Last month you had a holiday overseas where you stayed with some friends. They have just sent you some photos of your holiday. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter ● thank them for the photos and for the holiday ● explain why you didn’t write earlier ● invite them to come and stay with you

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Hello friends, I hope
this
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letter finds you in radiant health and high in spirit. I have recently received an envelope full of pictures from our holiday to your county.
Firstly
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, I would like to appreciate you guys for the amazing pictures we had during the journey.
Additionally
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, it was one of the best trips I ever had in my life, as it was a new country for me I learn a lot more because of companions like you. The best moment I cannot forget is when we had a wonderful ride on a toboggan. Apart from it, I would
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like to apologise to you for not giving a revert to your emails. The moment I came back, I had a lot of pendency at my workplace because I took a week off from it.
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to it, my manager wanted the reports as soon as possible.
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, I request you to visit my country as from now it is a great time to spend here. It is said that after the month of August is known as a festival season for India and it would
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be a great moment to visit as well as, we can spend a whale of a time Yours lovingly,
Vandan
Correct your spelling
Vandana
Vanden
Patel.
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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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