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A magazine wants to include contribution from its readers for an article called 'the book that influenced me most". Write a letter to the editor of the magazine about the book that influences you most. In your letter, describe what this book was about, explain how this book influenced you, say whether this book would be likely to influence other people

Dear Editor, I hope you are well. I am writing to contribute to your article “The Book That Influenced Me Most” regarding the self-help guide Do It Right Now by Dr. Parekh. Could you please include my thoughts in your upcoming edition? The main focus of
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 publication is overcoming procrastination.
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, it explains why people delay starting new things or simple routine tasks, and it offers practical steps to take immediate action.
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 has encouraged me to stop overthinking and start working on my goals right away.
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, it gave me a clear plan to manage my time in a better way.
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, I have become more productive and confident in completing my work on time. If I had not applied the advice from
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 work, I would still be wasting hours ignoring important tasks. I would appreciate it if more readers could learn about
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 influential piece of writing and benefit from its clear and motivational guidance. To inspire others, I suggest adding a short summary of Do It Right Now in your article. Could you
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 share a few tips from the text for readers to try immediately? Thank you very much for your attention and support. I look forward to seeing
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 literary work mentioned in your article, and I hope it can help others as much as it helped me. Thank you so much for your time. Yours sincerely, Avi Patel

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Say clearly if you think the book will or will not change other readers. A short line helps.
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Keep one main idea in each paragraph so the flow is clean.
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Use more linking words so ideas connect better.
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Keep the tone polite and use one polite request at the end.
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Check small mistakes and keep lines not too long.
content
Clear view of what the book is about.
tone
Nice and polite tone for a letter.
impact
Shows how the book helped the writer with plan and action.

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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