You have just read an article in an international travel magazine which contained some information about your town that is incorrect. Write a letter to the editor of the magazine. In your letter: • correct the information in the article • explain why it is important for the magazine to give correct information • suggest what the magazine should do about this situation

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Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing
this
letter regarding
a misguided information
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in the Tourist Guide magazine, concerning the main river in my town. Taquari
river
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in Coxim is not a safe place for people to swim in. Even at the sand benches that are pointed
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the article, locals do not recommend tourists to swim there since water flux can be unstable and pull swimmers to the bottom of the river. Needless to say, it is extremely advised to provide the correct information since up to a hundred people get
drowed
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drowned
by swimming in those waters every year.
Therefore
, adults and children can be in real danger if they go to these places without caution. What I would advise the magazine to do is correct the article as soon as possible and take the previous edition out of the market.
Additionally
, the company could make a post on social media to warn readers who might
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seen the misleading information. I appreciate your concern about
this
matter and I look forward to seeing it solved. Yours faithfully, Amanda Lago
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Structure
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Sentence Variation
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Accuracy
Ensure the accuracy of facts presented to make your argument more convincing.
Task Response
The letter addressed all parts of the task effectively.
Tone
The writing tone is suitably formal and polite, appropriate for a letter to an editor.
Structure
Clear and logical structure of paragraphs.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • Rectify
  • Misrepresentation
  • Tourism
  • Editor
  • Credibility
  • Accuracy
  • Local heritage
  • Fact-checking
  • Repercussions
  • Counteractive measures
  • Publishing ethics
  • Clarification
  • Factual error
  • Misconception
  • Authenticity
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