You are planning a holiday abroad and will be visiting a town where an old friend lives. You haven't spoken to this friend in a few years. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter, give your friend a brief update of your life since you were last in touch explain why you will be travelling to his/her town. say what you plan to do when you visit their town.

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Dear Sandra , How are you doing ? Hope you and everyone in your family are well !!
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a long time I must say . After passing out from college
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must be the second time we are getting in touch in 4 years . I still
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to remember our hostel days and
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amazing memories we created . When we spoke
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3 years back , have updated you about the job I joined at a well-known sourcing company from a Fashion background in the post of marketing executive . Now , I have been promoted to marketing manager with a good package and hope to grow
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with the support of the company and family .
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, I have got an opportunity from my office to travel for marketing purposes and guess what ? I will be travelling to your city , Dubai !! I will be coming with my junior marketing sales manager for a couple of meetings with clients and to show our range of design ideas for the upcoming new trends globally . I would love to meet and catch up with you ,
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, it's been so long and there is so much to talk about . My travelling dates are not decided yet ,
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, it would be somewhere around
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. I am
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planning to explore the city with its amazing belly dance shows and much more . Would love you to join in and hang out with me . Do let me know your thoughts and please plan your schedule
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for those days . Look forward to your reply . Yours lovingly , Maria
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task response
Ensure to clearly convey the purpose of your visit to your friend, and also provide more details about your plans in their town.
coherence and cohesion
The opening and closing greeting could be more personal and address your friend more directly to establish a stronger connection.

Structure your letter

A letter needs to be written using a proper format, including the following:

  • 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)

When writing a letter as part of the IELTS General Training Writing Task 1, it is important to include the bullet points presented to you in the question.

All three bullet points need to be presented. And remember that some bullet points contain more than one element. So, make sure to watch for ‘and’ and plurals.

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