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Band 5

You had borrowed a book from the public library however, when You reached home, you found that some important pages were torn away. Write a letter to the librarian explaining the situation. You should - Mention the book - Mention the pages - Suggest what can be done.

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Good evening, I express
this
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 epistle to tell you there is some problem regarding the
book
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 that I borrowed. I had borrowed a
book
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 from the public library 5 hours ago. The
book
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 is entitled Biography Science.
However
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, I can't
checked
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check
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 the
book
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while
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 on site. When I reached home and
want
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wanted
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 to read that
book
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, there is some pages were torn away. The pages that
torn
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were torn
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 away are important to me
due
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because
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 I must
to
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apply
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finish my essay
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this
Correct determiner usage
apply
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night
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tonight
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. I need to search
some
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for some
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 research from the
book
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as
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to
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 support my tasks. There
is
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are
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 4 pages
are
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apply
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torn away
such
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 as
page
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 5,
page
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 8,
page
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 9, and
page
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 11. I really don't know
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this
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if this
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 thing will
happened
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happen
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. I haven't even held the
book
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 yet
while
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 on the road. I am looking
foward
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forward
 to your response, what thing that I ought to do
of
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about
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this
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 issue. I need to replace the
book
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 as soon as possible. Thank you for your consideration Yours sincerely, Ney

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task achievement
For task achievement, ensure you directly address the bullet points given in the task. Mentioning the book title and pages was good, but more emphasis on suggesting a solution could strengthen your response.
coherence cohesion
To improve coherence and cohesion, use a more structured layout with clearly separated paragraphs. Each paragraph should deal with a single aspect of the task. Consider using linking words and phrases to improve the flow of information.

The Greeting

Depending on the style and aim of the letter, you will need to adapt your greeting.

Always start an informal letter in the ways:

  • Dear + name
  • Hi / Hello + name

‘Dear...’ is more appropriate, so stick with this.

For a formal letter there are two options for the greeting:

  • Use Dear Sir or Madam if you don’t know the name of the person you are writing to.
  • Use Dear + surname if you do know their name, e.g. Dear Mr Smith or Dear Mrs Jones.

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