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 You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear...,

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Dear John, How are you? I hope
this
letter finds you well. I received your letter
last
week and I understand that you changed the
school
and you are having some issues with settling in at your new institution. First of all, it is always a difficult process to settle in at a new
school
. One of the ways to make friends is, you find people with similar interests in your class and develop conversations with them. It will open the gates to a lot more new people. I would
also
suggest you join the football club in your
school
as you have represented the game before. I
also
know that you are a great singer and I would recommend you to participate in the upcoming annual event which is conducted yearly at your
school
.
Also
, I would say that don't be shy and be bold
while
talking to other people. Always try to be a confident person and don't refrain from asking questions. I hope you will have a wonderful time at your new
school
and I hope you will find a lot more good friends. Lots of Love, Brian
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Task Achievement
To improve your Task Achievement, ensure you thoroughly cover all parts of the prompt. While you've done a good job of making suggestions and offering advice, you could enhance your letter by providing more detailed strategies on how your friend can approach these suggestions.
Coherence and Cohesion
For Coherence and Cohesion, make sure each paragraph transitions smoothly into the next. You've structured the letter logically, but adding more transitional phrases could ensure a smoother reading experience.

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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