You have recently been to stay with an old friend for a few days. You haven't seen each other for a long time and was happy to meet him/her. Now write a letter to this friend. In your letter: - say how you felt about the visit - refer to something enjoyable that you did while staying with him/her - invite your friend to visit you

Dear Karan, It was indeed a great pleasure to visit you. I felt quite excited to meet you after several years and I will never forget the moments we
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spent together after a long; it was just like the old days! I am writing to thank you and invite you to my place. The way you treated me during my visit is really appreciable - I can never be a great host like you. I cherished every single day of my holidays. When we went to
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'Wonderland', I was simply mesmerised and those are unforgettable moments. We enjoyed everything there as if we were in our school days. I still remember the way you were afraid of water when you were a teenager, I guess you still are! It would be a great pleasure to invite you to my home for my birthday
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month. We will go to the nearby hill station and have great fun there. I will expect you to be with me at that time. Please try to make it. Warm wishes, Rohan
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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

Linking words are very important in your essay.

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.

In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.

Linking word examples:

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

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