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Band 7

You recently took a trip. In your absence, a friend did you a big favour. Write a letter thanking them. In your letter incluce: - What the favour was - How this favour helped you - an offer of compensation

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Dear Sam, I hope
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 realize how much you helped me with taking care of my pet during my two-weeks vacation. As I told you before, my dog can'
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 have a flight because of his illness in breathing and
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 I had a very important and urgent meeting in San Diego
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 week. Just after I noticed that I must go there, while no one, even my sister, didn'
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 accept to keep Kobe, you did that. Since I know that you don'
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 like to have pets in your home, your favour is really valuable to me. So during my trip, I was so calm and have no stress because I was sure that Kobe is in his best situation! The
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 time that I was forced to leave Kobe alone, it was really stressful and you completely relieved my concern. Just know that words are not enough to express my deepest gratitude toward you. So please come to my home
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 vacation and I'm really excited to have fun together and go sightseeing. Just take a look at my city on the Internet and select your favourite locations to go and enjoy. Can'
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 wait to see you, Your friend, Jimmy Gak

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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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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Dear [Friend's Name],
  • I hope this letter finds you well.
  • I am writing to express my heartfelt gratitude for the enormous favor you did for me.
  • I wanted to let you know how much your kindness means to me.
  • First and foremost, I want to thank you for [describe the favor here].
  • Your act of [describe the favor here] has made a significant difference in my life.
  • Without your help, I would have struggled to [explain how the favor helped].
  • Thanks to you, I was able to [explain how the favor helped].
  • Your timely intervention saved me from [describe the problem or difficulty you were facing].
  • I truly cannot thank you enough for all that you have done for me.
  • I am eternally grateful for your support and assistance.
  • I would be forever in your debt if you could let me compensate you for your kindness.
  • I would like to offer you [state the type of compensation you are willing to provide].
  • Please do not hesitate to let me know how I can repay your kindness.
  • I am looking forward to hearing from you.
  • Once again, thank you from the bottom of my heart.
  • Yours sincerely,
  • [Your Name]
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