A friend who lives in another country has invited you to come and stay with him on your next holiday. you are too busy to accept the invitation. Write a letter to your friend. in your letter, Thank him for the invitation explain why you cannot come ask him about other times to visit

Dear Ali I hope you are well. I'm writing to thank you for your kind invitation.
However
, I'm afraid I can't come
due to
my packed schedule. It's been great hearing from you after a
while
. I really appreciate your invitation since we haven’t seen each other for a long time. As I told you in our previous chat, I changed my job recently and I've been working around the clock for the past few months and I absolutely need a break. Visiting Australia would have been a great idea. Do you remember Mostafa Hamed? He was the bright spark of our school and now he is the CEO of a hi-tech company and I'm working for him now. We’re running some new AI-based projects. Catching up during Christmas will be a great idea if it's ok with you, I really would like to come and unwind together for a few days. I look forward to catching up with you. Best regards, Reza
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coherence cohesion
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For a higher score, expand on your reasons and provide a more elaborate explanation.
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Continue to maintain a polite and friendly tone as it's suitable for this type of letter.

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