You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. You took your family to a nearby restaurant. You were disappointed with the meal and wish to complain to the manager. Write a letter to the manager of the restaurant. In the letter: explain why you were at the restaurant, describe the problems, write about the action you want the manager to take. You do NOT need to write your own address. Begin your letter as: Dear Sir or Madam, You should write at least 150 words.
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am Lydia Garcia, and I have been living in Thailand for 9 months. Over these months I went to different restaurants in Pattaya and I
nhave
never had any problems. Correct your spelling
have
Nonetheless
, I went to your restaurant with my family the last
weekend and I regret it.
I am writing to express how much I am dissapointed
with my experience. Some friends recommended me your new business, Correct your spelling
disappointed
therefore
I decided to bring my family there. However
my expectations about Add a comma
However,
meal
were much higher than after I ate. I do not understand the reason why we were waiting too much time for the dishes. Add an article
the meal
Moreover
, when the waiter brought the dishes, everything was very cold and without taste.
We complained about it, however
we did not any solution. I hoped to have a Add a comma
however,
disscount
Correct your spelling
discount
in
the check bill, but Change preposition
on
unfortunately
there was not.
In fact, the day after my family felt bad, with stomachaches. They were in Thailand for Add a comma
unfortunately,
a
holidays and they did not enjoy Correct article usage
the
Correct pronoun usage
it during
during
2 or 3 days because of your meal.
Change preposition
for
Consequently
, I wasted my time and money having a bad experience. Thus
, if you offer me some compensation, I will
like to visit your restaurant again, for a second chance.
Thank you in advance,
Sincerely.Wrong verb form
would
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task achievement
Try to provide more specific details about the issues with the meals. Mentioning exactly what was ordered or what the issues were with the taste can strengthen your complaint.
coherence cohesion
Proofread your letter to correct minor spelling and grammatical errors (e.g., 'nhave' should be 'have', 'dissapointed' should be 'disappointed', and 'disscount' should be 'discount').
coherence cohesion
Keep your paragraphs more focused to ensure that each paragraph presents a single clear idea.
coherence cohesion
Your letter has a clear structure with distinct sections for each part of the task, which helps in maintaining coherence.
task achievement
Good use of appropriate writing tone, staying polite yet firm in your complaint.
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