You live in a house opposite a park. Every day a man brings large dogs to the park and lets them run free. Write a letter to your local council complaining about the danger. In your letter -say where the park is, -say how often this happens -give a description of the man and the dogs.
My name is Anastassia, I'm living in the house opposite Green
Park
. First of all, let me, please, express to you my real delight in your work for the good of our community. I know that you are doing a lot for our neighbourhood, and I guess that I can contact you.
I'm writing this
letter with the purpose of asking for your help. As you know, dog walking is prohibited in our park
. Despite this
, I can see a man who brings his dogs every morning and gets them run free in the park
. They are coming from the mall direction. The man is very tall, with brown hair. It looks like he is young, he is running with the dogs. Moreover
, they are of any huge kind, and they bark very loudly. First and foremost, he's not cleaning after them, and it's awful, we have so many toddlers who are playing there. Secondly
, it's a very convenient road due to
the park
to the primary school. We can't be sure that these dogs are not aggressive.
So, I'm asking for your help in finding this
man and solving this
issue.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Best regards. Anastassia.Submitted by anastasia on
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coherence cohesion
Try to separate your ideas more clearly into paragraphs, as this will make your letter even easier to follow.
task achievement
Consider providing a bit more detail about the potential dangers the dogs might pose, which could strengthen your argument.
task achievement
The letter achieves the task well by including all the necessary details: location, frequency, and description of the man and the dogs.
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The tone of the letter is polite and respectful, which is appropriate for a formal complaint.
coherence cohesion
The logical structure is mostly clear, making it easy to follow your concerns.
coherence cohesion
Opening and closing the letter appropriately adds to its formal tone and readability.
The Greeting
Depending on the style and aim of the letter, you will need to adapt your greeting.
Always start an informal letter in the ways:
- Dear + name
- Hi / Hello + name
‘Dear...’ is more appropriate, so stick with this.
For a formal letter there are two options for the greeting:
- Use Dear Sir or Madam if you don’t know the name of the person you are writing to.
- Use Dear + surname if you do know their name, e.g. Dear Mr Smith or Dear Mrs Jones.