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

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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

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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

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, stay safe and see you soon. Regards, Tiya

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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: 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

8 paragraphs

226 words

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