You have some time off work and are hoping to visit a close friend, Stephanie, for a few days. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter •suggest spending time together •explain why you have time to do this •propose some activities Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear Stephanie,

#time #work #visit #close #friend #stephanie #•suggest #•explain #•propose #activities #addresses

Dear

Stepahnie

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Stephanie

, I am delighted to receive a letter from you and was thinking about visiting your place; I will be on vacation midst

summer

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the summer

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this

year in Australia. As I continued with the perusal of your letter those words sounded to me like an elegant

three piece

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ensemble.

Further

, I came across something which I was extremely excited about, as you mentioned you have resigned from your previous job, as it was

really

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a really

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hectic and unpleasantly unpromising place so I think you will be free until you join another. I would love to come visit you so that I can enjoy your mom’s chicken pie too. We were trying so desperately to find time from our absolutely busy schedule to meet up for so long. Let me explain my situation in more detail, life in

hospital

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the hospital

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can be very stressful around the clock and I think all work and no play

makes

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make

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jack

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Jack

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the dull boy. Wanting to improve my mental clarity can be very important along

physical

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with physical

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stimulation which in turn would be beneficial for my work balance. And no one knows better than me how much you love exercise.

Lets

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Let's

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go for some adventurous sports once I arrive. As you know I love challenges in life and would like to go scuba-diving. From there we can take up horse riding- a well-known sport. Not far from that

place

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place,

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nearly 3

kms

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is a Canoeing spot, where we can explore that sport together. Because we have never done it before, I am truly looking forward towards it. We can

also

find time for Jet-Skiing as we both are thalassophiles. Could you write back to me and let me know about your situation so that I can make arrangements for us? Eagerly waiting for your response. Yours Truly Sanjana.

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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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3Linking words
meeting the goal of 7 or more
0Word repetition
meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
11Grammar mistakes
 

1 paragraphs

300 words

<40

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: 4.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 4.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 5.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

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