You recently bought some train tickets for a journey a week in advance. When you went to the station to catch the train, you were told you could not use the tickets and the staff were very unhelpful to you. Write a letter to the train company. In your letter • describe the problem you had with the tickets say why you were unhappy with the staff • suggest what action the train company should take

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Dear Sir/Madam, Hope
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email finds you well. Recently I had a very unpleasant experience at the
train
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station. I was
planing
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a trip to Ottawa and booked a
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in advance. When I arrived
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train
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station I was turned around and told that the
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cannot
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could not
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be used. Talking to
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stuff
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staff
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was pointless,
non
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none
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of my
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were
answere
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answered
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which left me very frustrated. When I handed my
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to a conductor, she said that
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ticket
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is
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no longer valid and I
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to purchase a new one, even though I
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already paid for the
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. Why it is no longer valid was not
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explained
, even after I asked. The
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stuff
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staff
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was not helpful and left me second
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my self
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myself
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. The
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left and all my bookings were non-refundable. There
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no tickets available
to
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next
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the next
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train
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and the
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stuff
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staff
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was not helping
in finding
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one. I was just told that I need to email here in order to solve the. issue,
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even though
it takes 3 business
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to get a response by email.
This
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issue
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happened to my friend who booked a
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with me.
This
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is very disorganized and I suggest you
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look into your website and system that signs the tickets. There is
definetly
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definitely
an issue there and
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talk to
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stuff
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staff
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on how to solve
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kind of
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. Hope you have a nice day! Faithfully yours, Sofiia Lyefi
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Coherence and Cohesion
Make sure each paragraph contains a single focus to improve clarity. For instance, separate the description of the problem from the interaction with staff.
Task Achievement
Review some of the spelling and grammatical errors for improved clarity, such as 'stuff' instead of 'staff', 'answere' instead of 'answered', and 'exmplained' instead of 'explained'.
Coherence and Cohesion
The letter starts and ends with appropriate greeting and closing, showing good understanding of formal letter structure.
Task Achievement
The letter adequately addresses all key parts of the task, describing the problem, expressing dissatisfaction with staff, and suggesting a solution.

Structure your letter

A letter needs to be written using a proper format, including the following:

  • A greeting (Dear sir/madam, Dear John, Dear Mr. Smith)
  • The main body (consisting of paragraphs for each part of the letter)
  • A closing (Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully, Best wishes, Kind regards, Love)

When writing a letter as part of the IELTS General Training Writing Task 1, it is important to include the bullet points presented to you in the question.

All three bullet points need to be presented. And remember that some bullet points contain more than one element. So, make sure to watch for ‘and’ and plurals.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • disappointed
  • inconvenience
  • frustrated
  • incompetent
  • unhelpful
  • inconsiderate
  • ruined
  • compensation
  • refund
  • apology
  • reimbursement
  • improvement
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