You have heard that a developer plans to build a shopping centre near your home. Write a letter to the town council. In your letter, do the following: say how you heard about the plan explain how you feel about it ask for more information about it. You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear Sir or Madam,

Dear Sir, I am writing
this
letter to you because I heard about a future plan
about building
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to build
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a shopping centre in our small town
via
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from
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my neighbours. I am so excited that heard about
this
news because of two reasons.
firstly
, there were not any supermarkets in our small city,
particularlly
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particularly
the nearest supermarket is about 12KM far from here.
secondly
, if
this
supermarket
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is build
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build
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built
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, Tourists would
pass
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come
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here to purchase their
nessecities
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necessities
. I
will
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would
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be
greatful
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grateful
if you would explain more about its facilities
such
as
a
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an
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amusment
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amusement
park, petrol station and toilets. I am looking forward to
hear
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hearing
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more about it. Your
faithfuly
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faithfully
faithful
,
Rezapor
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structure
Make sure to use clear and coherent paragraphs, each representing a single idea or theme. Your letter blended multiple ideas in single paragraphs.
tone
Maintain formality throughout the letter. Avoid using colloquial language or contractions, and use 'I am' instead of 'I am so excited that heard about this news'.
greeting and closing
Adjust the tone to be more formal by addressing the council with 'Dear Sir or Madam' as instructed, and by using 'Yours faithfully' at the end of the letter.
clarity
Be clear and concise in your statements. Avoid using unclear expressions like 'I am so excited that heard about this news'. Instead, specify what news you are referring to.
task response
Expanding on your feelings and asking questions in a more detailed manner will help in fully achieving the task.

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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