You are invited to a party, however, because of some reasons you didn’t attend. Write a letter to the friend who invites you: (1) explain the reason why you didn’t go; (2) express your apology; (3) ask about some details in the party.

Dear John, Thanks for inviting me to your birthday

party

yesterday. I believe that you had a lot of fun at the

party

. I’m sorry that I didn’t join your

party

yesterday since my daughter Mendy got flu and she was really sick yesterday. My husband and I took her to the Children’s Hospital to do

further

checks in case we didn’t give her the appropriate medicine. We went home straight after getting the prescription from the doctor and took care of Mendy the whole night. I remember that you planned to have a dancing

party

for your 30th birthday. We definitely need a catchup next week since I’d like to know more about your birthday

party

. Hope to meet you soon. Yours sincerely. SJ

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task response

Expand more on the details of the party and how you felt about not being there

coherence and cohesion

The letter is well-structured and coherent, no issues here

lexical resource

Good use of vocabulary, but try to vary your sentence structures for more lexical resource

grammatical range

Sentence structures are generally accurate, but watch out for minor errors in punctuation and verb tenses

Use a variety of complex and simple sentences

You should use complex sentences in your writing, but it does not mean that you should try to make all of our sentences complex.

‘Complex’ sentences are not actually very complex; they are just two or more simple sentences put together. Putting them together makes the essay more coherent and cohesive.

Examples:

I really want to study but I’m too tired.

I wore a warm coat because the weather was cold.

If action is not taken soon on climate change, global warming will get worse.

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meeting the goal of 7 or more
1Word repetition
meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
0Grammar mistakes
 

7 paragraphs

125 words

6.50

Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 7.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 9.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 6.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 7.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

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