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 the holiday explain why you didn't write earlier invite them to come and stay with you Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear ...............,

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Hello Dave, Hope you’re doing great and my letter finds you in radiant health.It was a wonderful time that we had with each other during the holidays and I recently got the pictures of the trip mailed by you.These are wonderful and amazing. Though I wanted to write to you back

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I got busy with my office work and a lot of assignments got piled up due to the break I took for the vacation.

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,I had a very important assignment to complete so I was quite occupied with it and now I got a bit relaxed after

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a hectic month. You’ll be happy to know that I have been given two days leave by the manager as some renovations will going in the office during the weekend.

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, I want that you should plan something for a weekend and come to my place.We'll get quality time to spend together and

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you’ll get a chance to meet my family. Hope you’ll plan something and we’ll catch up soon. Warm Regards, Jagjit.

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In formal writing, you should write I will and Can not.

Do not use exclamation mark in formal writing, but you can use it in informal writing.

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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 9.0

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: 5.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

7 paragraphs

172 words

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Nowadays on-line shopping has become more popular than in-store shopping. Is it a positive or a negative development? Write an essay to discuss the effect of online shopping. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant example from your own knowledge or experience.