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Band 7+: You are attending a course at school. Write a letter to the school with a complaint about the course. In your letter, you should: describe the course you are taking; explain what you don't like about the course; give your opinion about what should be done about it.

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Dear principal,

I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing to express my dissatisfaction regarding the recent school course related to the animal care on November 15th. While the course itself was productive and well-organized, unfortunately its context was impractical.

As a veterinary doctor, I participated in this course to update my knowledge related to the small animal internal medicine. Although I generally found the course curriculum appealing, its context was not realistic and practical. Specifically, the season heavily focused on academic theory, and there were very few opportunities for us to engage in hand-on-activities. I noticed several other participants also seemed disengaged during the evening lectures, as the material lacked concrete case reports.

Perhaps it would be wise to implement more interactive case studies and provide some live animals to practice on. With this practice you can make the course more interactive and its outcome would be definitely better for both participants and event holders. By doing this, the school provides a lot of opportunities for doctors to learn more and have a better chance to alleviate ill animals in the near future.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. I look forward to your support in maintaining the quality of future courses.

Yours sincerely,

Amin Darabi

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Task Response

The letter effectively addresses all three bullet points: it describes the course (animal care, small animal internal medicine), explains the dissatisfaction (too theoretical, lack of practical activities), and offers a clear suggestion (more interactive case studies and live animals). The tone is appropriate and the letter is well-structured. Minor lapses include a slight lack of specificity in the course description and a minor grammatical error ('hand-on-activities' should be 'hands-on activities'), but these do not detract from the overall clarity and task achievement. To improve, ensure the course description is more detailed and proofread for minor errors.

Coherence & Cohesion

The letter is logically organized with a clear introduction, body, and conclusion. The message is generally easy to follow, and paragraphing is appropriate. However, there are minor lapses in cohesion, such as the abrupt shift from describing the course to suggesting improvements, and some sentences could be more smoothly connected. To improve, use more cohesive devices (e.g., 'In addition', 'Furthermore', 'As a result') to link ideas within and between paragraphs.

Lexical Resource

The letter uses a good range of vocabulary appropriate for the context (e.g., 'dissatisfaction', 'impractical', 'curriculum', 'interactive case studies'). There are some minor inaccuracies and awkward phrasings, such as 'its context was impractical' (should be 'its content was impractical') and 'hand-on-activities' (should be 'hands-on activities'). The phrase 'alleviate ill animals' is not idiomatic; 'treat sick animals' would be more natural. Overall, vocabulary is adequate but could be more precise and natural.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The letter demonstrates a good range of sentence structures, including complex sentences. There are a few grammatical errors and awkward phrasings that slightly affect clarity, such as 'the season heavily focused' (should be 'the session heavily focused'), 'With this practice you can make' (should be 'By doing this, you can make'), and 'the school provides a lot of opportunities' (should be 'the school would provide more opportunities'). Punctuation is generally correct. To achieve a higher score, ensure subject-verb agreement and use more precise verb tenses.

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