Your friend has been offered a place on 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 accommodation - warn him/her of mistakes students make when choosing

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Dear Lisa, I am so glad to help You to look for accommodation
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is near my university. When I was
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at the university, I had been lived in an apartment for 4 years, which offered to students or others from my school. It only takes 5 minutes on foot to the main gate of
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, and it just takes 10
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on foot to the bus stop or train station. There
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very
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convenient
transport
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around
apartment
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the apartment
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: By the way, if you search apartment online, you should go to double check
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the information
at reception. Because they might not update the information on time. So I advise you
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to see the teacher who is in charge of accommodation
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first. It
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be saving more your time and energy. What's more, when you are choosing
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accommodation
, there are two suggestions for you:
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please check the date that you are going to school. Is
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any
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available
accomadation for you
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that date.
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, please make sure how long will you stay there. You are not able to get a refund even if you move out
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accomadation
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accommodation
earlier. So check how long is available you can stay. At
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,
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you can find
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suitable
accomodation
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accommodation
soon and enjoy
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life at university. Friendly,
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coherence cohesion
Consider organizing your ideas into clear paragraphs. Try separating the introduction, body (with distinct ideas), and conclusion for better readability.
coherence cohesion
Ensure each paragraph contains only one main idea to improve clarity and flow.
task achievement
You have a friendly and helpful tone throughout the letter, which is engaging for the reader.
task achievement
You completed the task by addressing all the bullet points asked for in the question.
coherence cohesion
Your greeting and closing are appropriate, which helps maintain a good structure for a formal letter.

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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