You live in a room in college which you share with another student. There are many problems with this arrangement and you find it difficult to work. Write a letter to the accommodation officer at the college. In the letter: describe the situation explain the problems and why is it difficult to work say how you would like the situation resolved

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Dear Mis Hong, I am writing

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letter to discuss my problems when living with my roommate, Lily. As a first-year student, I was hoping that I would have a meaningful start with having a lot of fun at college.

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, when I was arranged to live with Lily from the beginning of the semester, everything made me felt disapointedly.

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, after I opened the door of the shared room, there were all her dirty and messy clothes on the floor.

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, that made

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so difficult to walk around with many clusters.

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I tried to tell her to put her clothes away so that we could have more space, she ignored me.

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, Lily did not wash the dishes for weeks, so there were a lot of pugs and insects around after that. Even though I tried my best to communicate, my roommate did not care at all. I hope you guys can help me find another room which having a roommate who is clean and tidy.

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, if you can not find a suitable one, I am willing to pay more to have a private room which can handle all my problems. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. Yours sincerely, Hana

hana44happy

Apr 18, 2026

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task response

Task response: You answer all 3 parts, but some ideas need more clear detail.

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Task response: Use a more polite tone, for example 'I would be grateful if you could help me'.

coherence and cohesion

Coherence and cohesion: Your letter has a clear start, middle, and end.

coherence and cohesion

Coherence and cohesion: Put one main idea in each paragraph and link ideas with simple words like 'also', 'so', and 'because'.

task response

Task response: You clearly say the room is dirty and you ask for a new room or a private room.

coherence and cohesion

Coherence and cohesion: You use opening and closing lines correctly.

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Coherence and Cohesion: 5.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

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Lexical resource: 8.0

Varied vocabulary

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Grammatical Range: 8.0

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Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 5.0

Complete response

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210 words

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Topic Vocabulary:

accommodation officer
roommate
share a room
living arrangement
difficult to work
noise levels
study environment
privacy concerns
alternative accommodation
single room
academic performance
well-being
respectfully request

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