You have bought tickets for a tour with your friend for the period of your holiday, but you have just discovered that you have to change your plans. Write a letter to him: • Apologize; • Explain the reasons; • Suggest alternative arrangements. Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear ....,

Dear..., I hope you are doing well, I'm writing
this
message to tell you that I'm very sorry I will not be with you during
this
holiday, it is
really
Correct article usage
a really
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shame
Add an article
a shame
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,
Remove the comma
apply
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after we bought tickets and prepared everything for our holiday, to apologize now, but I have no choice bro, I wish a good vacation there and all best of luck I had to cancel
this
tour because my father has suffered from
unexpected
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an unexpected
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illnes
Correct your spelling
illness
, that's why I changed my plan to travel with him to take the necessary medical check abroad, as you know my friend I'm his older son so I must be with him during
this
critical condition. I have some alternative
suggestion
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suggestions
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, would you mind
to spend
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spending
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the next weekend with me here? I will make a barbeque in my backyard, it will be a nice time because lots of our friends would come over, or if it is possible to delay the tour to the midterm vacation so we can go together. Let me hear from you soon bro. With all love Adam
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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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