Formal Complaint About Parking Enforcement
An IELTS Writing Task 1 General Training letter prompt. Read the scenario carefully, then respond with the required tone and three bullet points in a timed session.
20 min
2
150+ words
Question Prompt
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Write a formal letter of complaint to the local council about an unfair parking fine.
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- 1
Use a formal salutation (Dear Sir/Madam) and sign-off (Yours faithfully) — no contractions, no casual tone.
- 2
Address each of the three bullet points in its own paragraph with clear topic sentences.
- 3
Request or state the action you expect explicitly in the closing paragraph before signing off.
- 4
Aim for 160–180 words in 20 minutes while keeping sentence structure varied.
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