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letter- Your friend has been offered a place on a course at the university where you studied. He/She would like your advice about finding a place to live. Write an letter to your friend. In your letter : Describe where you lived when you were a student at the university Recommend the best way for him/her to look for accommodation Warn him/her of mistakes students make when choosing accommodation.

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Hello Aman, I hope
this
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 letter finds you
with
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in
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 good health and high
spirit
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spirits
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. It’s been
an
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apply
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ages since we
last
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catch
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caught
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 up.I’m pleased to know that you’ve been selected
in
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at
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 the same university
in which
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where
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I’ve
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I
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 completed my graduation
last
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 year.On top of that, I’d be more than happy to assist you in finding the best accommodation for you. When I was a student, I
was sharing
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shared
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 a room with my classmate in an apartment which is 800 meters away from my university. What’s more, the most popular application”Facebook”has a feature called “marketplace” where you can find a secure
as well as
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 pocket friendly rental house. That’s not all, numerous house owner advertise their houses with the price on
this
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 application.You can just select the best one which is near
to
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apply
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all the facilities
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such
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, such
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 as
grocery
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a grocery
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 store,
bus
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a bus
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 stop
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as
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, as
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 well as your university. One more
think
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thing
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, you should be very careful
while
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going for
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checking your accommodation as there
are lots of frauds have been
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have been lots of frauds
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 witnessed. Please don’t
interac
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send
 any money and send your personal information to the landlord before your final selection.Keep your ears open for
this
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 matter.If you need any other
information
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information,
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 feel free to either text or call me. Can’t wait to see you. Lots of hugs, Rajdeep Kaur

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task response
Answer all parts in a more clear way. Add a bit more about your home and the mistakes students make.
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Use a more even tone. Some lines are warm and good, but a few parts sound less natural.
coherence and cohesion
Link ideas with simple words like also, so, but, and because.
coherence and cohesion
Keep one main point in each part. This will make the letter easier to follow.
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You answer all three parts of the task.
coherence and cohesion
The letter has a clear start, middle, and end.
coherence and cohesion
The greeting and closing fit a letter to a friend.
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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