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
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Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to you in regard to an article on town centres that was published in your newspaper, which in my opinion is not quite accurate.
To begin
with, the piece mentions that all of the architecture across the country has the same style. Linking Words
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may be true for some of the buildings, it is not true for all. Linking Words
Further
, it was mentioned that each of the centres was located next to a church, which too is not a general norm.
I would like to point out some of the attributes that my town centre consists of that are not common to other locations, Linking Words
firstly
the building consists of two floors, and with wooden floors. Linking Words
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township. Linking Words
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, the windows are made of stained glass which is Linking Words
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Furthermore
, the size of the structure is Linking Words
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significantly larger than the rest, as the population here is significantly larger compared to other places.
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article would like to know more about Linking Words
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location specifically, I would be happy to provide you with a guided tour of the whole area and be of help to provide better insights.
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letter, and be expecting a reply.
Yours sincerely,
Rob Tucker.Linking Words
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General
Continue practicing varying sentence structure and using a range of vocabulary to further enhance your writing.
Task Achievement
To further improve, consider adding more examples or details when explaining how your town center differs from others.
Coherence & Cohesion
Consider using more cohesive devices and transitions between paragraphs for an even smoother flow.
Greeting and Closing
Your introduction and conclusion are clear and effectively frame the letter.
Logical Structure
You did well in structuring the letter around the three tasks required, providing a relevant and coherent response to each.
Suitable Writing Tone
You maintained a suitably formal writing tone throughout, appropriate for a letter to the editor.
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:
- firstly
- secondly
- thirdly
- in additional
- moreover
- also
- for example
- for instance
- therefore
- however
- although
- even though
- despite