One of your friends invited you for a meal with his/her family in their home. You enjoyed the meal and had been happy to be introduced to his/her family. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter, .thank your friend and say that you enjoyed the meal • say what else you liked about this visit • ask your friend to meet you someday at a restaurant

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Dear Sam, I hope
this
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letter finds you in good health and high spirits. Well, it’s not been too long that we haven't met, yet it feels much longer. I indeed had a wonderful time at your home and enjoyed the food.
Firstly
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, I really appreciate the efforts that you have made to prepare
such
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delicious dishes at home. Truly, I am inspired by your cooking skills.
Moreover
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, I was mesmerized by your huge
mansion like
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home and the
join
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joint
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family bonding.
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, the love and affection that you share with your family indeed was reflected as I was treated just like you- as a family member.
Apart from
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this
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, the Italian pizza and the
cup cakes
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cupcakes
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baked by your younger sister were something I loved and devoured. To sum it all
, I
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up, I
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am overwhelmed by your hospitality. And as you know, I am not an excellent cook, I look forward to
meet
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meeting
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you next weekend to enjoy the delicacies of the newly opened restaurant
at
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in
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the
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apply
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Central Square and celebrate my birthday. Lots of Love, Marry.
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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

Linking words are very important in your essay.

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.

In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.

Linking word examples:

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

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