You currently live in a rental apartment, and the noise from your neighbors disturbs you. Write a letter to your landlord. In your letter •describe how this situation affects you; •explain what steps you have taken to address the problem; •ask the landlord to take action to resolve the issue.

Dear Mr. Tai, I am writing
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letter because I have a problem with the neighbour in the next apartment. I
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your apartment for one month already. Every evening, the neighbour plays music very loud and sings until midnight. I cannot sleep well. I work in a restaurant during the day, and I feel very tired when I come home. I need to sleep early, but the noise is too loud. I tried to speak to the neighbour and asked him to stop, but he didn’t listen to me. Now I don’t know what to do. I hope you can talk to him or find another way to fix
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problem. If the noise continues, I may need to move out. Thank you very much. I hope to hear from you soon. Best regards,

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Try to add more details about how the noise makes you feel.
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Make sure each paragraph clearly focuses on one idea.
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Use a more formal tone in your request to the landlord.
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You clearly stated the problem with the neighbor.
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The closing is polite and appropriate.

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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