You have just read an article in a national newspaper which claims that town centres in your country all look very similar to each other. You don’t fully agree with this 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 centre is different from most other town centres • offer to give a guided tour of your town to the writer of the article Begin your letter as follows:

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Dear Sir, I recently came across your article about the resemblance of the city centres across our country.
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I have always been a fan of your writings and I read your content pretty regularly; I strongly believe that your views on
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topic are half-baked. I do agree that the downtowns of all cities are always crowded with
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mainly
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them being the business centers, and
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the hub of entertainment for a
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, mainly travellers find them an amazing destination to learn about the
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’s specialities and culture.
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, when it comes to comparison, each settlement has various elements that differ from one another. Talking specifically about my
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, our central area mainly comprises food streets; as our city is famous for its exotic food. Our
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has segregated its establishments to give
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a peaceful time
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walking rather than rushing into buildings. We maintain the status of one of the most beautiful towns in our state and
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solely because of our beautiful
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center. One can only get
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special feel if they visit in person. I would like to extend an invitation to you to come and visit our
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. I would love to host you someday and it would be an amazing opportunity for me to meet my favourite writer of all time. Our
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would warmly welcome your presence and would love to show you how we are different. Please feel free to ask any questions you might have before your visit. I look forward to seeing you soon. Warm regards, Faraz
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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:

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  • in additional
  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
  • even though
  • despite

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