Five months ago, you started renting an apartment on a six-month agreement. You now wish to stay in the apartment for longer than the six months you originally agreed with the owner. Write a letter to the owner of your apartment. In your letter say how long you now want to rent the apartment for explain why your plans have changed tell the owner about a problem in the apartment You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear……,

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Dear Mr Banks As you know, my

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6-month

month

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lease is about to

expierd

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expire

month

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and

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, and

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I’m writing to you with a request to

extand

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extend

it for 6 more

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month

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months

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, as my sircumstents had changed. When I just arrived to Adelaide I wasnt sure that i’ll be able to stay more

then

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month

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. I got a

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6-month

month

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contract with my

work place

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workplace

and

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that was

suppuse

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supposed

to be it.

Last

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week

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, my

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boss

who

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is apperoutly have a good

imprassion

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impression

of me,

ask

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asked

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me to stay and

maunage

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manage

another project here in the city. So, if it’s possible,

i’ll

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I’ll

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love to

extand ower

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extend our

agreement. I really love the apartment, the view is lovely

and

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the

nightbrohood

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neighbourhood

is friendly,

although

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I do have one problem? The back door is broken and

i’ll

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I’ll

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aprishiate you help in that

metter

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matter

espisialy

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especially

if I’m going to stay

throw

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through

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the winter, which I

understan

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understand

can be

quit

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quite

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cold and windy around here. Thank you very much

iaminiamin

Jul 15, 2026

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task response

For task response: say each point in a clear way. You did this, but add a little more detail about the door problem.

task response

For task response: keep the letter tone polite from start to end. Add a closing line like 'I look forward to your reply.'

coherence and cohesion

For coherence and cohesion: your ideas are in a good order, but use simple link words like 'also', 'so', and 'because' more clearly.

coherence and cohesion

For coherence and cohesion: make the last part easier to follow. The problem with the door can be in a new short paragraph.

task response

For task response: you answered all parts of the task.

task response

For task response: the reason for your plan change is clear and easy to understand.

coherence and cohesion

For coherence and cohesion: the letter has a clear beginning and middle.

coherence and cohesion

For coherence and cohesion: one main idea is mostly kept in each part.

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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Linking words
meeting the goal of 7 or more
1
Word repetition
meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
24
Grammar mistakes
detected issues

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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: 4.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 4.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 6.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

4 paragraphs

164 words

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