You are planning a holiday in another country and would like a friend to accompany you. Write a letter to the friend asking him/her to join you and explain: invitation - Why are you taking a holiday? - What is your holiday plan? Explain, simples/ future - Why would you like him/her to go with you?

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Dear Alex, Hope you received my letter in the best of spirits. I'm planning to visit India in the month of November. I am inviting you to accompany me on
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trip
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and make
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trip one of the memorable ones. You will be happy to know that my younger sister got engaged, and her wedding date has been fixed for 19th Nov
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year. I'm planning to go on a month's holiday. I want to go early as I'm the only son in my family, so all the responsibilities will be on my shoulders. As you always have the eager to know about different cultures. And you recently got a project 'How celebrations are different in Eastern and Western cultures?'. As Punjabi culture has the richest traditional background, so
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event would really be useful for your project to add living examples. After the marriage event, we will
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plan to travel
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sightseeing places that will help you to explore more about our history, and culture. I
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get a chance to revisit
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places in your accompany. I know a month's vacation is so long, so you can join me later there. I will be happy to see you there
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and will enjoy the rest of the holidays with you. Yours lovingly Lisha Lokai.
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coherence cohesion
Ensure to clearly divide the letter into paragraphs, each focusing on one particular aspect of the invitation criteria provided. Use a variety of linking words and phrases to ensure smooth transitions between paragraphs.
greeting and closing
Begin with a proper informal greeting and conclude with an appropriate closing. Maintain clear paragraphing with one central idea in each paragraph.
task achievement
Your task response is quite relevant. However, be sure to completely address all parts of the prompt, providing adequate detail and reasoning for each point. Make sure your ideas are extended and well-supported.
suitable writing tone
Maintain a consistent informal tone appropriate for writing to a friend. Also, use a range of sentence structures and tone-specific language to convey your message effectively.

Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

Linking words are very important in your essay.

To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.

Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.

In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.

Linking word examples:

  • firstly
  • secondly
  • thirdly
  • in additional
  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
  • even though
  • despite

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