Your local council is considering closing a sports and leisure centre that it runs in order to save money . Write a letter to the local council . In your letter Guve details of how you and your friends or family use the centre . Explain why the sports and leisure centre is important for the local community . Describe the possible effects on local people if the centre closes.

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Dear Local Council, I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with the recent

annoucement

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announcement

which states that

sports

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the sports

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and leisure centre will be closed in order to end extra costs and save them.

This

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centre is just

few

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a few

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steps

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apply

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walk within our community and all my friends and family members in their leisure time go there and enjoy playing different sports. When I have time,

along with

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my friends we play volleyball and during weekends we do reading

as well as

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other relaxing activities. It has been

long

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time since it

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was

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constructed and made

anxiety free

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lives

along with

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helping locals to not only get fit but,

also

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be environment

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environment friendly

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with its

plants

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growing program. Two of the national players in

Volleyball

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the Volleyball

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team played

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this

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ground and praised their community name at the national level. If

this

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comes to an end, it will be

big

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change towards the

comming

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coming

generation who will not have the chance to play and showcase their unique talents to old peers and stay healthy. Yours faithfully, Prabhjot Singh

Prabhjot Tue Mar 18 2025

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coherence cohesion

Consider improving the clarity of your main points by using more structured paragraphs and clearer transitions between ideas.

task achievement

Add more specific examples to support your points about the importance of the centre to make your argument more compelling.

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You clearly expressed your personal experience with the centre and its significance to you and your community.

coherence cohesion

Your letter maintains a friendly yet formal tone, which is appropriate for this type of correspondence.

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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Word repetition
meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
14
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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: 4.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 4.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 6.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

7 paragraphs

176 words

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Topic Vocabulary:

leisure
community engagement
physical health
social connections
recreational activities
community events
fitness classes
safe environment
volunteer opportunities
local sports teams
health issues
decline
accessibility
fundraising
membership fees
socioeconomic impact

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