Last month, you visited another town. You had arranged to meet up with a friend who lives in the town, but you were not able to do so. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter - apologise for not meeting him/her - explain why you did not contact him/her earlier - suggest a time and place to meet in the future

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Dear Nikita, How are you doing? I know you must be disappointed in me that I wasn'
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able to meet
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I was in your town
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month. Let me explain! During my visit, unfortunately, I fell and twisted my right ankle on my way to the city mall;
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, had to be rushed to the hospital,
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which I decided to cut my trip short and come back home. I'm extremely sorry that we couldn'
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meet because of my early return. It took three weeks to heal but I'm much better now.
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, during the fall, I dropped my phone and its screen got cracked, which is why I wasn'
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able to text you about
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sudden change of plan. I just got it back from the repair shop;
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, it's still lagging a bit. Let's catch up in August as I plan to visit your town again to pick up my trip where I left off. I'll give you my trip details when I've booked my train tickets. I can'
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wait to see you! Warm wishes, Akshita

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Apologize
  • Regret
  • Unforeseen circumstances
  • Overwhelming
  • Busy
  • Unexpected
  • Reschedule
  • Availability
  • Convenient
  • Mutually agreeable
  • Apologies
  • Inconvenience
  • Disappointment
  • Miscommunication
  • Misunderstanding
  • Prior commitment
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