Dear Tanya I hope this letter finds you the apartment agreement. I want to mention some reasons behind the modifications that I want to . Initially, before renting your place, I did not have any further plans about staying longer in this area due to some issues with my job. are still going on, but my manager is , so I have changed my mind about quitting my job. Now I would prefer to rent your apartment for two more years. Moreover, this place is which are , from this place and a grocery store beside the condos. Finally, although all the facilities are well-maintained , there is a in the kitchen sink in my apartment, which I want you to . I am for your reply, and in this place for 2 more years. Amandeep
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Letter to Landlord Requesting Apartment Lease Extension
Question
Five months ago, you started renting an apartment on a six-month agreement. You now wish to stay in the apartment for longer than the six months you originally agreed with the owner. Write a letter to the owner of your apartment. In your letter: Say how long you now want to rent the apartment for Explain why your plans have changed Tell the owner about a problem in the apartment Dear ...,
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Overall assessment
Why this response received Band 6.5
The letter covers all three bullet points from the prompt with a generally appropriate semi-formal tone and relevant detail about the extended tenancy and the sink leak. Its main limitation is frequent awkward phrasing and imprecise linking, which occasionally blurs the message despite the overall communicative purpose being achieved.
IELTS criteria
How each score was decided
TA Task Achievement
7.0The letter addresses all three bullet points clearly, stating the requested two-year extension, explaining the changed job situation, and reporting the kitchen sink leak, with a mostly suitable tone, though some phrasing slightly obscures the intended meaning.
CC Coherence and Cohesion
6.5The request, changed plans and repair problem follow a logical sequence, but the opening links the greeting unclearly to an earlier discussion, and several successive connectors make the development mechanical. 'Initially' correctly introduces the writer's earlier plans.
LR Lexical Resource
6.5Vocabulary is generally adequate for the purpose with some good attempts like 'well-maintained' and 'amenities', but there are noticeable collocation errors such as 'doing really well with me', 'I am promptly waiting', and 'make agreement'.
GRA Grammatical Range and Accuracy
6.5A range of sentence structures is attempted with some complex forms, yet recurring grammatical slips, including 'looking forward live in this place' and 'I want to make agreement', reduce overall accuracy.