You and some friends ate a meal at a restaurant to celebrate a special occasion, and you were very pleased with the food and service. Write a letter to the restaurant manager. In your letter.

Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to say that my friends and I were very pleased with the food and service you provided on my 40th birthday. I was looking for a good
restaurant
to celebrate my birthday and there were at least three on my list. You are the best. To make my choice, I checked all the reviews that had been written about your
restaurant
. Practically all of them were at least very good. Based on
this
, I chose your
restaurant
to celebrate my birthday. The quality of the food we ordered and the way it was served surprised us very positively. We enjoyed our meal. To
this
day, my family remembers that very successful afternoon. I would like to mention that the staff were extremely friendly and were able to help us with our order in a fantastic way. Serving afterwards was perfect. All in all, we had a great time at your
restaurant
. We will remember the day until the next time. Yours sincerely,
Submitted by BEST Piotr Czerwiński on

Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Writing9 with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.

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

Discover more tips in The Ultimate Guide to Get a Target Band Score of 7+ »— a book that's free for 🚀 Premium users.

Essentional vocabulary list for IELTS Writing 7+

Learn how to write high-scoring essays with powerful words.
Download Free PDF and start improving you writing skills today!
What to do next:
Look at other essays: