Thanking a friend for a holiday. You have recently been to stay with an old friend for a few days. You hadn't seen each other for a long time. Write a letter to the friend. In your letter: •say how you felt about the visit •refer to something enjoyable that you did while staying with him / her •invite your friend to visit you Begin your letter as follows: Dear ________ You should write at least 150 words. You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Dear Nidhi, Long time no see! How’s the United States of America treating you these days? I’m excited to share about my recent unplanned visit with Bhavya in Greece. I was on a planned business excursion in Greece and one night stumbled upon Bhavya’s Instagram social profile showing its whereabouts in that area throwing me out of my happiness. I quickly called her and spent nights enjoying the weekend on the razzle. We woke up late
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discussing school days and families as we met after 8 years. During my time there, she gave me a tour of the Greece city and its most popular tourist destination – “The Lookout Point” where we had a mouth-watering Mediterranean lunch reminding me of Al Haq’s restaurant in Mumbai which boasted to be the best Mediterranean food on the globe. We’re so full that we need to call Uber on the way back to the hotel. I will be on cloud nine if you can make it to Mumbai next month during my grand birthday celebration. It’ll be our first meeting after 6 years after you embarked on the journey to the USA after completing
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. I can’t wait to spend time with you in Disneyworld of Mumbai, which is the world leader among various amusement parks. Take care, Shalini
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Coherence and Cohesion
Ensure a clear and logical structure in your letter to maintain coherence.
Coherence and Cohesion
Ensure that the greeting and closing are appropriate for the context of the letter.
Coherence and Cohesion
Focus on expressing single ideas per paragraph to enhance clarity and coherence.
Task Achievement
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Task Achievement
Use a suitable and consistent writing tone throughout the letter to maintain coherence and engagement.

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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