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Writing Samples
Band 7

The system used for rubbish/ garbage collection in your local area is not working properly. This is causing problems for 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 you neighbours - suggest what should be done about the problem You do NOT need to write any addresses Begin your letter as follows Dear Sir or Madam,

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Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with the way the
waste
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 collection system is not working properly, the impact it has on my locality and the problems
people
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 are having with it on my
street
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. First of all,
people
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 can read on your website that you collect
waste
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 every Thursday at 6 am.
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, the
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 collection trucks do not come to collect the
waste
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 on Thursdays, but on Friday afternoons, which is completely unacceptable. There are several problems on my
street
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.
Firstly
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, the
waste
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 containers are set up on the
street
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, mainly where
people
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 normally park their cars, so they have no place to park when they come home from work.
Secondly
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, many of the
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 containers are overfilled, so some small pieces of
waste
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 are blown by the wind all over our
street
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. I would like to do two things.
Firstly
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, please arrange an emergency meeting with the company responsible for collecting
waste
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 from our
street
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 and resolve the issue.
Secondly
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, you can nominate two
people
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 from your department to come to our
street
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 and check that the company collects our
waste
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 on time. I look forward to your response as soon as you receive my email. Best regards xxxxx
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Correct your spelling
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coherence and cohesion
Make sure to clearly separate each issue into its own paragraph to enhance readability and clarity.
task achievement
Offer further clarification or examples to strengthen your case for urgency in the response desired.
task achievement
The letter is polite and maintains an appropriate tone throughout, which is important for written communication with a council.
coherence and cohesion
The issues are described in a clear and logical manner, making it easy to understand the problems faced by the community.

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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