You have heard that a developer plans to build a shopping centre near your home. Write a letter to the council. In your letter say how you heard about the plan explain how you feel about it ask for more information about it Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear Sir or Madam,

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Dear Sir or Madam, I hope
this
letter finds you well. My name is Serag and working as an urban architect. I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with the authority's plans to build a shopping centre near my home. I heard
this
information
while
I was reading the local newspaper, so it is not a rumour and has already been planned to be constructed for the next year. I think it will be inconvenient for
this
area to build something like a shopping centre here because we have another one about two kilometres away, and it will raise the problem of traffic jams we are suffering from in
this
area.
Finally
, I would like to ask for a new investigation into
this
area. Yours faithfully, Serag Mounir
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Word Count

IELTS says that you should write a minimum of 150 words in writing task 1. If you go under word count you will lose marks in task response.

A very long letter will not give you a higher band score.

Aim for between 160 to 190 words in writing task 1. This will ensure a concise letter and will be realistic in terms of time management. You have only 20 minutes to write the letter and you need around 5 minutes of planning time, so you will not be able to write a long letter in 15 minutes.

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