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 Mr Jenkins, I am writing to you regarding the upcoming trip to Paris for which you are looking for people to accompany the children. I am the father of Joshua Williams and I would be delighted to join the trip and to help out. I can assist during

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time because I am currently off work for a few months and I would like to find something to fill up my free time, and

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would be perfect. As you may remember, I have helped the

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out on a variety of events,

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as in the

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sports day

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summer and

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at the jumble sale just a few months ago, and I thoroughly enjoyed being of assistance. There are a number of things I could do to help out. I can come early in the morning to the

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before we leave and make sure everybody is accounted for and on the bus. But of particular relevance is the fact that I can speak French and I know Paris quite well, so I will be able to assist with the day-to-day practicalities of moving the children around and going to the museums and other attractions that we will visit. There are, though, some things I would still like to know about and to clarify. Do you have an itinerary you can send me so I know what we are going to see whilst there?

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will be useful as I can

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prepare myself with some background reading. I

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wondered what time exactly are you due to arrive back in the UK at the

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the evening of the 15th when we are due to come back.

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I can miss it, I would like to let them know in advance if

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will be the case. Thank you for considering my offer and I look forward to hearing from you, Yours sincerely

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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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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: 8.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 8.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 8.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

7 paragraphs

323 words

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