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IELTS GT Task 1 Letter: Explanation — Community

Original practice prompt written in exam style — not a real exam question, and not a prediction.

As chair of a residents' association, you must explain why the annual membership fee is increasing. Write a letter to the members. In your letter: • explain what the fee pays for • give the reasons for the increase • say what members will receive that they did not before

Examiner focus: Justifying a price rise: costs itemised, new value named.

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IELTS GT Task 1 Letter: Explanation — Community Practice Prompt