You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. A friend of yours is going on holiday and has asked you to recommend a destination. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter recommend a good place that you have visited before for a holiday say where you went and where you stayed say what you can do there and what the food was like You should write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear Chris,

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Dear Chris, I'm writing to suggest to you
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extremely beautiful and soothing
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in the Maldives that you are planning for your summer vacation. As you know, I've been to the Maldives twice, and not going to lie, I've had
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of the most enjoyable and fun stays at the Bandos
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and I'm sure you will love it too as we both have the same holiday cravings. I stayed at the Bandos in
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of the villas which has a swimming pool and bed facing to ocean's blue water and at nights, it looks so dreamy.
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, the villas are incredibly spacious and
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and you will feel you're in heaven, trust me. By the way, you can take a water taxi to reach that
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from the airport or you can book your private charter from the Biglingo Company. Ping me if you need its contact information. The Bandos
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has plenty of things to offer but I know you will like the wet dance party at night, swimming in the ocean, scuba diving is
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available there and several underwater activities. Anyway, the food was awesome. You can get fruits, all sea foods and yes they had
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of the best fluffy pancakes. I hope you have the best holiday in the Maldives and let's catch up after your trip. Stay safe. Grishma
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task achievement
Make sure to fully address all parts of the task prompt. You have provided a good recommendation for a holiday destination and mentioned where you went and stayed.
coherence cohesion
Your letter has a clear logical structure and each paragraph focuses on a single idea. Well done!
lexical resource
Good range of vocabulary used in the letter, showcasing your ability to express ideas and describe things.
grammatical range
Overall, your grammatical range is strong. Just be mindful of some minor errors in sentence structures and tenses.

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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