A friend is expecting you to stay with him in two weeks time, but unfortunately you forgot that you have a business trip at the same time. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter, - apologize and say that you cannot come to visit - explain why you will not be able to visit - suggest another time that you could visit

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Dear Tom, I am writing

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letter to apologize for being unable to stay at your place as planned because I have my work business

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the same

week

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. One of our clients wants us to visit their location for us to check all the systems on their location. Their office will be going under renovation, so they want all their computer systems to be updated or replaced. As I am one of the key members in

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system technical position, I am expected to go on

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field business

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. It's a

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trip

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, but it takes around 2 days to reach the location from my place, so I won't be able to make it up to stay with you as planned. If it's okay with you, I will be free the next

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after I return from my business

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, and we can plan a stay for that

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. Let me know if

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for you. Talk to you soon, Vidya

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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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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 4.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 7.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 8.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 5.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

6 paragraphs

165 words

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