You recently read an article in a newspaper about your childhood friend with whom you have lost contact for a long time. Write a letter to the editor. In your letter: Say which edition and when did the article appear Explain why you lost contact with your friend Say how you want them to help you to get back in touch

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Dear Sir or Madam, I am an avid reader of your newspaper.

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weekend, I came across a write-up and would like to seek some information about an individual who was flashed in the paper. I have been regularly following the sports section, and on 11th June, there was a piece of news covering

state-level

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tennis tournament, which was on the

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corner of the newspaper

copie

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copies

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match was played between the sportsmen from Chennai and Delhi. The winner of

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nail-bitting

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nail-biting

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competition was Rahul Singh,

who

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I realised was my schoolmate. We grew up together,

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however

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later his father got

transfered

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transferred

to Delhi and we lost contact with each other due to the hectic college years. I was delighted to see his achievement and would like to congratulate him.

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time I want to build and maintain

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relationship with him. Could you kindly help me with his mobile contact or email id

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will

definetely

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definitely

help to start a conversation with him. Looking forward to your positive

reponse

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response

Regrads

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Regards

, Devika

vaidyadevika1Wed Jun 15 2022

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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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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 4.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 4.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 4.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 5.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

7 paragraphs

174 words

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