Last month you had an overseas holiday with some friemds where you stayed at their house. They have just sent you some holiday photos. Write a letter to your friends. In your letter: thank them for the holiday and the photos. Explain why you didn't write earlier. Invite them to come and stay with you

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Dear Akash, Hope
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letter finds you in radiant health and the best of spirits.  I am writing
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letter to thank you for the splendid time we have spent together. Like
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month, I got an opportunity to visit one foreign country with friends and I choose New York City,
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, I was getting difficulties in researching for accommodation as it was going out of my budget.  So I decided to call you as you are a citizen over there for 5 years. On top of that, it was so kind of you to let us all stay at your home. I would like to thank you for all the arrangements and the photos which were clicked by you in your brand new iPhone 13 pro, though it was not that good. I was thinking to write
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letter way before,
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, due to my hectic work, I was unable to deliver it on time. Now it's your turn to visit my place, Ahmedabad, which is famous for different types of cuisine,  Meanwhile, you don't have to look for accommodation as you can stay at my place for free. Looking forward to hearing from you soon. Yours Lovingly, Dhaval S Patel.
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The Closing

The style of the letter determine how you have to close it.

Check out the suggested closing sentences for each type of letter in the General IELTS Test. The closing sentence should be the last sentence of your letter.

Formal style (To someone you have not met, whose name you don’t know)

  • Yours faithfully,

Semi-formal (To someone you may or may not have met, whose last name you know)

  • Yours sincerely,

Informal (To someone you know well, whose first name you know and use)

  • Best regards,
  • Warm wishes,

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