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Band 5.5

You recently had something delivered to your home. You now realise the person who delivered it damaged something in your home while they were delivering the item. Write a letter to the manager of the delivery company. In your letter: • give details of the delivery • describe what was damaged • say what you would like the manager to do

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Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing in
regards
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 to the breakdown in my house during the delivery process.
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 week I ordered some stuff for my garage repair and I paid for the fast delivery, coming within two hours. That's how it was, but when the delivery guy came, he damaged a statue near my garden. I placed the order at my address and waited for it within an hour, everything arrived on time, but the driver was careless, his skills failed .
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 statue is related to my family story and I would like to get
refund
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 for repairing the statue. I would like to pay your attention towards
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 accident and hope that
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 never
happenes
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happens
happened
 again. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Yours faithfully, Alex Jackson
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coherence cohesion
Ensure each paragraph focuses on a single idea for better clarity.
task response
Mention what damaged item needs to be repaired. Be specific.
task response
The letter has a polite and appropriate tone throughout, making it suitable for formal communication.
coherence cohesion
The greeting and closing are properly structured, maintaining formal tone.

Word Count

IELTS says that you should write a minimum of 150 words in writing task 1. If you go under word count you will lose marks in task response.

A very long letter will not give you a higher band score.

Aim for between 160 to 190 words in writing task 1. This will ensure a concise letter and will be realistic in terms of time management. You have only 20 minutes to write the letter and you need around 5 minutes of planning time, so you will not be able to write a long letter in 15 minutes.

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