You have not seen a close friend for a very long time. You also still have a few of your friend’s belongings that were left at your house the last time she visited. In your letter include: - Why you are writing - What you’ve been doing since you last spoke together - Apologize for still having the items and ask how you can return them Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses.

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Dear Maria, How are you doing? It's been a long

time

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since we met. Well, I am writing to remind you about your personal items which you left at my house. Two months back, you visited me and you were in

rush

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a rush

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. At that

time

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, you forgot your black shirt,

wrist watch

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wristwatch

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and a bottle of perfume. Unfortunately,

due to

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my busy

schedule

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schedule,

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I forgot to remind you earlier. Since you left, I

was

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have been

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busy with my job as my

work load

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workload

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has increased a lot. Apart from that, do you remember my brother? He got married

last

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month! So I was

also

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busy with wedding arrangements.

Finally

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, after two long

months

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months,

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I have some

time

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for myself. I know these items must have been important for you so I really apologize for not reminding you. How should I return these items? Please let me know at your own

time

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and we can arrange things

accordingly

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. Best wishes, Tirth T

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Enhance Engagement

Consider adding more detail about how you've felt during the time apart or any specific occurrences that made you think of your friend. This could strengthen the personal connection in your letter.

Strengthen Relationship

Explore the possibility of suggesting a meet-up when returning the items to add a warmth to the gesture and reinforce your friendship.

Structure

You effectively structured your letter with a clear introduction, body, and conclusion, making it easy to follow.

Tone

Your writing tone is appropriate for a letter to a close friend, maintaining a balance between formality and personal warmth.

Consideration

By apologizing for the oversight and asking how to return the items, you've shown consideration and respect for your friend's feelings.

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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meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 8.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 5.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 5.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 8.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

8 paragraphs

160 words

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