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You live in a room in college which you share with another student. However, there are many problems with this arrangement and you find it very difficult to work. Write a letter to the accommodation officer at the college. In your letter describe the situation explain your problems and why it is difficult to work say what kind of accommodation you would prefer

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Dear Sir or Madam, I hope you are well. My name is Martyn and I am a student of Building Services Engineering. I am writing
this
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 letter regarding my shared accommodation. I came to campus three days ago and noticed that I am allocated to a single room,
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however
Add a comma
,however

It appears that you are missing a comma after the introductory phrase however. Consider adding a comma.

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 I am not alone. I need to share one bedroom space with another student, which as you can imagine is not ideal. One of our biggest problems is storage space, we have only one wardrobe. I already tried to unpack my stuff and
unfortunately
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,unfortunately

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 there is not even enough space for them,
not to mention
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 a place for my roommate. The second issue appears to be a single desk, it is impossible for us to learn and do our homework at the same time. I would like to request a bigger room with adequate furniture for two people, especially with two desks and wardrobes. Please could you have a look at the current situation and let us know as soon as you can. Looking forward to hearing from you, Martyn

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The Closing

The style of the letter determine how you have to close it.

Check out the suggested closing sentences for each type of letter in the General IELTS Test. The closing sentence should be the last sentence of your letter.

Formal style (To someone you have not met, whose name you don’t know)

  • Yours faithfully,

Semi-formal (To someone you may or may not have met, whose last name you know)

  • Yours sincerely,

Informal (To someone you know well, whose first name you know and use)

  • Best regards,
  • Warm wishes,

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • accommodation officer
  • roommate
  • share a room
  • living arrangement
  • difficult to work
  • noise levels
  • study environment
  • privacy concerns
  • alternative accommodation
  • single room
  • academic performance
  • well-being
  • respectfully request
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