You have heard about plans to build new apartments in a public park near your home. You want to give your opinion about this. Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper. In your letter - explain how you learnt about these plans - say what you think of the park - give your opinion on the plans You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear Sir or Madam,

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Dear Sir or Madam, It is Mohammad

khatib

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Khatib

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, one of the fans of your newspaper. I am writing

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letter to you to let you know of some, I hope,

rumors

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I have heard recently about construction plans in our popular public

park

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. As you know,

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is the only

park

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within our immediate vicinity, and many people go there for refreshment and

relaxing

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relaxation

. So many children

also

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play in

this

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park

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with their peers. I have recently heard from some of my

neighbors

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that

Royal

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the Royal

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construction company intends to build some apartment blocks in the

park

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. At first I did not take it

serious

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until yesterday

that

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when

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I saw some engineers measuring and calculating

diffrent

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different

dimensions of the

park

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. We all like our local

park

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including

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, including

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its beautiful fountain

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its playground

and

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, and

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amusing facilities for children. So, I, as the representative of most of the neighbors have collected signatures against

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project.

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, we, as local

neighbors

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, disagree with the plan and ask you to please kindly write an article about the disadvantages of

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action and express our great disapproval of the plan. We are looking forward to seeing your article as our voice soon. Thanks

from

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your cooperation in advance. Yours faithfully, Mohammad khatib

iaminiamin

Jul 15, 2026

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task response

Task response: You answer all parts, but say more about why the park is important to you and the area.

task response

Task response: Your opinion is clear, but add one or two clear reasons why the new flats are a bad idea.

coherence and cohesion

Coherence and cohesion: Your ideas are in a clear order, but some lines are too long. Break them into shorter parts.

coherence and cohesion

Coherence and cohesion: Use easy link words like also, so, because, and but to join ideas more smoothly.

task response

Task response: You cover all three points in the question.

task response

Task response: Your view is clear. You do not support the plan.

coherence and cohesion

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

coherence and cohesion

Coherence and cohesion: Each paragraph mostly has one main idea.

Use a variety of complex and simple sentences

You should use complex sentences in your writing, but it does not mean that you should try to make all of our sentences complex.

‘Complex’ sentences are not actually very complex; they are just two or more simple sentences put together. Putting them together makes the essay more coherent and cohesive.

Examples:

I really want to study but I’m too tired.

I wore a warm coat because the weather was cold.

If action is not taken soon on climate change, global warming will get worse.

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meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 6.0

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

8 paragraphs

207 words

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