Your friend is about to celebrate a landmark birthday and would welcome suggestions as to how it should be celebrated. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter • say what type of party should be held e.g. themed, fancy dress, black tie event • suggest a suitable venue • make recommendations as to entertainment e.g. DJ, jazz band

Dear Emma, How have you been? Thank you for inviting me on your 30th birthday. I am overjoyed that we are seeing each other after so long. Oh! I have missed you so much during these years. Have you pondered over any theme for
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special occasion parties now are all about dress codes and unique formats
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I would suggest you pick a black theme party and the dress code can be chosen as gowns for women and black suits for men. For the place, you can think of booking 32nd Avenue - its recently reconstructed, amazingly beautiful and quite popular among the crowd.
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bookings online without trouble. As far as the entertainment element is concerned,
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part is slightly hushed, you can think of live music arrangements too. People would be more enthralled to come and enjoy the birthday night. I have got some good contacts of singers. Let me know if you want any help in
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space. See you quite soon. Your friend, Bhawna
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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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You are not ready for IELTS Speaking, if you

  • Can’t speak smoothly without pauses.
  • Use simple words and lack vocabulary.
  • Feel nervous and anxious when speaking.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • milestone birthday
  • themed party
  • fancy dress
  • black-tie event
  • elegant
  • sophisticated
  • atmosphere
  • venue
  • rooftop
  • cozy
  • trendy
  • garden venue
  • DJ
  • live jazz band
  • interactive entertainment
  • photo booth
  • magician
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