You were invited to your friend’s birthday party. You missed it and didn’t tell him about that beforehand. Write a letter to him: • Apologize; • Explain the reasons why you missed the party; • Suggest a way to compensate this misunderstanding. Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear ....,

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Dear Jay , I hope

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letter finds you well. I am writing

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letter to apologize for missing your birthday party

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week. You will find it surprising that I left my house on time for your birthday that night. Everything was going well

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suddenly my car had broken. I was really upset because I wanted to meet you on your special day. To resolve

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issue, I contacted a mechanic and when he reached ,he found that there was an issue with the engine and he had to take the car to his garage.All

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consumed my plenty of time. When my car was all repaired ,it was almost 2:00 PM .So I thought I should go back to my home as your party must be done. I am still feeling so sad. I want to apologise for

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and will set up a meet-up with you soon.We can do it next weekend if you have time.We will enjoy so much and make some new memories. I will wait for your letter. Your friend, G

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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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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 4.0

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

6 paragraphs

178 words

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The Closing

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