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Writing Samples
Band 8

You share a parking area with several neighbours and have recently started having problems. Write a letter to be copied to all neighbours that share the parking area. In that letter • explaining the problems • suggesting ways to help the situation • proposing a possible meeting You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear Neighbours, ........

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Dear Neighbours, I am writing regarding the use of the parking space in our gated community. Over the past week, I have had issues parking my car in the parking area. When I return home from work at 6 PM, I never find a parking spot because all the spaces are filled, and I have never had
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 issue before. I noticed that some of the cars parked are unfamiliar to me, so I assume they belong to visitors of a resident in our building. I am making some suggestions to resolve these issues, as I believe there could be other residents facing the same problem. I believe we should designate parking areas for each unit of the building.
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, we must separate the resident parking area and the visitor parking space. I think
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 would resolve the issue.
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 propose that we hold a meeting to discuss our opinions on the suggestions I have provided. The meeting will be held next Friday at 8 PM in the community hall on the ground floor of Block C. Best regards, Krithi Santosh

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task response
Task response: You answered all parts of the task, but add a little more detail about the parking problem and how your ideas will work.
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Task response: Your tone is polite and clear. To make it better, ask your neighbours kindly to share their views at the meeting.
coherence and cohesion
Coherence and cohesion: Your letter is easy to follow. To improve it, use fewer repeated linkers like 'In addition' and vary them.
coherence and cohesion
Coherence and cohesion: Most paragraphs stay on one main idea, but the meeting details could be in a new short paragraph for better order.
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Task response: You covered the problem, gave two helpful ideas, and proposed a meeting with time and place.
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Task response: The tone is suitable for a letter to neighbours because it is respectful and direct.
coherence and cohesion
Coherence and cohesion: The letter has a clear start, middle, and end, so the reader can follow your message easily.
coherence and cohesion
Coherence and cohesion: Your greeting and closing are both correct and fit the task well.
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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