filled with water and both of us ended up falling on the ground. Since I was already aware of the poor road conditions, I was riding at a very low speed and thankfully we got away with minor injuries. I think it’s high time we find a permanent solution to
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problem. Proper alert signs should be put up at the beginning of Street 90 immediately so anyone entering the lane is aware of the potholes. It is my earnest request to you to get the roads fixed with quality materials so that they don’t wear off with the
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season‘s rains. We have already seen accident rates shoot up in
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area
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year during monsoons. Hopefully,
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year right action will be taken before something worse happens. I sincerely request you to pay heed to the matter and take necessary actions for the betterment of society. Yours sincerely, Ankush
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Grievance
  • Deterioration
  • Hazardous
  • Impede
  • Inconvenience
  • Potholes
  • Cracks
  • Collapsed
  • Uneven
  • Detour
  • Repair
  • Maintenance
  • Investigation
  • Infrastructure
  • Expenditure
  • Resolution
  • Improvement
  • Community
  • Resident
  • Safety
  • Convenience
  • Traffic congestion
  • Civic
  • Enquiry
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