You local council is considering closing sports and leisure that it runs, in order to save money. Write a letter to the local council. In your letter: • give details of how you and your friends or family use the centre • explain why the sports and leisure centre is important for the local community • describe the possible effects on local people if the centre closes

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Dear Sir or Madam, I'm writing to you about
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closing
this
centre
because it is useful to many people including me and my family and
also
my friends.
Firstly
, In the evening my family always go to
this
centre
for walking and my friends often exercise in the morning.
Therefore
we immensely need
thus
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centre
to
be exist
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there.
Secondly
,
this
centre
gives us a sense of community
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we
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belong
to
this
city. In my opinion, If you take
such
a decision, it would affect us badly. Closing
this
centre
would be
disaster
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for both
olders
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older
and
minors
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residents. If
this
centre
is
closing
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, people could become less engaged in sports activities which will
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their health. I believe that question deserves close attention. Yours faithfully, Shabnam
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task achievement
Try to be more specific in how you and your family use the center, mentioning specific activities or facilities. This will strengthen your argument.
coherence cohesion
Ensure that each paragraph contains a single idea and this idea is developed fully. For example, the paragraph about the community importance should be expanded with more detailed arguments.
coherence cohesion
Proofread the letter to correct minor grammatical errors and improve word choice. For example, instead of 'many people', you could say 'numerous local residents'.
task achievement
You have addressed all parts of the prompt, which shows a comprehensive response.
coherence cohesion
The closing and greeting of your letter are appropriate and polite.

Word Count

IELTS says that you should write a minimum of 150 words in writing task 1. If you go under word count you will lose marks in task response.

A very long letter will not give you a higher band score.

Aim for between 160 to 190 words in writing task 1. This will ensure a concise letter and will be realistic in terms of time management. You have only 20 minutes to write the letter and you need around 5 minutes of planning time, so you will not be able to write a long letter in 15 minutes.

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