You should spend about 20 minutes on this task You have recently moved to a different city for work, but you want to maintain contact with a friend from your previous workplace. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter, •Describe the city you moved to • Tell him/her about your new job • Invite him/her to visit you Write at least 150 words You do NOT need to write any addresses

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Hello Frank, Hope you’re doing well! It’s been five months since I left the company where we were working together and I moved to a new
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– Amritsar. I’m quite excited to tell you about
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and my new job. You would be surprised to know how famous and religious Amrtisar
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is. There are plenty of spaces to visit, especially the Golden Temple.
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temple has an eye-catching pond which attracts many tourists.
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, a new shopping mall has recently opened which I usually visit on weekends for shopping. You know I am really into buying new clothes! Because of the
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’s rich heritage buildings, I’ve found my passion for building conservation
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working on my new position in an architecture firm. I’ve been using all the technical skills that I learned from you at our previous workplace. Not only I’m drafting building drawings but
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getting a lot of chances to do site visits. Even though Amritsar is a little far from your hometown, I would like to invite you to visit me here. I bet you’ll not get bored for a moment because of a lot of street food options available in
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. So, what’s your thought on
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? Warm wishes, Harpal
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task response
Ensure all points mentioned in the prompt are covered in the letter.
coherence cohesion
Use transitional phrases to improve the flow of ideas. Consider organizing the information in paragraphs.
lexical resource
Expand vocabulary to add more variety to the descriptions.
grammatical range
Pay attention to sentence structure to avoid repetitive patterns.

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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