You have arranged a weekend holiday with a group of friends, but due to your studies you will now be unable to go with them. Write to your friends, and Tell them why you are unable to go Say sorry for this Suggest an alternative activity at another time

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Dear Peter and Anna, I’m sorry to say that I have some bad news, which is that I won’t be able to go with you on the Camping trip as we agreed. The reason is that I am running very late with two of my college assignments, which both have to be handed in on the Monday after the trip.

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means that if I go away, I might fail these projects, and so I’d have to wait another six months before going on to the next module of studies. I’m very sorry for the short notice and for letting you down like

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. I can understand it’s probably Quite annoying for you both, and I can only sympathise with your feelings. If it’s any comfort, I feel Terrible about it too. To make up for it, here is an idea you might like. My uncle has a farm in the mountains which would Be perfect for another trip in the summer. I could make all the arrangements, book the bus tickets and Ask my uncle to show us around the area in his Jeep, which would be a lot of fun. I hope that sounds Like a good alternative for you! Do let me know what you think, and sorry for the trouble once again. All the best, Marcus

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Structure your letter

A letter needs to be written using a proper format, including the following:

A greeting (Dear sir/madam, Dear John, Dear Mr. Smith)
The main body (consisting of paragraphs for each part of the letter)
A closing (Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully, Best wishes, Kind regards, Love)

When writing a letter as part of the IELTS General Training Writing Task 1, it is important to include the bullet points presented to you in the question.

All three bullet points need to be presented. And remember that some bullet points contain more than one element. So, make sure to watch for ‘and’ and plurals.

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Linking words
meeting the goal of 7 or more
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Word repetition
meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
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Grammar mistakes
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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 4.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 9.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 9.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 5.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

1 paragraphs

220 words

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You have arranged a weekend holiday with a group of friends, but due to your studies you will now be unable to go with them. Write to your friends, and Tell them why you are unable to go Say sorry for this Suggest an alternative activity at another time

Structure your letter

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