A friend of yours is going on holiday soon and has asked you to recommend a destination. Write a letter to your friend and recommend a good place for a holiday that you have visited before. •say where you went, •where you stayed, •what you can do there and •what the food was like.

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Hey Suhrab, Hope you are fine.
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got your letter yesterday and I’m very glad to know that you are going on holiday. I’m writing to recommend a destination, where you should go for spending your holidays.
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year, I went to Cape Town, which is the capital of South Africa. You will be glad to know that it’s one of the world’s
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most beautiful
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country
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countries
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. I stayed in a hotel,
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name is the Lagoon Beach
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hotel hotel
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is located at the foot of Table Mountain and near the Lagoon beach. I loved the
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service and behaviour of the staff in
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hotel. Even though
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hotel is located
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the centre of the town, the price is not expensive. Honestly speaking, you will never be bored in
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city. There are so many spectacular places, where you can visit. I visited Table Mountain, Golden Globe Theater, Royal Park, Cape Point, Nizumberg
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and Saint Plaza. The
varieties
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of food in that city really attracted me a lot. I
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to eat sea fishes, which are very much cheap compared to our country’s fishes.
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strongly
recommending
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recommend
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you
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visit that country at least once in your life. I you have any other
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question
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, please feel free to call me. Best wishes, Shawlin.
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task response
Provide more specific details about the sights and activities in Cape Town to enhance the recommendation.
coherence and cohesion
Ensure a smoother transition between paragraphs to improve the overall coherence and cohesion of the letter.

Structure your letter

A letter needs to be written using a proper format, including the following:

  • A greeting (Dear sir/madam, Dear John, Dear Mr. Smith)
  • The main body (consisting of paragraphs for each part of the letter)
  • A closing (Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully, Best wishes, Kind regards, Love)

When writing a letter as part of the IELTS General Training Writing Task 1, it is important to include the bullet points presented to you in the question.

All three bullet points need to be presented. And remember that some bullet points contain more than one element. So, make sure to watch for ‘and’ and plurals.

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