A friend of yours is going on holiday soon and has asked you to recommend a destination. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter: Recommend a good place for a holiday that you have visited Describe where you stayed and what you can do there Provide one negative aspect about the destination Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear ___,

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Dear Anna, Hi Anna, it has been a long time since we met at Hany's Weeding. I miss you so much. Anyway, I have received your letter which is asking me about your plan to visit my hometown in Bandung. I was glad when I read it. In Bandung, there are a lot of travel destinations.
For instance
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, In northern Bandung, there is a hills area named Tangkuban Perahu. The place is cold and is surrounded by mountains.
Moreover
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, I suggest you visit
this
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place because there are some good reasons if we are going here.
Firstly
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, the ticket fee is not an arm and a leg.
Secondly
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, you can enjoy yourself in a silent environment.
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, it will be suitable for the one who likes to take a photo because there are a lot of beautiful spots there.
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, If you want to visit that place there are some drawbacks.
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, It will be hard to find public transportation here.
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, we have to prepare our personal vehicle.
Secondly
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, If you want to use the Internet the signal is so bad and they do not have wifi. So, you must use the best internet when you have been there. Best regards, Sampurna
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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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