You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. A good friend has just changed schools and is having difficulty fitting in and needs your advice. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter • make suggestions as to how they could make friends • suggest joining clubs, participating in school activities • give any extra general advice

Dear Simrat, Hope you are doing splendidly! I received your letter
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the
last
Monday and I was very busy
in
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the
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study that's why I am replying to you late.I am writing
this
letter in regard to, my concern about you having difficulty fitting into your new
school
as you recently changed schools. I know you are a very good student who is very focused on his studies and I think you are feeling alone over there as you do not have any friends in that academic. I advise you to get familiar with other folks and teachers so it will be easy for you to make new friends in that
school
and it will help you a lot in your
study
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and to spend time in that centre of education.
However
, you are very good at art and swimming. You can join the swimming club in your
school
and you can be selected as a team member because of your skills.
In addition
to
this
, I have heard that your academic hosted many inter-
school
competitions in arts and debate and you can
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participation
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in them. I know your situation, as it is very hard for you to move to a new
school
but you have to get familiar with the
school
environment as it
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you to settle there. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. Yours faithfully, SImi
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The letter does address the topic, but the suggestions are somewhat generic. Aim to provide more detailed and specific advice tailored to your friend's situation.
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The letter should maintain a friendly and supportive tone throughout, avoiding any formal language that might feel out of place in correspondence between friends.
coherence cohesion
Ensure the logical structure by organizing the letter into clear paragraphs each containing one main idea, and making smooth transitions between them.
suitable writing tone
Maintain a consistent informal tone appropriate for a letter to a friend. Use contractions and personal language to convey warmth and empathy.
greeting and closing
Include a greeting and closing that are appropriate for the context of a letter to a friend to enhance the personal touch.

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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Topic Vocabulary:
  • empathy
  • approachable
  • initiate
  • common interests
  • align with
  • participation
  • volunteer
  • committees
  • build relationships
  • patient
  • discouraged
  • positive attitude
  • support
  • encouragement
  • adaptability
  • networking
  • socialize
  • interactive
  • extracurricular
  • inclusivity
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