Your friend was supposed to visit you soon, but due to some personal problems you can’t meet him / her on the specified date. Write a letter to him or her explaining the situation. In your letter, you have to: – Apologise to your friend. – Explain why it’s not possible to meet now. – Suggest an alternative date for the meeting.

Dear Isay, I am writing
this
letter regarding my invitation to you for
this
upcoming Saturday, April 15th. I am thrilled that we can
finally
meet each other after
such
a long time
however
, I regret to inform you that I will not be available on the said date
due to
an emergency.
Last
week, on Wednesday night, I received a call from my mother informing me that our dog has passed away. He was our first dog and was with us ever since I was 13 years old. I loved him so much that when I heard the news I was heartbroken by his sudden death. I will use
this
time to give time for myself to grieve his passing. I apologize for the cancellation of
this
occasion
although
if you are still free, I am available on April 29th.
Due to
this
unfortunate event, the dinner is on me. Thank you so much for your understanding. Yours faithfully, Rhea Emano
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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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