There is construction taking place near your home and the noise is disturbing you. Write a letter to your local council. In the letter, - Describe the construction - Explain why the construction is a problem for you - Say what you would like them to do about it

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Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to complain about a problem
that is
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related to the
construction
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site
that is
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located next to my residential building. I am living in The Lucky Building which is located in Mong Kok and the
construction
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site is located next to my building. The
construction
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started
last
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Friday and it will end in July. I understand that noise will be produced during the
construction
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period,
however
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, it is totally unacceptable that the worker worked until ten o'
clock
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and produced a lot of noise at night. The situation is annoying as it totally affects the life of my family and other residents in the same building.
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, I am studying a nighttime online degree course and I could not concentrate on my learning as I was distracted by the noises.
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, my son used to go to bed at nine o'
clock
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as he needs to go to school at seven o'
clock
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early in the morning,
however
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, he has not slept well since the
construction
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began and
this
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affects his performance at school.
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, I would like you to communicate with the
construction
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company and convey my complaint. I hope that they could shorten their working time and end their work at six o'
clock
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in the evening. If the condition remains unchanged,
further
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actions will be done in order to alleviate the problem. I look forward to your reply and hope that the problem could be solved as soon as possible. Yours faithfully, Tommy Chan
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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.

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