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Last month you had an overseas holiday with a friend from your college. They have just sent you some of your holiday photos together. In your letter: thank them for the holiday and the photos -explain why you didn't write earlier -invite them to come and stay with you at your place.

#month #holiday #friend #college #photos #-explain #-invite #place
Dear Betsy, I hope you are doing well during all
this
. time without seeing each other. I just
recived
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received
 the wonderful photos that you sent, I am really feeling
feel
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thankfull
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thankful
 for these days which we spent & together. it was
an
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 unique holiday for me, I will never forget it, thank you for all these
memorys
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memories
. Recently I was
bussy
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 with my family bec because my father was
was
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sek sick and all of us went through bad times but thanks
god
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 ten now he getting better day after day,
that is
 why I didn't find a chance to write
for
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 you. I
wish if
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 you can visit our town in the next holiday and spend the vacation with
usit
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us
 will be
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a great
agreat
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a great
 chance to repeat the wonderful memories together-
hope
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 to see you soon. with Love, warm regards
mustafa
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Mustafa
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Coherence and Cohesion
Ensure that each paragraph has a clear central idea and develop that idea sufficiently.
Coherence and Cohesion
Address the recipient properly at the beginning and end of the letter with appropriate salutations and closings.
Task Achievement
Pay attention to writing tone consistency and make sure it matches the formality of the letter-writing task.
Task Achievement
Cover all required points in the prompt more explicitly and develop each part of the task more fully.

Word Count

IELTS says that you should write a minimum of 150 words in writing task 1. If you go under word count you will lose marks in task response.

A very long letter will not give you a higher band score.

Aim for between 160 to 190 words in writing task 1. This will ensure a concise letter and will be realistic in terms of time management. You have only 20 minutes to write the letter and you need around 5 minutes of planning time, so you will not be able to write a long letter in 15 minutes.

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