Your friend has been offered a place on a course at the university where you studied. He/she would like your advice about finding a place to live. Write an email to your friend. In your email, describe where you lived when you were a student at the university recommend the best way for him/her to look for accommodation warn him/her of mistakes students make when choosing accommodation You should write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear........................,

Dear Emma, Hope you are doing great and thank you for writing to me. You have asked my opinion about where to stay when studying at the university, and I am delighted to share my experience with you. As the rental accommodation in Sydney is fairly expensive, I rented a studio that was offered by the college on campus site for nearly two years when I was studying at the
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of Sydney. In order to assist in covering the expenses, I chose to live over there; because the location of the dorm was near
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the train station and it was easy to access
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all the public facilities too. I suggest you start your house-scouting early,
otherwise
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house might be snapped up before you.
Also
, you should ask yourself whether you want the benefits like gym access, catering services, academic classes, social activities and other late-night sessions from your house. If yes, you might encounter some extra
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. I
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checking with the student information centre, if they offer any rental apartment options
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because it would make your task a lot easier.
In addition
, when choosing your place, I suggest that check the
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carefully and understand it thoroughly as some students may face legal issues that are out of their expectations (i.e., extra pay for
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items).
Also
, have a thorough look at the safety basics like burglar systems and fire alarms,
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if the door is operated by a key fob access system or
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is a traditional lock and key. I hope you will find my experience and suggestion useful.
However
, do not hesitate to contact me if you need
further
help. Best wishes, Maria
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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.

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Linking word examples:

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

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