A friend you met last year has invited you to visit him/her in his/her country. You have never been there before and need some information before you leave. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter: request advise about a gift for his/her family ask about activities and clothing in his/her country find out about the food

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Dear Tia, It's been

long

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since we

last

met in Toronto during the Christmas vacation. I can still remember how you and your husband insisted

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visit your country, America. Well, I guess it's about time that I will take a break from my monotonous life and pay a visit to you guys. Well, to prepare beforehand, I would like to get some ideas for the gift for your family, I do not want it to be something that they do not like. Do give me a few suggestions, so that I can get

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before I leave from here.

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, I would like to know if it is not too cold there as I have not packed a plethora of winter clothes as I am just staying for about two weeks.

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, I am curious to know if we can go

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ice skating like the

last

year and enjoy our vacation. Food is of great importance as you know that I am a vegetarian, so if you could arrange something for me, that will be great. I am excited to meet you guys and have a lot of fun too. Do let me know if you can pick me up from the airport and I will be looking forward to hearing from you. Till

then

, stay safe and see you soon. Regards, Tiya

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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

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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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4Linking words
meeting the goal of 7 or more
0Word repetition
meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
5Grammar mistakes
 

8 paragraphs

226 words

6.50

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: 5.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 5.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 8.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

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