A friend you met last year has invited you to visit him/her in his/her country. You have never been there before and need some information before you leave. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter: request advise about a gift for his/her family ask about activities and clothing in his/her country find out about the food

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Dear Cathy, How are you? Extremely happy to hear from you. It has been a long time since we met and I would love to touch base. I am excited to see that you have

finally

landed on your own feet now and that things are working out great for you down under. Thank you so much for inviting me to Toronto to stay with you. I am thrilled to come over.

However

, I would love to know more details. I would like to bring over some homemade authentic Indian sweets for you and your family if you would enjoy them. Please let me know if there is anything else that I can get you from here. I am waiting to visit the historic Cyan tower and the mesmerizing Ripley’s aquarium that I heard of. It would be great if you could take me there.

Also

, please let me know if you would like to take me to any other places so that I can look through them and prepare myself for them. I am aware that Toronto is generally very cold during winter. If you could tell me how the weather conditions are going to be, it would be helpful for me to pack my clothes and other necessary items. As I have stopped consuming non-vegetarian food, I would love to know more about the kind of food

that is

available there and if vegetarian options would be available for me. Can’t wait to meet you soon. With lots of love, Teresa

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A greeting (Dear sir/madam, Dear John, Dear Mr. Smith)
The main body (consisting of paragraphs for each part of the letter)
A closing (Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully, Best wishes, Kind regards, Love)

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

10 paragraphs

253 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: 4.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

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