You have just missed a friend’s party. Write a letter to apologise. In your letter: apologise to your friend explain why you did not attend the party say what you plan to do to make up for missing the party.

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Dear Jennifer, It's been so long since we saw each other but I haven't forgotten the wonderful time we spent together. I am sorry for not attending your birthday party. I planned to attend the party and was excited to see you again but ,
unfortunately
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my mom get hospitalised the day before your birthday. She getting better now, she fell down the stair and broke her leg. Ann, our schoolmate, she is working with me since
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year. We have an official trip to Manila on Friday. on the weekend will stop at your place
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return back and we will eat dinner together in your favourite restaurant. I am so excited to see you again. With Love, May.
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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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