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IELTS Letter Samples - Formal
Letter
This is an example of an IELTS task 1 formal letter.
It is formal as it is to an insurance company, and is not to someone
that you know. It is an example of how to write a letter of complaint.
See comments on the letter at the bottom of the page.
IELTS Formal Letter - Example 3
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
Your car insurance company has told you that they are
going to increase the amount you have to pay in
insurance for your car each month. You are not happy
aout this.
!rite a letter to your insurance company. In your
letter explain
!hy you are "riting to them #.
!hy you thin$ the insurance should not e
increased
%.
!hat you "ant them to do 3.
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
&odel 'ns"er
ear Sir ! "adam,
I am writing to you as I recently recei#ed a letter from you informing
me that the insurance premium for my car is going to increase from
next month.
$s you will be aware if you check my records, I ha#e held my
insurance with your company for nearly se#en years now. uring this
time, I ha#e ne#er had an accident and ne#er had any reason to make
a claim on my insurance.
I understand that at times prices need to be increased. %owe#er, this
increase you are suggesting will result in a &'( increase in the
amount I pay each month, a rate I feel is too much.
I would therefore like you to write back to me and explain why such an
increase has been proposed. If you are unable to )ustify it to my
satisfaction, then I am afraid that I will ha#e no other option but to
mo#e my insurance to another company.
I look forward to hearing from you,
*ours faithfully,
"r "ahmoud +han
(Words 169
Comments
The answer !learly addresses all the bullet points "rom the #uestion.
The writer $i%es reasons why the letter is bein$ written and why the
in!rease is !onsidered un"air& and then $oes on to e'plain what he
wants the !ompany to do to resol%e the situation.
The writer e'pands on his ideas by $i%in$ e'tra details. (or e'ample&
he e'plains that he has had insuran!e "or se%en years and ne%er had
an a!!ident& and he also e'plains how the in!rease will a""e!t him i.e.
result in a 20) rise in his payments. *t is important when writin$ a
letter to $i%e e'tra in"ormation to support the letter whilst remainin$
on topi!.
The tone o" the letter is well+!ontrolled& with appropriate openin$
(Dear Sir / Madam and !losin$ (Yours faithfully phrases& and
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"urther phrases that ensure the "ormal letter still remains polite (I
understand that..., Im afraid..., I look forward to hearing from
you... despite the "a!t that it is a letter o" !omplaint.
There are some other $ood e'amples o" phrases appropriate to a
semi+"ormal or "ormal letter (As you will be aware..., I would
therefore like you to....
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Mahek Sahni Mercy memorial school
explanatory letter
Reply Like January 31 at 5:52am
Bhonagiri Venkatesham Works at Brewsters Brewing Company
and Restaurant - Airdrie
nice and simple
Reply Like November 23, 2013 at 12:16pm
Rahul Gotra SSM College
as I write that kind of letter then how many bands I can
get..........plz ans thanks.
Reply Like September 9, 2013 at 4:45am
Shsd Khan Chittagong University
good and simple language.
Reply Like August 11, 2013 at 5:04am
Krishna Kshetri LBC College
Nice
Reply Like April 3, 2013 at 5:29am
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