You experienced an incident on public transport that caused you distress. Write a letter to the manager of the public transport company. In your letter ▪ describe the incident ▪ explain how this incident affected you ▪ suggest what could be done about it
Dear Manager,
I am writing
this
letter to inform you about an accident which caused me a head injury when I was travelling by bus Linking Words
last
Sunday.
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This
incident happened when I was travelling from my home place to the office location Linking Words
and
suddenly the bus driver applied a hard break Punctuation problem
, and
due to
an unseen pothole Linking Words
and
I got hit by the pole fitted inside the bus as I was sitting in the first row.
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, and
This
accident caused me a head injury Linking Words
and
now there is swelling around my forehead. Punctuation problem
, and
However
, Linking Words
this
incident didn't affect the other parts of my body and Linking Words
thanking
god for the same. Wrong verb form
I thank
Moreover
, as per Linking Words
Doctor's
recommendation, I had to take a couple of days off and take bed rest Correct article usage
the Doctor's
which
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, which
further
impacted my office work.
Road accidents are common these days Linking Words
due to
bad transport infrastructure. I believe I should be compensated financially to cover my medical expenses Linking Words
as
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, as
this
incident affected me a lot both physically & mentally. Linking Words
Additionally
, I would suggest you collaborate with the Government authorities to maintain proper roads for the safety of passengers and drivers.
Hoping for prompt action from your side.
Yours faithfully,
AshutoshLinking Words
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structure
In one paragraph give the facts of what happened. Put the incident in the first part, then how it hit you, then what you want.
grammar/lexical
Keep sentences short and use simple words. Use clear links like and, but, then.
content
Add exact time, place and bus number if you can. This helps the reader.
content
Say what you want clearly, for example money for medical costs and steps to fix safety.
form
Close with a polite line and your name and contact.
content
Clear aim to tell what happened.
tone
Polite and formal tone.
form
Uses a proper closing line.
content
Gives a request for action on money and safety.
structure
Has three parts: incident, effect, and what to do.
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