A friend is expecting you to stay with him in two weeks’ time, but unfortunately you forgot that you have a business trip at the same time. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter, apologise and say that you cannot come to visit explain why you will not be able to visit suggest another time that you could visit You should write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows

Dear Jaskaran It’s been so long since we
last
were in touch but I haven’t forgotten all the wonderful times we spent together
last
year. I’m just writing to let you know that I won’t be able to make it to your house in two weeks, as planned before. I feel really bad about it because I know that we have been planning it since
last
June. Believe me, I am more disappointed in myself than you are. I was really excited about
this
, but it's all ruined now. There was
this
trip planned by my boss
that is
coming up around the same week I was supposed to come and meet you. My boss sent me a memo about it too but it just got lost in the email and I forgot about it. Just yesterday when I got a reminder from him, I was stunned. Sadly,
this
trip is important for my boss and I can’t miss it. We should definitely make plans for next time when we are both free. I’ll be back from
this
trip within a week. If you are free still, I’ll come by for three days. Lots of love. Best wishes Navdeep Kaur
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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

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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.

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Linking word examples:

  • firstly
  • secondly
  • thirdly
  • in additional
  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
  • even though
  • despite

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