One of your friends recently had a birthday celebration, but you missed it and you forgot to tell your friend that you couldn't attend. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter: -apologise for missing the birthday celebration -explain why you missed it and why you didn't tell your friend -say what you would like to do to show you are sorry
Dear Natalia,
I am writing
this
letter to apologize for not coming to the birthday party. Due to
some unforeseen circumstances, I was not able to make it and did not inform you as well. I hope you will forgive me once I tell you the reason for not attending it.
On the day of your birthday morning, my grandmother got sick. I had to take her to the hospital in a hurry and she was admitted immediately. Doctors told me she has to be kept under observation for at least two days as she is having issues with her kidney. I was worried and I needed to fetch medicines and due to
the fact, I did not tell you and not to spoil your mood.
I hope you will understand my situation and accept my apology. I have also
bought a present for you and I will give it to you once we meet. Hopefully, my grandmother is doing better now and we will meet soon once she is discharged.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon!
Best regards,
KylieSubmitted by athulyaraj0011 on
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Task Response
Make sure to directly address each point of the assignment prompt to ensure a thorough response. For instance, consider suggesting a specific way to make up for your absence, like planning a special outing or treating your friend to dinner.
Coherence and Cohesion
To enhance coherence, try linking your ideas and paragraphs more smoothly by using a wider range of cohesive devices, such as conjunctions or transitional phrases.
Task Response
You've done a fantastic job expressing your apologies and explaining the situation clearly.
Coherence and Cohesion
Your greeting and closing were both appropriate and created a warm tone in the letter.
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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