You have just rented an unfurnished flat and a friend has told you that the Opportunity Shop in the shoping centre has cheap second-hand furniture.
Write to the shop owner describing what you need and asking whether they have these items and what they cost.
You should write at least 150 words.
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You do not need to write your own address.
Dear Sir/Madam
I have just arrived from overseas and need to have some furniture for my unfurnished flat. A friend has told me that you have some cheap second-hand furniture for sale.
Perhaps you can help me. I would like a kitchen table, some chairs, a double bed, as well as a single bed for a visitor, a cupboard for our clothes, and a bookcase. If you sell home appliances, I would like a microwave oven, a fridge, TV set and a CD player too. These must all be clean and the electrical items must be in good working condition with a guarantee of at least three months.
I would be gratefu...
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Score: 7.5 out of 9
Category: Very Good Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 0 2
No. of Spelling Errors: 0 2
No. of Sentences: 13 10
No. of Words: 167 200
No. of Characters: 698 1000
No. of Different Words: 108 100
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 3.595 4.0
Average Word Length: 4.18 4.6
Word Length SD: 2.288 2.4
No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 37 60
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 26 50
No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 16 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 12 20
Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0
Avg. Sentence Length: 12.846 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 7.744 7.5
Use of Discourse Markers (%): 0.538 0.12
Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.37 0.35
Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.707 0.50
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.256 0.07
Number of Paragraphs: 4 4