You have just read an article in a national newspaper which claims that town centers in your country all look very similar to each other. You don’t fully agree with opinion. Write a letter to the editor of the newspaper. In your letter Say which points in the article you agree with Explain ways in which your town center is different from most other town centers Offer to give a guided tour of your town to the writer of the article

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Dear Sir, I am writing
this
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letter to you in reference to an article I read from your yesterday’s newspaper, and I have contrasting opinions about the
town
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centers
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in my
country
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compared to the published article in your newspaper. Despite my opinions, I agree with certain elements written in your article about the similarity of all
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town
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centers
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in my
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. The increase in environmental pollution is one point that I strongly agree
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cities
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become more and more urbanized in all
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of the
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.
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Secondly
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the increase in global warming
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economic development in all
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of the nation has led to adverse climate changes even though strong regulations are enforced by the government yet industries continue with their expansion road map which has
resulted
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less rainfall to cities
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the island.
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Finally
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rapid
declining
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of educational
standard
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in every
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is another fact that I admit.
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However
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the city I live in
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a unique culture which has been passed on to
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by our ancestors. We celebrate the traditional Sinhala and Hindu New Year in the month of April but not in other
parts
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of the
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. Tourists arriving in our
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have the luxury of enjoying a variety of delicious cuisines, ranging from traditional to modern
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food,
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whereas
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it
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is not possible in other
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of the
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. As much as our city is popular for food and traditional cultures, the
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is
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locally famous for beautiful scenery as three of the largest waterfalls are situated in our geographical area and creating a home to some of
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species but
unfortunately
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a lot of tourists are not aware
about
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those locations.
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Also
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I would like to offer you a free guided tour for a week in my
town
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so that it will have an impact on your opinion. I look forward to hearing from you, and if you need any
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information, please do not hesitate to contact me as I will be pleased to assist you. Yours faithfully Isuru Bandara
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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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