Last weekend, your cousin celebrated her 50th birthday, but you could not attend and forgot to cancel. Write a letter to your cousin. In your letter: Apologize for missing the birthday celebration Explain why you missed it and why you had not let her know Describe how you will make it up to her

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Dear Sonia, Congratulations on completing half of a century of your life and I hope you are doing great.I am writing

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to apologize for being absent from your birthday party. To be completely honest,I had to attend my younger son's School meeting which was unfortunately on the same day as your special occasion.

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,I thought about letting you know about

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,but I felt that it could spoil your mood,so I decided not to tell you. Being your Cousin,I can never think about not giving any treat on

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,I have reserved a table for both of us at a Chinese restaurant in the city next Friday and Personally,I believe that it is better late than never. My sweetie Cousin,let me know if you can make it up next Friday.I am looking to hear from you in the coming days. Best regards, Rajan

Submitted by rajanbhardwaj1997 on Wed May 24 2023

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Word Count

IELTS says that you should write a minimum of 150 words in writing task 1. If you go under word count you will lose marks in task response.

A very long letter will not give you a higher band score.

Aim for between 160 to 190 words in writing task 1. This will ensure a concise letter and will be realistic in terms of time management. You have only 20 minutes to write the letter and you need around 5 minutes of planning time, so you will not be able to write a long letter in 15 minutes.

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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 9.0

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: 9.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

7 paragraphs

143 words

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