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A friend who lives in another country has invited you to come and stay with him/her on tour next holiday. You are too busy to accept the invitation. write a letter to your friend. in your letter, -Thank him/her for the invitation. -Explain why you can't come -Ask him/her about other times to visit

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Dear Jay, Thank you so much for your kind invitation.It's a really generous offer to put me up at your place in London. I would really love to come and it is
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kind of you, but
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 won't be able to make it due to my hectic work schedule. I have just started a new teaching job, and I have been working around the clock.It's been intense!
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 don't mean to complain; I have been enjoying it immensely and the school I am working at is actually our old high school, which has been a lot of fun.Do you remember Mrs Nadia? She is actually my supervisor! Could you let me know of another time I can visit? Because of the school
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 be free in the new year and I will be
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 free in the winter so if you 're available
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 certainly love to escape the cold to visit you. I can't wait to hear from you . your friend, Tom
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The Closing

The style of the letter determine how you have to close it.

Check out the suggested closing sentences for each type of letter in the General IELTS Test. The closing sentence should be the last sentence of your letter.

Formal style (To someone you have not met, whose name you don’t know)

  • Yours faithfully,

Semi-formal (To someone you may or may not have met, whose last name you know)

  • Yours sincerely,

Informal (To someone you know well, whose first name you know and use)

  • Best regards,
  • Warm wishes,

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