J. You have unexpectedly come into a large sum of money and you want to share this good news with your friend. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter ● explain where the money came from ● say what you intend to do with the money ● invite your friend to celebrate your good fortune. Begin your letter as follows: Dear ___________,

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Dear Nav Hope
this
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letter of mine treats you well ! I am excited to share
a great news
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great news
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with you that I unexpectedly won 2 Lakh rupees
last
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month
while
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buying a coffee packet. I was not aware that Cafe
coffee day
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Coffee Day
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had launched
new
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a new
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flavour and 2 lucky customers will
won
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win
be won
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exciting prizes. I felt myself
at
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on
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cloud 9 when I opened the packet to make some coffee.
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, I thought to share
this
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good news with you
at
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apply
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first. I am planning to buy an
Iphone
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iPhone
from
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with
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this
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money.
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, I have plans to spend the remaining amount on my family. Afterwards, the rest of the amount will be given to charity. It is been so long
we
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since we
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have not met, so some of the amount will be invested
on
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in
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our great time together. Come soon and let us
hangout
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hang out
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at some beautiful Cafe. Can't wait to meet you ! With Love Rajvir
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greeting and closing
Ensure that your greeting and closing are more formal and appropriate for a letter to a friend.
logical structure
Ensure that each paragraph contains only one main idea for better clarity and coherence.
complete response
Respond to all parts of the prompt, including explaining where the money came from and what you intend to do with it.
lexical resource
Use a wider range of vocabulary to express ideas more precisely and fluently.
grammatical range
Demonstrate a wider range of sentence structures and more accurate use of complex grammatical forms.

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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