Your local newspaper wants to reward people who have contributed much to the community. Write a letter to the newspaper editor recommending someone in your community. In your letter •describe who the person is and how you know them; •describe their contributions to the community; •explain why you think they deserve the reward.

Dear Sir, I hope
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letter finds you well. I recently learned that your newspaper company would like to give out a reward to a person in our community. First and foremost, I would like to express my appreciation
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your initiative. I, hereby would like to recommend a retiree school teacher, Madam Aisha. Madam Aisha
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a teacher for the past 30 years at our local elementary school. She taught English languange and
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Mathematics. She was a passionate teacher and loved by all of her pupils. During her teaching years, she was
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active in other extracurricular
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activities
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students
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had difficulty in reading and writing (dyslexic). Most of her students if not all are now successful doctors, engineers and many more. I cannot think of any reasons why
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reward should not go to Madam Aisha and I would really appreciate if you can consider her. Thank You. Kind regards, Nezzy
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Consider adding more specific examples of Madam Aisha's contributions, such as organized events or specific programs she led.
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Make sure the paragraphs are always logically connected to improve cohesion further.
coherence cohesion
Your letter had a clear greeting and closing, maintaining a formal tone throughout.
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Your tone was very suitable for a formal letter, showing appreciation and politeness.

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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