Last month, you travelled to another city. You told a friend who lives in the city that you would meet them, but you did not. Write a letter to this friend. In your letter, - Apologise for not meeting him/her, - Explain why you did not contact him/her earlier - suggest a time and place to meet in the future

Dear Anna, I’m so sorry that I wasn’t able to hang out with you
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I was on holiday in Moscow! I know that we had agreed on that, and I feel terrible that I just skipped the meeting without even sending you a note. Please let me explain the situation. The reason I failed to meet you was that I was offered an inspiring freelance job as a photographer in Moscow, and I had to process all
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in a week. In order to meet the deadline, I
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all previous plans.
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and was paid really well for that. Unfortunately, it was the end of my trip, and I was so exhausted that I had no energy even to call you. Sorry one more time for that! To make up for it, here is an idea you might like. What about meeting during the winter holidays in Moscow? I’m going to spend my vacation without any work, just relaxing and going out with friends, so we can definitely plan a get-together. Please let me know what you think about that. Best wishes, Helen
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The logical structure of the letter is clear. However, transitional phrases could be used more effectively to improve the flow between ideas, helping the audience to follow the writer's thoughts more easily.

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