The municipal corporation in the area where you live has decided to demolish a historical building to build a shopping center. Write a letter to the mayor of the corporation. In your letter: You have to explain why it is important to preserve the building suggest how the building can be used to benefit the local community.

Dear mayor
This
is a letter from your citizen who
have
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lived in
this
city
more
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than 80 years and beg you not to
desmolish
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demolish
the building and build a new one.I
bornd
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born
bound
and grew up here,before I die, I hope
this
city
could
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keep their history
more
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apply
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longer. The building which decided to
destroyed
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and the
placed
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would build a new shopping
center
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centre
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is a
sadly
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decision. The building was established more than 300 years
and
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even
host
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the Queen before. I believe
this
historical place could be restored and cooperate with the newest shopping
center
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to show
a
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elegant and stylish building
allow
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this
old house reborn again. Hope to receive a reply letter Yours faithful Diana LIN
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coherence
Ensure that every paragraph contains a single main idea and is clearly structured. For instance, the introduction, historical significance, and suggestions for the future could have been divided into separate paragraphs.
task response
The letter does cover the necessary points, but some ideas could be elaborated more. For instance, explain more detailed benefits of preserving the building for the community.
task response
The tone of the letter is suitable for addressing a mayor. It is respectful and earnest, which is appropriate for the purpose.
coherence and cohesion
The greeting and closing of the letter are appropriate, but remember to double-check formal closings for slight errors in phrasing. ('Yours faithfully' instead of 'Yours faithful')

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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