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You recently assigned a contract of your home painting. The work is over but you are not satisfied with quality of work. Write a letter to the contractor for the same. In your letter • describe what you are not satisfied with • say what you want the contractor to do and your action plan • say what was good a bout the service

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Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing
this
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 letter to express my dissatisfaction regarding the quality of work,
while
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 your
time
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 management was really impressive. What truly
anoyed
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annoyed
 me the most was the quality of
colour
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 you used. Based on our contract, you had to consume bright green
colour
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 from
Armond
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the Armond
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 company as they offer
environmental
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environmentally
 friendly colours which are more durable and high-quality.
Moreover
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, the colours give a great sense of comfort and energy
while
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 making the atmosphere more enjoyable. I am geniuenly appreciate it if you could change the
colour
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 based on our negotiation and paint the home again because
this
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colour
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 has made me dissatisfied and
gave
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given
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 me a sense of
irresponsiblity
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irresponsibility
 about the environment.
However
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, I am really keen on your
time
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managment
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management
 and customer service since you completed the work on
time
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 and your customer service considered the issue more efficiently, allowing me to express my dissatisfaction through
this
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 letter. Thank you very much for your consideration and
time
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. I look forward to a response from you.
yours
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Yours
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 sincerely, Mohammadreza Hadavi Bavil.

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task response
State the problem more clearly. Say that the wrong paint was used, and explain how it is different from the paint in the contract.
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Make your plan clear. Give a time for the new work, and say what you will do if the problem is not fixed.
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Keep the good points, but make them short. This gives more space for the main problem and your request.
coherence and cohesion
Use a clear order: reason for writing, problems, what you want, then good points.
coherence and cohesion
Use simple link words such as 'First', 'Also', 'However', and 'Therefore' to join your ideas.
coherence and cohesion
Put one main idea in each paragraph. The second paragraph has both the contract details and many extra ideas about the paint.
coherence and cohesion
Check word forms and spelling, for example 'annoyed', 'genuinely', 'management', and 'Yours sincerely'.
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You cover all three parts: the poor paint, your request to paint again, and the good time and service.
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Your reason for writing is clear at the start.
coherence and cohesion
The letter has a clear opening, middle paragraphs, and a polite ending.
coherence and cohesion
You use polite words when asking for help, such as 'I would appreciate it if you could'.
Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

Linking words are very important in your essay.

To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.

Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.

In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.

Linking word examples:

  • firstly
  • secondly
  • thirdly
  • in additional
  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
  • even though
  • despite

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • contract
  • paint
  • wall
  • color
  • finish
  • brush
  • drip
  • spot
  • stain
  • mask
  • prep
  • prime
  • sand
  • repaint
  • patch
  • area
  • room
  • ceiling
  • surface
  • match
  • tone
  • shade
  • timely
  • deadline
  • warranty
  • guarantee
  • refund
  • agreement
  • inspect
  • fix
  • repair
  • budget
  • estimate
  • clear
  • polite
  • clean
  • satisfied
  • unsatisfied
  • quality
  • service
  • contractor
  • supplier
  • communication
  • appointment
  • supervisor
  • supervise
  • proof
  • evidence
  • photo
  • note
  • request
  • response
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