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You have just read an article in a national newspaper which claims that town centres in your country all look very similar to each other. You don't fully agree with this opinion. Write a letter to the editor of the newspaper. In your letter • say which points in the article you agree with • explain ways in which your town centre is different from most other town centres • offer to give a guided tour of your town to the writer of the article

Dear Sir or Madam, I am a resident of Sunnybank in
Brisbane
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 Australia,
as well as
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an
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a
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 loyal reader of your newspaper,
an
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a
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 journal from which you describe that every
town
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 is the same, I totally disagree with that. I do
recognize
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recognise
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 that you said a
town
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center
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centre
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 is
esesstial
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essential
 for both citizens and visitors, since it
provide
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provides
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 a space for people to study, to amuse, and to exercise. Yet, my
town
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center
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centre
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 is rather different from others nationwide. It is called Sunnybank Centre, located 50
killometres
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kilometres
 away from the sea. It's a coastal style architecture with blue ruff and yellow wall, and it's constructed
by
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of
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 natural stones and bricks crafted with ancient
painting
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paintings
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. In sum, my
town
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center
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centre
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 is considerably unique and
being
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has been
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 a tourist attraction for
centries
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centuries
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. If anyone
who
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apply
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wants to explore our
town
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center
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centre
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,
would
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it would
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better
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be better
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go
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to go
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 to the visiting reception
first,
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where you can be served in various languages to give you
the
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apply
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directions
of
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to
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 all spots. And there is a fantastic local
restuarant
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restaurant
 inside the building with
five star
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five-star
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 chefs on duty each day.
This
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 is all about my hometown
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center
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centre
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, don't you think it's
empressive
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impressive
? Best
Regard
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regards
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, Sophie

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content
Plan your letter. Put the main idea first, then add the three parts in order: agree with the article, show how your town differs, and offer a guided tour.
language use
Use short, clear sentences. Check spell and count error words.
structure
Write in short paragraphs. Put one idea in each paragraph and finish with a clear ending.
content
You name a town and place, helping readers see the issue.
tone
You show a wish to talk to the editor, which is polite.

The Closing

The style of the letter determine how you have to close it.

Check out the suggested closing sentences for each type of letter in the General IELTS Test. The closing sentence should be the last sentence of your letter.

Formal style (To someone you have not met, whose name you don’t know)

  • Yours faithfully,

Semi-formal (To someone you may or may not have met, whose last name you know)

  • Yours sincerely,

Informal (To someone you know well, whose first name you know and use)

  • Best regards,
  • Warm wishes,

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