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Band 4.5

The system used for rubbish/garbage collection in your local area is not working properly. This is causing problems for you and your neighbours. Write a letter to the local council. In your letter • describe how the rubbish collection system is not working properly • explain how this is affecting you and your neighbours • suggest what should be done about the problem

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Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to inform you about a big problem
in
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rubbish
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the rubbish
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 collection system. Since
last
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 Friday, the system is completely damaged and it is not working anymore. The issue is related to the main
rubbish
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container
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 which is located in my local area. The door of the
container
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 is fully broken and because of
that
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 the
rubbish
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 collectors vehicles are not able to connect the holder to the
container
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 for emptying the
rubbish
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 inside
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container
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the container
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.
Consequently
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, all the residents in the area cannot stand
on
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apply
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the
smelling
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 of
the
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apply
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uncollected
rubbish
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.
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, because of the
rubbish
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 many types of insects appeared in the area.
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, it is annoying to collect the
rubbish
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 in front of the houses, as you can imagine the appearance of the neighbour is out of tolerate. I request an urgent act about collecting the
rubbish
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 as a temporary solution until repairing the
container
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.
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 we need to solve the
insects
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insect's
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 problem and eventually, solve the main problem by repairing the door of the
container
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 to bring it back to the system. I am looking forward to
hear
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hearing
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 from you as soon as possible. Thank you in advance, Mohammadreza.

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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:
  • rubbish collection schedule
  • overflow
  • accumulation
  • attracts pests
  • health hazards
  • unsightly appearance
  • foul odors
  • quality of life
  • reliable
  • frequent
  • community awareness programs
  • waste reduction
  • recycling
  • community composting solutions
  • organic waste
  • installation
  • public bins
  • strategic locations
  • littering
  • residential bins
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