You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. Your good friend helped you prepare for an important presentation at work. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter - Describe how your friend helped you - Explain why you appreciate this help so much - Offer to do something nice for your friend to repay the favor Write at least 150 words You do NOT need to write any addresses.

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Dear Malini, Hope you are doing great. I wanted to thank you for helping me in preparing my annual sales presentation. I followed almost all the instructions, that you have mentioned in you have mentioned over the call.

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Initially

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I was extremely nervous, but later, things did fall in place and prove to be a huge success. Some of your tips that genuinely help me while preparing

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follows.

Firstly

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, I displayed maximum sales data in tabular form, so the investors are able to get a clear picture. By doing

this

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my data looked more organised.

Secondly

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, in order to make

statistic

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more interesting, I created line graphs.

Such

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kind

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of visualizations did impress all the higher officials.

Thirdly

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, as you said that I need to be careful with my body language

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while talking and discussing with the audience.

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, I added some decent humour, while answering questions related to the topic, so that people should not feel hesitant in asking more queries.

Also

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, quoted some

real life

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experiences and examples while explaining some subjective points, in order to break the monotony. I know you are very busy these

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since you are planning to shift to another city. But despite all

this

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, you still managed to take some time for me. Nor did you discuss

about

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each

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every

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point in the presentation, but

also

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share some significant videos as well. You motivated me throughout my journey and kept

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pacified

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about

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my mistakes.

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stupendous performance during the presentation, surprised everyone in the meeting. Since you have been my support system, in

this

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crucial hour, I want to show my gratitude by helping you in shifting. I will fly to your city by Friday evening on 27th

Mrach

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March

and we can together go to Seattle on Saturday morning. I know right now you are, packing

all

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everything by yourself, but once I will be there you can do it together and wind things up a little faster. Just let me know if you are okay with the plan

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so that I can

further

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book tickets. Kindly reply once you receive my letter. Best wishes, Shreya

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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

Linking words are very important in your essay.

To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.

Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.

In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.

Linking word examples:

firstly
secondly
thirdly
in additional
moreover
also
for example
for instance
therefore
however
although
even though
despite

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meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 7.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 4.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 4.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 8.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

8 paragraphs

356 words

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