You have arranged a weekend holiday with a group of friends, but due to your studies you will now be unable to go with them. Write to your friends: -Tell them why you are unable to go. -Say sorry for this. -Suggest an alternative activity at another time.

Dear Emma, The reason why I'm addressing you is that, I'm sorry that I
couldn
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go to the
party
we organized together. The reason I
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go is that I have exams next week so I
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go. Sorry for that. I
couldn
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go to the
party
because my classes were delayed because my exams were coming up and I
couldn
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make it but I really wanted to go to
this
party
so I
couldn
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go. I apologize to you and all my friends for
this
, I hope they understand me. Maybe we should reschedule the missed meeting for another day? We can go for a walk or a picnic with friends. If you want we will have a nice weekend at the nearest resort. I
belive
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that the
party
was wonderful even
with out
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me. I apologize once again for not being able to go. I hope you will consider my offer to go for a walk. I look forward to your reply. Love, Choriyeva Charos
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It would be helpful to elaborate on the rescheduling suggestion to make it more appealing and concrete.
coherence cohesion
Try to provide more structured paragraphs. Each paragraph should ideally contain a single main idea.
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The tone of the letter is very appropriate and polite, perfectly fitting the context of writing to friends.
coherence cohesion
The greeting and closing are well-done and add a personal touch to the letter.

The Closing

The style of the letter determine how you have to close it.

Check out the suggested closing sentences for each type of letter in the General IELTS Test. The closing sentence should be the last sentence of your letter.

Formal style (To someone you have not met, whose name you don’t know)

  • Yours faithfully,

Semi-formal (To someone you may or may not have met, whose last name you know)

  • Yours sincerely,

Informal (To someone you know well, whose first name you know and use)

  • Best regards,
  • Warm wishes,

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • overwhelmed with study commitments
  • important exams
  • require my full attention
  • miss out
  • looking forward to
  • plan a fun day out
  • short trip
  • hiking
  • theme park
  • relaxing weekend
  • nearby resort
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