You are going to visit New Zealand for an English and homestay program. You have just received details of your homestay host family. Write your first letter to the family: Introduce yourself Ask the family some questions to get info that is imp to you Tell the family about your arrival date and time.

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Dear Mr Smith, I hope you and your family are doing great. I am writing

this

letter to let you know that your family has been selected for y homestay project and I am really excited to meet you.

First

of all, here is my brief introduction, my name is Ishant Kesar and I am 25 years old student who is currently studying master's in education at Boston University. I have a few queries that I think are very important for me during my stay. Just to let you know that I am allergic to animals, especially dogs. I am expecting that you don't have one, but in case you have a dog, I would request you to arrange something away from the dog if possible. Another thing I wanted to discuss is that since the important factor

that is

included in

this

program is English. I am sure there will be someone at your place who can help me get good grades

Also

, just to let you know that I will be travelling reach to the airport on September 10th, 2022 at 12:30 PM. I think immigration formalities would take an hour to complete and

then

30 minutes journey to your location. Yours faithfully, Ishant Kesar

Submitted by ishantkesar on Fri Sep 16 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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5Linking words
meeting the goal of 7 or more
0Word repetition
meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
0Grammar mistakes
 

7 paragraphs

207 words

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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 9.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 9.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 9.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 5.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

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