General Training You plan to do some traveling in a few months. You would like to visit an old friend who lives in another country. You haven’t spoken to this friend in a few years. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter: - Provide a short update about your life since you saw him/her last - Explain why you will be traveling to his/her city - Say what you would like to do when you visit his/her city You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear [Choose a Name],

Dear John, I hope

this

Linking Words

letter finds you well, as we haven't

spoke

Wrong verb form

spoken

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for a

while

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. I have

Correct article usage

apply

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great news to share: I will be in Toronto next January! I will be

attendind

Correct your spelling

attending

an automotive business convention on January 6th, and I found a way to extend my trip over the following

week-end

Use the right word

weekend

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. Will you be around as well? So many things

happened

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have happened

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since we met at the graduation ceremony: I have been promoted, I met someone in Boston, and I

developped

Correct your spelling

developed

a passion for

runnning

Correct your spelling

running

. I can't wait to tell you all about it when we meet. I am

also

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eager to hear about your new life in Canada. It will be amazing to be in

you

Correct pronoun usage

your

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beloved city with you! A

colleage

Correct your spelling

colleague

of mine said that

tere

Correct your spelling

there

is a lot to see in Toronto. I heard that Museums are incredible and that downtown is really worth visiting. My priority is to spend time with you, as we haven't

talk

Wrong verb form

talked

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for ages.

However

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, I would be extremely

gratefule

Correct your spelling

grateful

if you could show me around as well. Let me know what you think. Talk to you soon, Nathan

nathan.conil

May 29, 2023

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grammar

Fix many grammar mistakes: 'haven't spoken', 'great news', 'attending', 'weekend', 'developed', 'running', 'your' (city). Use the correct form.

structure

Break long lines. Each paragraph should have one main idea. Put a new paragraph for each new point.

spelling

Check spelling of common words and names: Toronto, weekend, colleague.

coherence

Use simple links to connect ideas, like 'also', 'then', and 'but' to help flow.

tone

Keep a friendly but clear tone. End with a good closing.

tone

Warm and friendly tone.

content

The plan to visit is clear with date.

content

You want to spend time with your friend and see the city.

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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Word repetition
meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
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Grammar mistakes
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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 5.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 4.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 4.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 6.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

7 paragraphs

189 words

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