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Band 7+: You have recently moved to a new appartement, but you have noticed that some of the kitchen appliance are not working correctly. write a letter to your landlord requesting repaires. You should include details about: - which appliance are faulty and what the specific problems are - how this is affecting your daily life - when you would like the repairs to be completed

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Dear Sir,

I’m writing to tell you about the problems I’m currently experiencing with the plumbing and heating in my apartment. The pipes under the sink in the kitchen leaks and everywhere gets filled with water. The water heater also does not work. It comes on but the water does not get heated.

The water leakage makes me waste time I should be using to do other productive things. The leakage is a lot so I have to constantly mop the floor when the bucket I put there to trap the water gets filled. I also had to spend extra money to get an electric kettle to heat water whenever I need it. That cost me quite a fortune and has also driven up my electricity bills as I use hot water a lot due to the cold weather. These issues are affecting my productivity and make me go spend more than I should.

I would like you to get the plumber to come check the pipes around the house and do proper maintenance. The electrician also has to come check the heating system. I hope all these would be done as soon as possible.

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Overall Band Score

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Vocabulary Complexity:
A2 - Upper Beginner
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Grammar Mistakes: N/A

Vocabulary Repetition:

water: 7

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Task Response

The letter addresses all parts of the task effectively. You have clearly described the specific plumbing and heating issues, explained the impact on your daily life (time loss, extra costs, and inconvenience), and stated your expectations for repairs. The tone is appropriate for a formal letter to a landlord. To reach a higher score, you could expand slightly more on the 'how these issues are affecting your daily life' section to provide more depth, and ensure more precise grammatical control (e.g., 'the pipes... leak' instead of 'leaks'). Additionally, using a more formal closing such as 'Yours sincerely' would complete the formal structure.

Coherence & Cohesion

The letter is logically organized, with each paragraph addressing a specific bullet point from the task. The progression of ideas is clear. To improve, you could use more sophisticated cohesive devices and transitions between sentences to avoid a slightly repetitive structure (e.g., starting multiple sentences with 'The...'). Using linking words like 'Furthermore,' 'Consequently,' or 'As a result' would help the flow feel more natural.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary used is appropriate for the context and effectively communicates the problems. You used some good expressions like 'driven up my electricity bills' and 'cost me quite a fortune.' To reach a higher band, try to incorporate more precise or formal vocabulary suitable for a letter to a landlord, such as 'malfunctioning,' 'inconvenience,' 'rectify the situation,' or 'urgent repairs' instead of more basic phrasing.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The meaning is always clear, but there are several grammatical inaccuracies that prevent a higher score. Specifically, there are issues with subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'The pipes... leaks' should be 'leak') and some awkward phrasing (e.g., 'make me go spend more than I should'). Work on ensuring that singular/plural subjects match their verbs and try to vary your sentence structures by using more complex sentences (subordinate clauses) rather than relying heavily on simple sentence patterns.

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