You work at home and have a problem with a piece of equipment that you use for your job. Write a letter to the shop or company which supplied the equipment. In your letter describe the problem with the equipment explain how this problem is affecting your work say what you want the shop or company to do You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear Sir or Madam,

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Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing
this
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letter to tell you that I purchased a drilling
machine
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in Quary Shop and when I
am
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was
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trying to use
this
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machine
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suddenly,
this
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machine
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was stopping
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stopped
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and
broken
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broke
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. It is essential to complete my job and I can not work if
this
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machine
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has stopped working. Now I am facing a deadline and I am stressed out
of
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about
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this
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problems
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problem
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.
Hopefully
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Hopefully,
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you can be responsible and make a decision to tackle
this
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issue. I kindly request
so
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apply
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that you either repair the
machine
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as soon as possible or
replacing
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replace
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it with a new one. I would be very thankful if there is a
subtitute
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substitute
for my
machine
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. Please let me know how you intend to resolve
this
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issue and
providing
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provide
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a timeline for the solution. I would appreciate your prompt attention to
this
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matter. I look forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully, Akbar Surya

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Improve paragraph structure by ensuring one main idea per paragraph.
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Provide more detailed information about the problem with the equipment to enhance clarity.
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Appropriate use of greeting and closing in the letter.
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Polite and formal writing tone is maintained throughout the letter.

Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

Linking words are very important in your essay.

To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.

Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.

In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.

Linking word examples:

  • firstly
  • secondly
  • thirdly
  • in additional
  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
  • even though
  • despite

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