The parents of your Australian friend Chris have invited you to a surprise birthday party for him. Write a letter to Chris's parents. In your letter: • Say why you think Chris will enjoy the surprise party • Explain why you will not be able to attend the party • give details of a plan to see Chris at a different time Write at least 150 words

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I hope everything is going well for you and

Chris

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. My apologies for the lack of communication, but I hope

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letter makes up for it. I think it's a fantastic idea to surprise

Chris

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with a birthday celebration. He enjoys unexpected happenings and gifts, as I recall. I am confident that he will evaluate your suggestion and have only positive feelings about

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party. Unfortunately, I will be unable to attend your celebration

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my final university exams. It is critical for me to pass those with flying colours, so I am cramming every day. I believe

Chris

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and I will be on vacation throughout the summer, so if you don't mind, I would like to visit you and

Chris

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during that time.

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, my parents would like to invite you to our new home for supper and spend time together enjoying the stunning landscape on our terrace.

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, my parents would like to invite you to our new house to have dinner there and spend time together on our terrace.

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The Greeting

Depending on the style and aim of the letter, you will need to adapt your greeting.

Always start an informal letter in the ways:

Dear + name
Hi / Hello + name

‘Dear...’ is more appropriate, so stick with this.

For a formal letter there are two options for the greeting:

Use Dear Sir or Madam if you don’t know the name of the person you are writing to.
Use Dear + surname if you do know their name, e.g. Dear Mr Smith or Dear Mrs Jones.

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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

5 paragraphs

173 words

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The Greeting

In some places old age is valued, while in other cultures youth is considered more important. Discuss both views and give your opinion

Many countries have compulsory military service for young men after they leave school. It would be a good idea for all countries to adopt this system for men, and possibly for women too. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

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