You recently had your car repaired and now it is not working properly. Write a letter to your mechanic and in your letter: • Introduce yourself • Explain the problem • And say what you need him to do

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Dear Sir/Madam, I'm writing you

this

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letter to

emphasize you about

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emphasise

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the state of my

car

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Firstly

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, I'm one of

you

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the

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rare customers named Axel Johnson. I remember the

last

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time I came

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your garage service was to repair the

vehicle

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vehicle's

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engine.

Secondly

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, I want to explain

you

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to you

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about an issue with my

car

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Last

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saturday on my way to visit my friend, the vehicle made an unusual sound when I was driving.

Furthermore

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, I was hearing the sound

although

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it was not

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too

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noisy

while

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apply

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driving

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, it

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seems it was at the level of the

capot

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hood

of the

car

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. After

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the

car

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stoped suprisingly, I

check

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checked

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inside the front

capot

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hood

of the

car

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and

realise

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realised

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the alternator was burned a little bit and smoke came out. At that moment I did not had other choice

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but to

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leave it at the

road side

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roadside

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, I would ask you

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to come and resolve

this

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challenge. I need you to replace

this

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alternator

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with

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the one I bought. I believe after that it will be functional. I

lok

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look

forward

hearing

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to hearing

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from you! Your faithfully, Axel.

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task response

Say more clearly when the car was fixed and what work was done. Ask the mechanic to come soon, check the car, and fix it at no extra cost if the work caused the problem.

task response

Use a more polite and clear request. For example: “Could you please collect the car from the side of the road and fit the new alternator?”

coherence and cohesion

Your letter has a clear start, middle, and end. Use short paragraphs: who you are, what happened, and what you need.

coherence and cohesion

Link ideas with simple words such as “After that”, “Because of this”, and “Therefore”. Avoid very long sentences with many ideas.

coherence and cohesion

Use the right opening and ending for a mechanic you do not know well: “Dear Sir or Madam” and “Yours faithfully”.

task response

You introduce yourself, explain the car problem, and say what you need the mechanic to do.

coherence and cohesion

The words “Firstly”, “Secondly”, and “Finally” help the reader follow the main parts of your letter.

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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meeting the goal of 7 or more
1
Word repetition
meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
19
Grammar mistakes
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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: 5.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

8 paragraphs

184 words

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You recently had your car repaired and now it is not working properly. Write a letter to your mechanic and in your letter: • Introduce yourself • Explain the problem • And say what you need him to do

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Some people think that all university students should study whatever they like. Others believe that they should only be allowed to study subjects that will be useful in the future, such as those related to science and technology. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.