The system used for rubbish/garbage collection in your local are is not working properly. This is causing problems you and your neighbours. Write a letter to the local council. In your letter •Describe how the rubbish collection system is not working properly •Explain how this is affecting you and your neighbours •Suggest what should be done about the problem

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Dear Sir, I am writing

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letter to bring your notice that the

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collection is not processed properly in our locality. Our area consists of more than 100 families and we have only a few garbage bins for entire houses.

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, garbage collecting vehicles used to come every Monday and Thursday to take away the rubbish.

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was a regular system and we didn't find any inconvenience before.

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practice has been stopped in recent days. The

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collecting people have not been regular for the past 2 weeks

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the bins are getting overloaded with

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. In fact, me and my neighbours are not satisfied with

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situation going on in our area. The individuals are dumping garbage day by day, some of them are dropped on the ground and the rubbish smells really bad. It is really hard to pass a single day with

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issue. As a solution, we the localities request you to bring back the system which was processed well earlier.

Trash

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bins need to be taken out twice every week to avoid

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circumstances. I hope

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letter will come to your attention and kindly do the needful help to our locality. Your's faithful, A

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coherence and cohesion

Clearly structure your letter with proper paragraphs. Consider separating your points into distinct sections for better clarity.

task achievement

Use more varied vocabulary to express your concerns and suggestions. This will enhance the overall quality of your writing.

task achievement

The letter is polite and maintains a formal tone, appropriate for addressing the local council.

coherence and cohesion

You effectively describe the problem and its impact on the community, which fulfills the task requirements.

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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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 6.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 9.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 9.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 6.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

7 paragraphs

203 words

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