Write a letter to your local council that the road in front of your house is damaged. In your letter, you should: tell him your name and where you are living describe the problem suggest what you want him to do for it.

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Mr Bean My name is Francisco Gonzalez, I am writing to you
due to
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the road in front of my house is damaged. I live in the middle of the city, where tourists come every day. I intended to contact you a lot of times to suggest you arrange the floor of the way. Sometimes I see cars
broke
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their wheels
due to
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the state of the pounds. For the
tourists
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,tourists
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it is awful because spoils the beauty of the architecture of the landscape.
As well as
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the locals in the zone miss profits
for
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this
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reason. In my
opinion
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,opinion
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I consider that the ways should be arranged for the welfare of people who live around.
This
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issue can't be ignored, and I suggest contracting a company of building that could solve
this
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problem
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I looking forward to your answer. Faithfully, Francisco Gonzalez.
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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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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Grievance
  • Deterioration
  • Hazardous
  • Impede
  • Inconvenience
  • Potholes
  • Cracks
  • Collapsed
  • Uneven
  • Detour
  • Repair
  • Maintenance
  • Investigation
  • Infrastructure
  • Expenditure
  • Resolution
  • Improvement
  • Community
  • Resident
  • Safety
  • Convenience
  • Traffic congestion
  • Civic
  • Enquiry
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