You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. Your friend recently came to your birthday party and bought you an expensive present. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter • thank your friend • explain how useful the present is • arrange to meet up with your friend sometime soon Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear……………………,

#minutes #friend #birthday #party #addresses #dear……………………

Dear Rahul, Hey buddy! I hope you're doing well. First of all, thanks a lot for attending my birthday party. I know you've had a busy schedule that weekend and it was almost impossible for you to make time for my birthday but you still managed to do so. Your presence was the best gift for me.

Therefore

, there was no need for the present that you gave me and I can't thank you much about it. I'm really happy with the laptop that you gifted me as my old one was already running slowly and I was thinking of buying a new one. There are multiple projects lined up for me with a tight deadline and

this

laptop will be really helpful for me in completing those projects on time as it is smart and fast!

Also

, we have a long weekend coming up and summer is almost here, I was thinking we could plan a road trip to Toronto. I'll let you know soon about it and I know you won't deny me. Can't wait to hear back from you. See you soon. Best wishes, Tirth Thakkar

Submitted by tirththakkar23 on Sat Apr 06 2024

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Structure

Continue to structure your letters logically, organizing different ideas into separate paragraphs for clarity.

Tone

Maintain a suitable and consistent tone throughout the letter as you did here for a personal and friendly touch.

Tone

Your letter has a heartwarming tone and expresses genuine thanks, which is exactly what was required.

Task Response

You effectively addressed all parts of the task, expressing thanks, explaining the usefulness of the gift, and suggesting a future meet-up.

Use a variety of complex and simple sentences

You should use complex sentences in your writing, but it does not mean that you should try to make all of our sentences complex.

‘Complex’ sentences are not actually very complex; they are just two or more simple sentences put together. Putting them together makes the essay more coherent and cohesive.

Examples:

I really want to study but I’m too tired.

I wore a warm coat because the weather was cold.

If action is not taken soon on climate change, global warming will get worse.

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3Linking words
meeting the goal of 7 or more
0Word repetition
meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
0Grammar mistakes
 

8 paragraphs

189 words

7.50

Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 7.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 9.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 6.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 8.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

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