You live near the airport. Write a letter to your local council. In your letter: - Say where you live. - Describe the problem. - Say why you do not want the development to take place. Sample Question for There Are Plans to Make Your Local Airport Bigger and Increase the Number of Flights
Sample Response
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am John, and I am writing this letterepistle to express my discontent with the plans to expandlatest discussions on the renovation of the airport and an increase in the number of flightsan uplift in the number of airplanes. I reside with my parents in a gated community in Sector 15sector number 15, in the downtown area three miles from the airport.
Let me explain the problemexpound on the scenario. Unfortunately, due to the operation of the nearby domestic airportoperation of the domestic airport in our vicinity, it is exceptionally challenging for our residents to tolerate the excessive noisebear the excess noises during aircraft take-offs and landingsduring the take-off and landing of flights, especially at midnight. Furthermore, with an increase in the number of flightsa rise in the count of planes, there are a strong possibilitycolossal possibilities of a surge in noise and air pollution.
In addition, numerous senior citizens in this region are suffering from heart diseaseailing from heart diseases, and their health might deteriorate tremendously with the proposed airport expansionthese proposed improvements. Moreover, the air might get contaminated because aircraft release harmful gasesdue to releasing harmful gases from aircraftthese vehicles into the atmosphere. This leads to a decline in local air qualitythe depletion of oxygen levels in the environment. Moreover, there is diverse plant life near the existing airporta diverse range of flora nearby the existing airport, and the proposed airport expansionthe recent suggestions of its expansion might lead to the destruction of numerous trees. Therefore, I request you reconsider the proposed airport developmentyour decision on recent developments to benefit local residents and the environmentmankind and plants.
Thank you for your consideration.
Yours faithfully,
Why this response received Band 6.5
The letter's strongest feature is its complete, clearly organised coverage of the resident's location, the existing disturbance, and several reasons for opposing expansion. Its main limitation is strained, overly elaborate vocabulary, which makes otherwise clear ideas sound unnatural and occasionally imprecise. The highest-priority improvement is to replace inflated expressions with direct, accurate formal phrasing while retaining the useful supporting detail.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
The purpose is clear, all three bullet points are covered, and the opposition is supported with several relevant consequences.
Keep the objections realistic and directly tied to the proposed airport expansion rather than extending into questionable claims about oxygen depletion.
Coherence and Cohesion
Information progresses logically from location and current noise to anticipated environmental and health effects, with clear paragraphing.
Reduce the repeated use of additive linkers such as Moreover and integrate related consequences more naturally within sentences.
Lexical Resource
The letter shows a broad vocabulary, but frequent awkward combinations such as uplift in the number of airplanes and colossal possibilities reduce precision.
Choose natural formal collocations, such as an increase in flights, excessive noise, and a significant risk of pollution.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A varied range of complex structures is generally well controlled, and most errors do not affect clarity.
Refine article, noun, and preposition choices in phrases such as heart disease and due to the release of harmful gases.
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IELTS General Training Writing Task 1
You live near the airport. Write a letter to your local council. In your letter:
- Say where you live.
- Describe the problem.
- Say why you do not want the development to take place. Sample Question for There Are Plans to Make Your Local Airport Bigger and Increase the Number of Flights
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