Last month you had a holiday overseas where you stayed with some friends. They have just sent you some photos of your holiday. Write a letter to your friends. In your letter: • thank them for the photos and for the holiday • explain why you didn't write earlier • invite them to come and stay with you

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Dear Paul and Chukwuebuka, It's so good to hear from you! How've you been? Thanks for the pictures! I must confess that I thought it would be impossible for you to send them across, due to the recent post restrictions, but you came through.

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, I had a wonderful vacation. I really needed the time off from work and

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to reconnect with my friends. You both made it worth it. I'll cherish those memories of our forever. I'd have written earlier, but I wasn't chanced.

You

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Do you

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remember my boss

who

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I told you about? Well, on getting back from my trip, my tasks in the office were doubled, based solely on his recommendation. Due to

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, I've been buried in my work with little or no breathing space. On a lighter note, I moved to another apartment. I'd really love

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it if

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we can plan a trip so you'd

come

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visit me here. Remember that I told you I'm

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considering moving to another city? It will be so exciting to tour

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city together before I relocate. Let me know what you think. I can't wait to see you both again! With love, Ayo

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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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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: 6.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 6.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 5.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

7 paragraphs

195 words

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