(2024) You will go to a foreign country to stay there for one year, and you need a place to live in. You have decided to write to an agency for accommodation. Write a letter to the agency to get information about accommodation. In your letter, say: why you are going to this country what kind of accommodation you want when you will arrive

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Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing
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letter to inquire about the information regarding the accommodation. I am working as a software developer. Since
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position requires
to develop
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new
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knowledge base, I often find myself
traveling
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to various foreign lands.
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,
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upcoming month of April, I will be flying to China. As China is taking
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lead in the A.I. industry, my company requires someone reliable who can learn about that. I have to stay there for one year so that I can gain depth knowledge of the A.I. field.
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I don’t have specific requirements for the place that I will be living in, a house overlooking a beach would be plausible for me. Recently I started working out, so I would need a gym facility near the accommodation. I am flying from Canada on 2nd April. If there
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no delay that day, I will reach China airport by
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the 4th
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April
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of April
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in the evening. My company will be providing a taxi from
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to the hotel, so reaching will take me around 1
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hour
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, I can check in at 5:30 pm on 4th April. I would really appreciate it if you reply to
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letter and provide me with various options. Yours sincerely, Jojo

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Task Response
Consider clearly outlining your motivation for staying in China and explicitly linking it to your accommodation needs. This would improve the logical flow of your reasons.
Coherence and Cohesion
Try to maintain one main idea per paragraph to enhance the overall clarity. For example, separating your personal background from your accommodation requirements might improve the structure.
Task Achievement
The letter is polite and maintains a suitable writing tone throughout, reflecting good communication skills.
Coherence and Cohesion
You effectively specify your arrival date and related logistics, which provides clear information to the agency.

Structure your letter

A letter needs to be written using a proper format, including the following:

  • A greeting (Dear sir/madam, Dear John, Dear Mr. Smith)
  • The main body (consisting of paragraphs for each part of the letter)
  • A closing (Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully, Best wishes, Kind regards, Love)

When writing a letter as part of the IELTS General Training Writing Task 1, it is important to include the bullet points presented to you in the question.

All three bullet points need to be presented. And remember that some bullet points contain more than one element. So, make sure to watch for ‘and’ and plurals.

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