A friend of yours is thinking of going on a camping holiday for the first time this summer. He / She has asked for your advice. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter • explain why you think your friend would enjoy a camping holiday • describe some possible disadvantages • say whether you would like to go camping with your friend this summer

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Hi James, How are you doing these days? It’s been
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a long time since I heard
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from you. Hope everything is well. I got your letter
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week; I was so delighted when I saw your letter. I’m glad that you asked my view about the upcoming camping holidays. I guess you should try on
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thrilling activity. There are a couple of reasons that you would love
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camping and the most exciting one is river boating which is located just in the middle of the forest. As
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, I was over the moon when I experience it once
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year.
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, exploring the jungle on foot itself gives an adrenal rush and you must try
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. Having said that there are some downsides of
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kind of trip which you must be aware of them prior to embarking on the journey. Make sure you must carry a raincoat because
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area is a rainforest, so the probability of rain is quite high during
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season.
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to that, do not forget to pack extra pair of sports shoes because the land you are going to walk through is rocky and your shoes might get damaged quickly. I would love to join because I enjoyed it a lot the
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year, but due to my exam schedule prevents me to accompany you. If I had the chance, I wouldn’t give a
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thought to deciding on
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matter. Anyways, no worries, we can make plans for the
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and hope so we will explore
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Jungle with extreme fun. Please write me back and let me know whether you make up your mind to go on
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excursion or not. With love, Pradip
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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:
  • adventure
  • serenity
  • outdoors
  • refreshing
  • hustle and bustle
  • inherent
  • foster
  • distractions
  • cost-effective
  • unpredictable
  • wildlife
  • adequate preparation
  • physical demands
  • researching
  • campsite
  • lasting memories
  • mutual interests
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