You are unhappy about a plan to make your local airport bigger and increase the number of flights. You live near the airport. Write a letter to your local newspaper. In your letter, explain where you live describe the problem give reasons why you do not want this development

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Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing
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letter to express my dissatisfaction with the development of the local airport. I want you to print
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report in your newspaper regarding the negative effects of
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expansion on the lives of local humans of Collins building, near to the airport. There are approximately 500 flights that run from
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runway every day and all the voices are quite clearly heard by the nearby residents.
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noise gets relentlessly clear and high during nighttime affecting the lives of especially old-aged individuals. Continuity of planes does not allow the kids to use
roof
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due to
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high life risks. Unfortunately,
airport
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is
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affecting people’s life cycle immensely as people face a high risk of losing hearing capacity
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a high-pitch noises
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high-pitch noises
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.
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, is not only going to affect living creatures but
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the environment
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for the extension, they are required to clear the nearby park where children go and enjoy during the evening
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that park has a lot of trees to provide fresh air. As it has a high level of negative effects on the surroundings,
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it is essential to protest against
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development. Yours sincerely, Navneet Kaur.
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task achievement
Consider elaborating more on the specific impacts the airport expansion will have on your daily life, beyond noise and loss of park space.
coherence cohesion
Try to ensure each paragraph covers a single, clear idea. This will help in improving coherence.
greeting and closing
The letter has a clear greeting and closing, which gives it a professional touch.
complete response
The letter addresses the prompt fully, discussing the issues brought by the airport's expansion.
suitable writing tone
The tone of the letter is appropriate for the audience (local newspaper).

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

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