A friend from another country is moving to your city for work. He / she has asked you for advice about living in your city. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter • suggest an interesting part of the city to live in • describe the public transport in your city • say how your friend can meet new people there

Dear Ali, I am delighted to hear that from you . You are planning to come to our city
for
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to
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work as an accountant . In
this
city you can find lots of jobs and opportunities
also
accounting
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the accounting
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filed
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field
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is
requirement
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a requirement
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in
this
area .
Eavery
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Every
season the city
make
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makes
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a festival you can attend it opens
4:00
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from 4,00
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PM to 12 AM . With regard to
an
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apply
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accommodation I would love to suggest that we
can
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share my apartment and divide the cost equally
is
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it
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is not expensive
that is
so
benefit
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beneficial
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to us
in addition
, it is near
from
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to
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your work you can walk you do not need a car to get there . Regarding
a
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transportation the
cost
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costs
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30$ as per month you can go anywhere with a card you must charge the card from next to
the
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our apartment . Every
weekends
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weekend
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I meet my friends and
others
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other
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people in a cafe if you want to make
friendship
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friends
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. I am happy to
hearing
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hear
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from you soon .
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task response
Address all the points in the prompt including suggesting an interesting part of the city to live in, describing the public transport, and suggesting how to meet new people. Also, provide more details and specific examples for each point.
coherence and cohesion
Improve the logical structure of the letter to make it more coherent and cohesive. Use clear paragraphing, and organize ideas to have a logical flow of information.
lexical resource
Use a wider range of vocabulary, including more specific and appropriate words for the given context. Also, pay attention to word choice and accurate use of expressions.
grammatical range
Pay attention to the sentence structure and grammar usage. Use a variety of sentence structures and tenses, and make sure to have accurate and appropriate use of grammar throughout the letter.

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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