IELTS informal letter sample : Your sibling has sent you a letter asking for an update on your life. Write a letter to your sibling. In your letter: – Describe what you did for your last birthday – Ask for photos of your sibling’s last holiday – Talk about something you are looking forward to

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Dear Marina, How about you and your family? Hope all are in good health. I received your birthday card with the chocolate box and I was really amazed. I`m just writing

this

letter to my heartfelt thanks and

also

to get an update regarding you. My husband Jhon, was surprised on my birthday and he bestowed a diamond necklace as a gift. Can you remember the first gift that you presented me when you toodle? I still have the key tag in my memory box. I will send my birthday photos with

this

letter to keep with you. I received a wonderful cake from my aunty and it was a mouthwatering cake. All the decorations are colourful and creatively Anyway, how about your trip to Maldives? Hope you enjoying with dolphin watching and

also

, rafting. unfortunately, I missed

this

trip but I will be coming for the next trip for sure. I saw that you stayed at Marino Beach and It was a really amazing hotel. These days I`m busy with my studies and after ,that I decided to join a part-time job at the university as a research assistant. Nowadays, I`m looking at newspaper advertisements in which jobs are listed. Lots of 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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2Linking words
meeting the goal of 7 or more
0Word repetition
meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
0Grammar mistakes
 

7 paragraphs

205 words

7.50

Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 7.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 9.0

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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The Closing

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