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666coolboy

Sept. 6, 2022

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IELTS General Training (Check the notes plz)

Dear Sir or Madam,

I hope you are doing well. Today I write this email to suggest James to receive the award you offer. James is the only cleaner in our community and he have done a lot of kind things behind our sights. I would like to discribe some reasons for explaining why I recommend him.

First, he does his works very well and does a good job as a cleaner. As a member of the community, I can see how tidy the environment is under his works. Second, except his job has been done well, he feed all the dogs and cats in our community by using his own money. It makes me feel like want to improve his salary if I am a rich man. Last, he is a very kind person who often helps us. Last time I didn't bring my trigger and cannot light the lights of my daughter's birthday cake and he came back home immediately to bring a riggher for me. I can say he does a lot things like this in the community.

The above are the reasons I want to propsal James as the award holder, and it is better if you guys can offer a ward called "Kind person award."

Thank you for reading. Hope you can consider this propsal.

Sincerely,
Yours
Zeya


Your local newspaper is offering an award for people who have helped the community. Write a letter to the newspaper editor. In your letter


suggest someone you think should receive the award
describe what the person does to help the community
suggest an award that would be appropriate for this person

You should write at least 150 words.


You do NOT need to write any addresses.


Begin your letter as follows:


Dear Sir or Madam,


You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Corrections

Dear Sir or Madam,

I hope you are doing well.

This may not be necessary. Also consider, "I hope this letter finds you well." It is more formal.

Today II am writeing this email to suggest James to receiverecommend James for the award you offer.

Present continuous is needed here because you are doing the action in this moment. If this was a formal email setting, I would just make sure that instead of "the award you offer", you actually use the name of that reward.

James is the only cleaner in our community and he have donedoes a lot of kind things behind our sighthard work even behind the scenes.

I would use present simple here. The relevance of James being the "only cleaner in our community" is unclear to me. In my opinion, I would either take it out or explain why it is important in this context. The phrase "done a lot of kind things" is very vague for a recommendation letter. It also isn't something an English speaker would say. I would say something more like, "He has worked hard; going above and beyond even behind the scenes."

I would like to discriboutline some reasons for explaining why I recommend himwhy I believe he should be considered for this award.

This sentence isn't needed. You've established in the former sentences that you are recommending him and have given a general statement as to why. Now it's time to go into more detail about how he is such a great worker and deserves this reward.

Firstly, he does his works very well and does a good job as a cleaner.

You are saying the same thing twice, just two different ways. I would recommend more details, for example: "he is an efficient cleaner and always gets his work done."

As a member of the community, I can see how clean and tidy the environment is under his workscare.

"Tidy" usually means organized or orderly. "Clean" indicates something that has been wiped down, swept, mopped, etc. Both work, but I think adding "clean" is more clear and makes more sense within this context. Also, "under his care" is how we would say this.

Second, except his job has been donely, not only does he do his job well, he feeds all the dogs and cats in our community by usingwith his own money.

Simple present tense is all you need here because the things he is doing are habits and he continues to do them. In the second half of the sentence, "by using..." could also work by omitting the "by".

It makes me feel like want to improve his salary if I am a rich manf I were a rich man, I would raise his salary.

I apologize here, but explaining how the subjunctive works in English is not something I can do.

Lastly, he is a very kind person who often helps us.

As a preference, I would switch out "often" with "frequently".

LastOne time I didn't bring my trigglighter and cannoouldn't light the lightcandles ofn my daughter's birthday cake and he came back home immediately to bring a rig. James came over immediately with a lighter for me.

"Last time" doesn't make sense in this context. I also broke this sentence into two because it feels neater and flows better. I used James' name here just to reiterate who we are speaking of since this is a lengthy email.

I can say hHe does a lot things like this in the community.

You don't need to say "I can say" here.

The above areFor all of these reasons, I want to propsalhighly recommend James asto be the award holder, and it is bettrecipient. Please feel free to reach out if there if you guys can offer a ward called "Kind person awards anything else you might need from me in regards to his consideration.

The second half of the sentence isn't something I would put in an email like this. If you wanted to add it despite, it should be a separate sentence and be phrased something like this: "If there were an award for the kindest person, he would win." I used "for all of these reasons", it makes more sense in an email. I also added the second sentence, because it's something that would be generally found in an email like this.

Thank you for reading.

I wouldn't put this.

Hope you can consider this propsal.

I also would omit this.

Zeya

This is probably known, but just as a note, in a formal email like this, you would put a last name, any credentials, and contact info.

Feedback

Very nice job. This style of email is very tricky, even for English speakers and I am continuously working on it in myself as well. The language and wording in formal emails is very different from the way one would speak on a day to day basis. A lot of corrections and suggestions I made were with this style and format in mind, specifically with the omission and addition of certain sentences. Please let me know if you have any questions or if anything doesn't make sense. I apologize for not being able to answer questions about subjunctive but hopefully someone else may be able to fill us both in on the "why". Cheers and good luck!

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raqueviolin

Sept. 6, 2022

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It makes me feel like want to improve his salary if I am a rich manf I were a rich man, I would raise his salary.

I'm so glad you were able to explain this. When I was correcting, I realized I had no idea why on earth this would be phrased this way.

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666coolboy

Sept. 7, 2022

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I am really appreciated your editing and comments. It brings some new perspectives to me. I would stop writing if I was a native English speaker, but for now, I will keep going! (just practice :))

Today I'm writeing this email to suggest that James to receives the award you're offer.ing.

In this case, it sounds more natural to use the continuous present tense as the events (both writing and offering an award) are still in progress.

James is the only cleaner in our community, and he haves done a lot of kind things behiyond our sightsnotice.

Firstly, "has" should match with the singular subject "James". Secondly, I would say "beyond our notice" is a more natural expression than "behind our sights". You may be thinking of the expression "behind our backs" but as you may know, this carries a very negative connotation and should only be used to imply someone is hiding something. There should also be a comma before 'and' since it is connecting two separate clauses.

I would like to discribepresent some reasons for explainingas to why I recommend him.

I would say "present some reasons" sounds a little bit clearer (some people may say "describe reasons", but we don't really describe reasons, we just "give" or "present" them. Reasons are already a description of something), and I would omit "for explaining" since it's a bit redundant. Reasons are already an explanation of something, so it's not necessary to say, "reasons to explain". "As to why" is also a good phrase to use if you would like to present an argument/reason for something in a more professional, knowledgeable sounding way. (also if you did use "describe", it should be spelled like that)

First, he docompletes his works very well and does a good job as a cleaner.

"work" is a non-countable noun. You could use "tasks" as well, which is a countable noun. I changed "does" to "completes" just to diversify the vocabulary a little. You could also say, "he completes his tasks very well". This whole sentence may be a little repetitive, since 'doing his work well' is essentially the same as 'does a good job as a cleaner'. If I were to re-write it, I may say something like, "First, he accomplishes his tasks every day and always does a thorough job as a cleaner."

Second, except his jobin addition to doing hais been donejob well, he feeds all the dogs and cats in our community by usingout of his own moneypocket.

Using "except" here sounds like you are excluding something, rather than adding something on. Also, it is usually advised in English writing (except in scientific research papers and some exceptions in normal writing) to avoid passive voice like "his job has been done well." Instead, you can use active voice by keeping "James" as the subject. Also, there's nothing wrong with "using his own money", I just thought I'd suggest a common phrase that fits this situation well, "out of his own pocket." It means the same thing.

It makes me feel likethat if I were a rich man, I would want to improve his salary if I am a rich man.

When formulating conditionals (which is one of the trickiest parts of English), we actually use the past tense to refer to an imaginary/theoretical present/future event, as well as the plural form of "to be" even though the noun is "I". Sorry, this is a very confusing concept. For example, "If I were more disciplined, I would be able to run in the marathon."

LastOne time I didn'twhen I forgot to bring my trigglighter and cannoouldn't light the lightbirthday candles ofn my daughter's birthday cake and he camecake, he went back home immediately to bring a rligghter for me.

We call the handheld device that can light candles a "lighter", not a "trigger". Also, saying "last time I didn't bring my lighter" makes it sound a bit like this is a regular occurrence, as if it's happened repeatedly that you go to your daughter's birthday and forget a lighter. Using "one time when..." makes it clear that you are speaking of a singular event. Also, "came" can be used when returning somewhere, but "went" for travelling somewhere else. For example, "I went to Australia. After a week, I came back home."

I can say he does a lot of things like this in the community.

This is fine if you add "of", but if you want to use more interesting and persuasive vocabulary (especially since you are trying to convince the judges who the prize should be awarded to), you could say, "I can attest to the fact that he does a lot of things like this in the community."

The above are the reasonsreasons are why I want to propsalose James as the award holdwinner, and it is better if you guys can offer a ward called "would be even more fitting in his case to call this prize "The Kind pPerson aAward".

The word order here is a bit strange. I think it may sound even more descriptive to remove the first part and say, "Due to these reasons, I want to propose....". Also, "proposal" is the noun, so you need to use the verb "propose". I wasn't completely sure what you meant by the last statement, but I took a guess and tried to restructure it, so I hope I didn't change your intention too much. Let me know if you meant something else and I will try to come up with a better suggestion.

HopI appreciate you canr consideration of this proposal.

I think it sounds a bit strange to say "I hope you can consider this proposal" since the people presumed to be reading this are already reading it because they are making a consideration. Instead, you could simply express your gratitude for that act.

Sincerely, yours,

You can just write these two words together as it is a set phrase.

Feedback

Great practice! It seems like you have a very solid base in English writing and are able to use overall correct grammar and structure to express your ideas. You can be begin building on those skills now by stretching your vocabulary and experimenting with more colloquial and idiomatic language. Thanks so much for sharing! It was a pleasure to read. Good luck with your learning!

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raqueviolin

Sept. 6, 2022

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It makes me feel likethat if I were a rich man, I would want to improve his salary if I am a rich man.

I'm so glad you were able to explain this. When I was correcting, I realized I had no idea why on earth this would be phrased this way.

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666coolboy

Sept. 7, 2022

1

Thank you so much for your edit and patience! You are very kind to give me so many suggestions in detail. I love your words and explanations!

IELTS General Training (Check the notes plz)

Dear Sir or Madam,

I hope you are doing well.

Today I am writeing this email to suggest that James is to receive the award you offer.

Since you’re currently writing the email, the present progressive would be better

James is the only cleaner in our community and he haves done a lot of kind things behind our sightswithout anyone taking notice.

He + to have in the past tense = He HAS. I didn’t really get the last part, I rewrote it as I thought you meant

I would like to discribe someexplain my reasonsing for explaining why I recommending him.

Firstly, he does his works very well and does aa very good job as a cleaner.

As a member of the community, I can see how tidy the environment is undafter his works.

I would use a past tense since you are seeing the result of the work he did in the past

Second, exceptin addition to his job has beenbeing done well, he also feeds all the dogs and cats in our community by usingwith his own money.

It makes me feel like want to improve his salaryould like to give him a raise if I amwas a rich man.

Hypothetical scenario = Conditional mood

Lastly, he is a very kind person who often helps us.

Last time I didn't bring my triggforgot my lighter and canould not light the lightcandles ofn my daughter's birthday cake and he camehe went back home immediately to bringfetch me a rliggher for mehter.

Can in past tense = could

I can say he does a lot of things like this in the community.

The above are the reasonsreasons listed above are why I want to propsalose James as the award holderreceiver of the award, and it iswould better if you guys cancould offer a n award called "Kind p the "Nice Person aAward.

"

Thank you for reading.

Hope you can consider this proposal.

Sincerely,

Yours

Zeya

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666coolboy

Sept. 7, 2022

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Thank you!

IELTS General Training (Check the notes plz)


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Dear Sir or Madam,


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I hope you are doing well.


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I hope you are doing well.

This may not be necessary. Also consider, "I hope this letter finds you well." It is more formal.

Today I write this email to suggest James to receive the award you offer.


Today I am writeing this email to suggest that James is to receive the award you offer.

Since you’re currently writing the email, the present progressive would be better

Today I'm writeing this email to suggest that James to receives the award you're offer.ing.

In this case, it sounds more natural to use the continuous present tense as the events (both writing and offering an award) are still in progress.

Today II am writeing this email to suggest James to receiverecommend James for the award you offer.

Present continuous is needed here because you are doing the action in this moment. If this was a formal email setting, I would just make sure that instead of "the award you offer", you actually use the name of that reward.

James is the only cleaner in our community and he have done a lot of kind things behind our sights.


James is the only cleaner in our community and he haves done a lot of kind things behind our sightswithout anyone taking notice.

He + to have in the past tense = He HAS. I didn’t really get the last part, I rewrote it as I thought you meant

James is the only cleaner in our community, and he haves done a lot of kind things behiyond our sightsnotice.

Firstly, "has" should match with the singular subject "James". Secondly, I would say "beyond our notice" is a more natural expression than "behind our sights". You may be thinking of the expression "behind our backs" but as you may know, this carries a very negative connotation and should only be used to imply someone is hiding something. There should also be a comma before 'and' since it is connecting two separate clauses.

James is the only cleaner in our community and he have donedoes a lot of kind things behind our sighthard work even behind the scenes.

I would use present simple here. The relevance of James being the "only cleaner in our community" is unclear to me. In my opinion, I would either take it out or explain why it is important in this context. The phrase "done a lot of kind things" is very vague for a recommendation letter. It also isn't something an English speaker would say. I would say something more like, "He has worked hard; going above and beyond even behind the scenes."

I would like to discribe some reasons for explaining why I recommend him.


I would like to discribe someexplain my reasonsing for explaining why I recommending him.

I would like to discribepresent some reasons for explainingas to why I recommend him.

I would say "present some reasons" sounds a little bit clearer (some people may say "describe reasons", but we don't really describe reasons, we just "give" or "present" them. Reasons are already a description of something), and I would omit "for explaining" since it's a bit redundant. Reasons are already an explanation of something, so it's not necessary to say, "reasons to explain". "As to why" is also a good phrase to use if you would like to present an argument/reason for something in a more professional, knowledgeable sounding way. (also if you did use "describe", it should be spelled like that)

I would like to discriboutline some reasons for explaining why I recommend himwhy I believe he should be considered for this award.

This sentence isn't needed. You've established in the former sentences that you are recommending him and have given a general statement as to why. Now it's time to go into more detail about how he is such a great worker and deserves this reward.

First, he does his works very well and does a good job as a cleaner.


Firstly, he does his works very well and does aa very good job as a cleaner.

First, he docompletes his works very well and does a good job as a cleaner.

"work" is a non-countable noun. You could use "tasks" as well, which is a countable noun. I changed "does" to "completes" just to diversify the vocabulary a little. You could also say, "he completes his tasks very well". This whole sentence may be a little repetitive, since 'doing his work well' is essentially the same as 'does a good job as a cleaner'. If I were to re-write it, I may say something like, "First, he accomplishes his tasks every day and always does a thorough job as a cleaner."

Firstly, he does his works very well and does a good job as a cleaner.

You are saying the same thing twice, just two different ways. I would recommend more details, for example: "he is an efficient cleaner and always gets his work done."

As a member of the community, I can see how tidy the environment is under his works.


As a member of the community, I can see how tidy the environment is undafter his works.

I would use a past tense since you are seeing the result of the work he did in the past

As a member of the community, I can see how clean and tidy the environment is under his workscare.

"Tidy" usually means organized or orderly. "Clean" indicates something that has been wiped down, swept, mopped, etc. Both work, but I think adding "clean" is more clear and makes more sense within this context. Also, "under his care" is how we would say this.

Second, except his job has been done well, he feed all the dogs and cats in our community by using his own money.


Second, exceptin addition to his job has beenbeing done well, he also feeds all the dogs and cats in our community by usingwith his own money.

Second, except his jobin addition to doing hais been donejob well, he feeds all the dogs and cats in our community by usingout of his own moneypocket.

Using "except" here sounds like you are excluding something, rather than adding something on. Also, it is usually advised in English writing (except in scientific research papers and some exceptions in normal writing) to avoid passive voice like "his job has been done well." Instead, you can use active voice by keeping "James" as the subject. Also, there's nothing wrong with "using his own money", I just thought I'd suggest a common phrase that fits this situation well, "out of his own pocket." It means the same thing.

Second, except his job has been donely, not only does he do his job well, he feeds all the dogs and cats in our community by usingwith his own money.

Simple present tense is all you need here because the things he is doing are habits and he continues to do them. In the second half of the sentence, "by using..." could also work by omitting the "by".

It makes me feel like want to improve his salary if I am a rich man.


It makes me feel like want to improve his salaryould like to give him a raise if I amwas a rich man.

Hypothetical scenario = Conditional mood

It makes me feel likethat if I were a rich man, I would want to improve his salary if I am a rich man.

When formulating conditionals (which is one of the trickiest parts of English), we actually use the past tense to refer to an imaginary/theoretical present/future event, as well as the plural form of "to be" even though the noun is "I". Sorry, this is a very confusing concept. For example, "If I were more disciplined, I would be able to run in the marathon."

It makes me feel like want to improve his salary if I am a rich manf I were a rich man, I would raise his salary.

I apologize here, but explaining how the subjunctive works in English is not something I can do.

Last, he is a very kind person who often helps us.


Lastly, he is a very kind person who often helps us.

Lastly, he is a very kind person who often helps us.

As a preference, I would switch out "often" with "frequently".

Last time I didn't bring my trigger and cannot light the lights of my daughter's birthday cake and he came back home immediately to bring a riggher for me.


Last time I didn't bring my triggforgot my lighter and canould not light the lightcandles ofn my daughter's birthday cake and he camehe went back home immediately to bringfetch me a rliggher for mehter.

Can in past tense = could

LastOne time I didn'twhen I forgot to bring my trigglighter and cannoouldn't light the lightbirthday candles ofn my daughter's birthday cake and he camecake, he went back home immediately to bring a rligghter for me.

We call the handheld device that can light candles a "lighter", not a "trigger". Also, saying "last time I didn't bring my lighter" makes it sound a bit like this is a regular occurrence, as if it's happened repeatedly that you go to your daughter's birthday and forget a lighter. Using "one time when..." makes it clear that you are speaking of a singular event. Also, "came" can be used when returning somewhere, but "went" for travelling somewhere else. For example, "I went to Australia. After a week, I came back home."

LastOne time I didn't bring my trigglighter and cannoouldn't light the lightcandles ofn my daughter's birthday cake and he came back home immediately to bring a rig. James came over immediately with a lighter for me.

"Last time" doesn't make sense in this context. I also broke this sentence into two because it feels neater and flows better. I used James' name here just to reiterate who we are speaking of since this is a lengthy email.

I can say he does a lot things like this in the community.


I can say he does a lot of things like this in the community.

I can say he does a lot of things like this in the community.

This is fine if you add "of", but if you want to use more interesting and persuasive vocabulary (especially since you are trying to convince the judges who the prize should be awarded to), you could say, "I can attest to the fact that he does a lot of things like this in the community."

I can say hHe does a lot things like this in the community.

You don't need to say "I can say" here.

The above are the reasons I want to propsal James as the award holder, and it is better if you guys can offer a ward called "Kind person award.


The above are the reasonsreasons listed above are why I want to propsalose James as the award holderreceiver of the award, and it iswould better if you guys cancould offer a n award called "Kind p the "Nice Person aAward.

The above are the reasonsreasons are why I want to propsalose James as the award holdwinner, and it is better if you guys can offer a ward called "would be even more fitting in his case to call this prize "The Kind pPerson aAward".

The word order here is a bit strange. I think it may sound even more descriptive to remove the first part and say, "Due to these reasons, I want to propose....". Also, "proposal" is the noun, so you need to use the verb "propose". I wasn't completely sure what you meant by the last statement, but I took a guess and tried to restructure it, so I hope I didn't change your intention too much. Let me know if you meant something else and I will try to come up with a better suggestion.

The above areFor all of these reasons, I want to propsalhighly recommend James asto be the award holder, and it is bettrecipient. Please feel free to reach out if there if you guys can offer a ward called "Kind person awards anything else you might need from me in regards to his consideration.

The second half of the sentence isn't something I would put in an email like this. If you wanted to add it despite, it should be a separate sentence and be phrased something like this: "If there were an award for the kindest person, he would win." I used "for all of these reasons", it makes more sense in an email. I also added the second sentence, because it's something that would be generally found in an email like this.

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Thank you for reading.


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Thank you for reading.

I wouldn't put this.

Hope you can consider this propsal.


Hope you can consider this proposal.

HopI appreciate you canr consideration of this proposal.

I think it sounds a bit strange to say "I hope you can consider this proposal" since the people presumed to be reading this are already reading it because they are making a consideration. Instead, you could simply express your gratitude for that act.

Hope you can consider this propsal.

I also would omit this.

Sincerely,


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Sincerely, yours,

You can just write these two words together as it is a set phrase.

Yours


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Zeya


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Zeya

This is probably known, but just as a note, in a formal email like this, you would put a last name, any credentials, and contact info.

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