You are going on holiday and have just remembered that your aunt lives in one of the cities you will be visiting. Write a letter to your aunt. In your letter: Tell her about your holiday plans Ask if you can stay with her for a portion of the trip Explain how you will make it up to her Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear Aunt Sally,

#holiday #aunt #lives #cities #plans #portion #trip #addresses

Dear Aunt Sally, Greetings of the day! I hope

this

mail finds you well and in good health. I am writing

this

letter to inform you that I would be visiting London in the

first

week of November. Since I have completed two terms at the college, it is the annual vacation, so I and my friends have planned a trip to visit England and Wales. We would be visiting London for three days and

then

we proceed to Birmingham and Cardiff. I wanted to request if I could stay with you for a portion of the trip before proceeding to Birmingham. Please let me know if it would be convenient for you at the earliest. I

also

apologize for not visiting you earlier and I plan to make it up by taking you out shopping during the weekend. I will

also

bring some sweets for you and my uncle during my visit. Looking forward to seeing you soon. Warm Regards, John

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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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4Linking words
meeting the goal of 7 or more
0Word repetition
meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
0Grammar mistakes
 

9 paragraphs

162 words

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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 7.0

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: 8.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

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