You are going on holiday and have just remembered that your aunt lives in one of the cities you will be visiting. Write a letter to your aunt. In your letter: Tell her about your holiday plans Ask if you can stay with her for a portion of the trip Explain how you will make it up to her Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear Aunt Sally,

#holiday #aunt #lives #cities #plans #portion #trip #addresses

Dear Aunt Sally, Hope you're doing in the pink of health. I'

excited to write that

finally

starting my European tour on the first of next month. I have planned a trip for 15 days from

March

01st to

March

15. It's starting off with Belgium ,France ,Italy, and Switzerland and finishing with Australia .Indeed I've planned three days in each country.

However

, I have planned a cost of 2 Lakhs INR since there is a recent hike in ticket prices I'

facing a few budget constraints.

Hence

, If you don't mind can I stay with you for that part of the trip as I find it difficult to book a low-cost hotel for the period of

March

07th to

March

11th as it is a weekend all the budget-friendly hotels are already full. I am arriving in Sydney on

March

07th at 9.00 p.

. local time and leaving for India on

March

11th morning at 06.00 a.

. Having said that, I am bringing you some tokens of love in advance. I have bought your favourite silk saree and our traditional sweets home-made by my mother. Eagerly waiting for your response. With Love, Jenny

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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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3Linking words
meeting the goal of 7 or more
2Word repetition
meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
0Grammar mistakes
 

8 paragraphs

194 words

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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: 7.0

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

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