You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. An English-speaking friend wants to spend a two-week holiday in your region and has written asking for information and advice. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter offer to find somewhere for your friend to stay give advice about what to do and see in your area give information about what clothes to bring You should write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear Maria,

Dear Maria, I'm thrilled that you're planning to stay in my city for a two-week vacation. It's been quite a minute since we met and ate our favourite Panipuri. I'd be
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if you would like to stay with me and I'
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show you around. As I told you, you don'
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need to book any hotels, you're more than welcome to live with me.
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, on the weekends, I'
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take you to the grand museum in the main city and the cinemas too as I know you would love it. Actually, I'
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be working on weekdays so I can'
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join you. having said that you could plan to see the ancient temples and malls by yourself as the transportation is pretty convenient. In terms of clothes, keep them casual because it hot season and you won'
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like to wear long, warm clothes. I'm sure you'
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put the traditional dress in your bag for going to the temples. Can'
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wait to see you and have fun with you! Your Friend, Grishma
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Ensure that each paragraph focuses on a single idea and maintain a clear logical structure throughout the letter.
coherence cohesion
Consider using a more formal and appropriate greeting and closing for a letter.
lexical resource
Vary your vocabulary and use more specific and descriptive words to enhance your writing.
grammatical range
Pay attention to sentence structure and grammar to ensure accuracy and clarity in your writing.

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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