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Band 4.5

Last month, you visited another town. You had arranged to meet up with a friend who lives in the town, but you were not able to do so. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter - apologise for not meeting him/her - explain why you did not contact him/her earlier - suggest a time and place to meet in the future

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Dear Alice, I am writing a letter
for
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 apology not to
met
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meet
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 you in the city. Since I was planning for a business meeting in
the
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Larkana city suddenly your name came to my mind.
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, I decided to eat lunch together and talk
to
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 our old days at university.
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, the meeting was so long that I forgot the time which I had given to you on the
last
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 day.
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,
this
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 meeting was so
much
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important for my next promotion and I wanted to do my best. If you understand my situation I didn't do intentionally so forgive me.
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Although
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, I am free now from
business
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a business
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 meeting and I want to reschedule our meeting together if it is possible for you. I would like to suggest you the next meeting on 26th of July at Kuzgun cafe and I hope that you consider my request. If you accept my plea I will highly appreciate you. I am looking forward to hearing from you as soon as possible. Best Regards,

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task response
Ensure that you apologize clearly and sincerely for not meeting the friend.
coherence cohesion
Utilize cohesive devices to structure your ideas and paragraphs more effectively.
lexical resource
Expand your range of vocabulary and use more appropriate expressions to enhance the letter's clarity and depth.
grammatical range
Work on sentence structure, punctuation, and overall grammatical accuracy.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • Apologize
  • Regret
  • Unforeseen circumstances
  • Overwhelming
  • Busy
  • Unexpected
  • Reschedule
  • Availability
  • Convenient
  • Mutually agreeable
  • Apologies
  • Inconvenience
  • Disappointment
  • Miscommunication
  • Misunderstanding
  • Prior commitment
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