A friend has invited you to a party, but you are busy on the day it’s being held. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter: • Apologies for not being able to attend • Explain why you are busy • Invite your friend to do something else with you

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Dear Jasmine, I hope you and your family are all well. Yesterday, I baked a cheesecake and it made me think of you, as you enjoy the cheesecake that I make as much as I do.

First

of all, thanks for inviting me to your

birthday

party! I still clearly recall how we celebrated your

last

birthday

together. Time flies so fast!

However

, I am afraid I will not be able to join you

this

year and I am really, so sorry about that. My mom has a medical appointment on the same day at a hospital and it is going to take a long while, as she has to do extensive check-ups before consulting the specialist. Her knees have been giving her

problem

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for a year now and she has been just taking painkillers. I asked her to make an appointment and it happened to be on your

birthday

. As it was quite difficult to get a slot for her specialist, I cannot change her appointment

unfortunately

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. I won a prize at a Dinner event held by my company and guess what! It's a pair of The Lion King musical tickets! We couldn't purchase them as they ran out of stock within one hour of their sale. Let's enjoy it together, shall we? I'll give you more details later on. Once again, I am sorry to have to miss your

birthday

celebration but let me make it up to you with the musical! Looking forward to meeting you soon. Best regards, Norah Chan

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‘Complex’ sentences are not actually very complex; they are just two or more simple sentences put together. Putting them together makes the essay more coherent and cohesive.

Examples:

I really want to study but I’m too tired.

I wore a warm coat because the weather was cold.

If action is not taken soon on climate change, global warming will get worse.

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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: 7.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 6.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 9.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

8 paragraphs

254 words

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A friend has invited you to a party, but you are busy on the day it’s being held. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter: • Apologies for not being able to attend • Explain why you are busy • Invite your friend to do something else with you

Use a variety of complex and simple sentences

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University students must pay all tuition fees, because it benefits mostly them individually, rather than the society as a whole. Do you agree or disagree?

You would like to reduce your working hours in order to study part time.

some government spend a lot of money on exploring space, some feel that this investment is justified while others thinlk that money should be spent on public services like healthcare and education. discuss both views and give your opinion.