You recently finished studying at a university in another country where you shared a house with a fellow student. Something urgent came up while your housemate was away on a short trip and you had to leave without saying goodbye. Write to your housemate. In your letter Apologize for leaving without saying goodbye. Explain why you had to leave.

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Dear Steven, How are you doing? I hope

this

letter finds you well and having fun on your trip. I know you may be back in a couple of days, but it looks like I have to say goodbye by writing

this

letter.

Last

Friday, the human resource manager of my new employer in China sent me a formal email, which required me to be on board within two weeks to support an urgent project. It came to me all of a sudden and made my schedule extremely tight. I realized that I would not be able to catch up with your return from the trip as my flight has been rescheduled to

this

Sunday. I must apologize for my leave without saying goodbye as we have agreed to have a farewell dinner next month. I

also

hope you found the money for the electricity bills that I left on the fridge – let me know if it's not enough. Anyway, I'll revisit Canada and meet you again next year once I have the chance to take my annual leave. Lots of love, Antoine

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Coherence & Cohesion

To enhance the logical structure, try linking your ideas more fluidly with a wider range of cohesive devices, ensuring smooth transitions between sentences.

Coherence & Cohesion

Maintain the practice of using a single idea per paragraph, as it contributes positively to the letter's overall cohesion and readability.

Task Achievement

Your response to the task functioned well, covering all required points; however, adding more details about why the departure was urgent could enrich the content.

Task Achievement

The informal and warm tone was suitable for writing to a friend. Continue to apply appropriate tones based on the relationship with the recipient and the context of 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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Linking words
meeting the goal of 7 or more
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Word repetition
meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
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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: 9.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 7.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

7 paragraphs

184 words

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