You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
There is a public park near where you live. You have heard that the local council wants to sell this park. Write a letter to a local newspaper.
In your letter:
- introduce yourself
- describe the importance of the park
- say what action you will take if the council continues with its plan
Write at least 150 words.
Sample answer
Here is a model answer. Choose the most appropriate word or phrase.
To the Editor,
My name is John Smith – a resident of Coquitlam ………. five years. My family moved here due to ………. affordability, and ………. to the city. We also enjoy several small parks in which our sons and their friends play. One of ………. parks is Lafarge Park, ………. Guilford Street. It is not large, but it is well-used, clean, and ………..
Recently, I learnt that Coquitlam Council ………. decided to sell this ………. amenity for development. The land has already been ………. residential, so I assume as many dwellings as possible – perhaps even twenty apartments – could be ………. here.
While I am not a ………., and do not know by which legal process this land could be ………., as a resident, I was neither informed nor ………. about it. All my neighbors say the same thing. We have ………. the council, and I hope this letter ………. a wider public.
………. website, SaveLafargePark.com lists a number of protest activities in which we ………. your readers may join us. ………. few green and tranquil public spaces remain in this overdeveloped city. Save Lafarge Park before ………. be too late.
John Smith
(187 words)