Last month you had a holiday overseas where you stayed with some friends. They have just sent you some photos of your holiday. Write a letter to your friends. In your letter: thank them for the photos and for the holiday explain why you didn’t write earlier invite them to come and stay with you

#month #holiday #friends #photos #didn’t

Dear Zaki I hope you are doing fine, it’s been a

while

since we

last

saw each other. I'm writing

this

letter to thank you for

such

a memorable holiday, I truly had the best time of my life being with you there,

also

thank you for sending me the photos, I was worried that we wouldn't look so good in the pictures since we took them

at the end

of the day

while

we were extremely tired. I’ve to apologise as well, I didn't write back earlier and trust me it was for a good reason because, on the exact same day after my return, my boss called me and told me that there’s been an emergency at work that needs my intervention, so I had to start working the very next day. Do you fancy coming over for a visit to my country? you've always promised me to visit but never fulfilled that promise, so how about next August? two-week vacation and you will stay at my place. I can't wait to hear from you All the best Youcef

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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

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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.

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firstly
secondly
thirdly
in additional
moreover
also
for example
for instance
therefore
however
although
even though
despite

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6Linking words
meeting the goal of 7 or more
0Word repetition
meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
0Grammar mistakes
 

8 paragraphs

181 words

7.50

Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 7.0

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: 5.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

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Last month you had a holiday overseas where you stayed with some friends. They have just sent you some photos of your holiday. Write a letter to your friends. In your letter: thank them for the photos and for the holiday explain why you didn’t write earlier invite them to come and stay with you

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