You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. You have just read an article in an international magazine which contains some incorrect information about your town. Write a letter to the editor of the magazine. In your letter, • say which points in the article you are in agreement with • explain ways in which your town centre is different from what is stated in the article • provide some interesting local facts about your town Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows:

Hello XYZ,  I am referring to the article published in the
june
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June
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edition about the quaint, little town in
uttarakhand
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Uttarakhand
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named
auli
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Auli
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. The author
in
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of
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the article rightly described the beautiful
village
and the serene atmosphere but to state that the locals are not welcoming could not be far from the truth. When the author
along with
their assistant reached the bus stop near the
village
, 4-5 villagers volunteered to carry their heavy bags for them. Once in the
village
, the team from your magazine was
also
treated
with
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evening tea and dinner. I can go on and on about the hospitality,
however
,
i
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I
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would like you to go over the points made in the article and publish a retraction, apologising
about
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for
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the harsh words being mentioned. My
village
ranks 15th in terms of
number
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a number
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of graduates in a
village
in Uttarakhand and possibly one of the cleanest
village
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in the state and all of
this
is thanks to the work done by locals for the betterment and upliftment of the place. Do let me know if you would like more pointers, happy to share. I
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be waiting for your response.  Thank you
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Coherence & Cohesion
Try to separate different points into distinct paragraphs to enhance clarity. For example, have separate paragraphs for agreeing points, corrections, and interesting facts.
Task Response
Provide more specific examples or facts about the unique aspects of your town to strengthen your argument.
Task Response
You have addressed all parts of the task by mentioning points of agreement, disagreement, and interesting facts about the town.
Coherence & Cohesion
The letter's tone is polite, and there's a clear introduction and closing, maintaining a respectful and formal approach.

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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