You work at home and have a problem with a piece of equipment that you use for your job. Write a letter to the shop or company which supplied the equipment. In your letter • describe the problem with the equipment • explain how this problem is affecting your work • say what you want the shop or company to do

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Dear Sir or Madam, I purchased a

laptop

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computer

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from your store five days ago and it does not seem to be working properly. The model is an X-1 and my receipt number is

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ABC XYZ

ABC-XYZ

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attached a scanned copy of the receipt for your kind reference. I followed the instructions from the user’s manual, which stated that I should connect the

laptop

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to a wall outlet before turning the power on. After I plugged in the power cord and hit the power button, the screen was on but stayed blue, rather than displaying a welcome page or information page as I expected. I tried to restart the

computer

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, but it did not resolve the problem. I just started my job as a data analyst and my duties are heavily relied on various kinds of software, so a well-functioning

computer

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is essential for my work. The

laptop

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not functioning is delaying the progress at work for both me and my colleagues. It is

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embarrassing for me to not have a smooth start and I am anxiously hoping to solve

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issue soon. I request that I have the malfunctioning

laptop

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returned and replace

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with another one with the same model. I understand that the supply is tight and you might not have a replacement readily available, if

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the case, another model with similar functions and performances is

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acceptable to me. The bottom line is that I can have access to a usable

computer

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to catch up with the progress as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me via

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email address or my cell phone at (123)4567. I look forward to your timely response. Yours faithfully, John Doe

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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

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Linking words
meeting the goal of 7 or more
2
Word repetition
meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
2
Grammar mistakes
detected issues

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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 7.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 7.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 7.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 9.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

8 paragraphs

292 words

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