You recently bought some train tickets for a journey a week in advance. When you went to the station to catch the train, you were told you could not use the tickets and the staff were very unhelpful to you.Write a letter to the train company. In your letter: describe the problem you had with the tickets say why you were unhappy with the sta suggest what action the train company should take

Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to bring to your attention a problem regarding

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I purchased from your company on September 25th. I bought

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online from your website,

then

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I printed them for presentation at the ticket station.

However

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, the ticket station did not accept the

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and said that the QR barcode on the

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was faded and their scanner could not scan them. What caused

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upset was your staff's behaviour. To be more precise, they did not help me solve my problem, and they even started insulting me, leading to a waste of my time and causing me to miss my train. I would suggest providing a code behind the QR barcode to prevent challenges related to the scanner.

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, hire people who can communicate with others in a polite way.

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, I would kindly request that you give my money back. Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully, Mohammadreza Hadavi

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Sep 21, 2025

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task

Explain the problem in a clear way and say what you want at the start of the letter. Stay to the point

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Add exact date, place, and order number if you have them so the issue can be fixed

coherence

Make each paragraph carry one main idea; move the parts about what happened next into separate paragraphs

coherence

Use simple linking words like first, then, also, but, and finally to show the flow

tone

Keep a formal and kind tone when you ask for action or a refund

content

You state the main problem and your request for action and money back

tone

The closing is polite and formal

structure

The letter follows a standard form with greeting and closing

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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 5.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 7.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 7.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 6.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

8 paragraphs

168 words

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