Write a letter to your friend in another country where you like to visit for the holidays. In your letter, you should: Explain your travel plans. Describe the interesting places you plan to visit. Ask for suggestion for sightseeing options.

Dear Walid, I hope that you and your family are doing great. Well, I am so excited to tell you that my wife and I are visiting Italy during the upcoming holidays! Yes, only the 2 of us, it happens to be our 10 years wedding anniversary, and I want it to be a romantic and memorable getaway. So, we will be keeping the kids at their grandparent’s place for 2 weeks. I’ll arrive at Rome International airport on 5 February at 5:55 am, we will surely be exhausted so we will head up to the hotel for a quick nap before initiating our activities. I am planning to stay in Rome for 5 days, so we have enough time to visit The Trevi fountains, the Colosseum, the Vatican, and to do some luxury shopping! Wife orders! Afterwards, we will get the train to Florence, spending 3 days with Maya, as honeymooners. I heard there is a great restaurant overlooking the river, with picturesque scenery, tasty food, and soothing music. Our final destination will be Milan, where you have to accommodate us for 5 days, whether you like it or not! Yet, I have nothing in mind, so I will keep it up to you to suggest the sightseeing to visit. It has been ages since we met each other, so I am really looking forward to seeing you and catching up on the good old times. See you very soon, Warm regards Nibal
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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

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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.

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Linking word examples:

  • firstly
  • secondly
  • thirdly
  • in additional
  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
  • even though
  • despite

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