Your friend has been offered a place on a course at the university where you studied. He/She would like your advice about finding a place to live. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter * describe where you lived when you were a student at the university * recommend the best way for him/her to look for accomodation * warn him/her of mistakes students make when choosing accommodation

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Dear friend
Last
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night I got your message that you got elected for a course
of
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in
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ecomocics
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economics
in
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at
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the same
university
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from which I graduated
last
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year and I was so happy to hear about that and without any doubt
this
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university
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will provide you with outstanding faculty and facilities for your course. In the
message
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I found out that you needed my
advise
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regarding accommodation and of
course
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course,
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it is an important issue to deal with first before you attend your classes. When I got the admission
in
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to
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this
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same
university
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I
also
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faced the same problem . One of the biggest
mistake
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I
did
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made
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in rush was that I
choosed
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chose
choose
to live in the dorms
and
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apply
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it wasn'
t
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a wise decision for me because it turned out to be very expensive for me but don'
t
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worry I got you covered. I had my best friend with me who was living
along with
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me in the dorms so out of
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we were convinced to rent an apartment near
to
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the
university
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, which
costed
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cost
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us 400 dollars cheaper. I know you don'
t
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find it great to live in
a
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apartment but I can recommend
you
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to you
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the best way to find yourself a quite comfortable and nice place to live in.There is a place right next to the main entrance of the campus and you will find
out
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apply
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alot
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a
of variety of places to stay at good rates. Make sure you check them all and make sure it suits your budget. I
did
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made
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the mistake
to select
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of selecting
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dorms as I was enrolled
in
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on
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the campus because I wasn'
t
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awared
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aware
that it would
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me
alot
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a lot
thats
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that's
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why I highly recommend you
to
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apply
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put in some effort to find a nice
and
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a
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apply
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place
with
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at
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a reasonable price. Thanks Your Umar
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Coherence and Cohesion
Ensure that each paragraph focuses on a single main idea to improve coherence and make the letter more readable.
Coherence and Cohesion
Avoid run-on sentences by using punctuation effectively, which will enhance the logical structure and readability of your writing.
Task Achievement
Provide a clear comparison of costs when discussing accommodation options to strengthen the task response.
Task Achievement
Proofread your writing for minor grammatical errors, such as agreement and spelling, to maintain clarity and professionalism.
Task Achievement
The letter maintains a warm and friendly tone throughout, suitable for advising a friend.
Coherence and Cohesion
Uses an appropriate opening and closing, fitting for a friendly letter.
Task Achievement
Successfully covers and addresses all parts of the task.

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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