Your English-speaking friend has asked your help with a college project he/she is doing about celebrating New Year in different countries. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter • say how important New Year is to people in your country • describe how New Year is celebrated in your country • explain what you like about New Year celebrations in your country

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Dear Michael I hope my letter finds you well.I am writing to give you some facts about celebrating New
Year
in Uzbekistan and in other countries First of all,In my
country
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New
Year
is
a
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important to
people
.New
Year
means new life and new changes.And
people
like trying new things as
New
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the New
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Year
changes
Secondly
,
this
holiday
celebrate
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is celebrated
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with relations, friends and classmates or colleagues.
This
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On this
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day If you go out You'll see
people
wearing kind of unusual dresses.Like wrap and shirt dresses for women and smart casual, black tie for men And if I talk a little about New
Year
foods,most
people
tend to make
a
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traditional meals and different salads.In New
Year
mom
make
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makes
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traditional Olivier salad.It has a simple ingredients that you can easily make As I know Brazilian
people
have a few symbols,they
are
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wear different clothes to
a different holidays
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different holidays
a different holiday
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.They celebrate New
Year
watch
Wrong verb form
by watching
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fireworks, watching TV or going on a walk in the parks The reason why I like celebrating New
Year
in Uzbekistan is because we are
together with
my family, friends and relations.
We every
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New
Year
dance,go out and have a great dinner.My parents don't like jokes but
this
day we all joke and laugh I hope it can be useful to your project. Jasmine
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task response
The response adequately covers all the points asked in the prompt, but it could provide more details about New Year celebrations in Uzbekistan specifically, without diverting to Brazilian customs.
coherence and cohesion
Improving the logical flow between paragraphs and using more linking words or phrases would enhance coherence.
coherence and cohesion
Try to stick to one idea per paragraph to avoid confusing the reader.
task response
The tone of the letter is friendly and appropriate for an informal letter.
coherence and cohesion
The closing of the letter is appropriately signed off, maintaining a personal touch.

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:
  • significant
  • reflection
  • goals
  • loved ones
  • fireworks
  • gatherings
  • traditions
  • public events
  • religious ceremonies
  • festive atmosphere
  • reconnect
  • exchanging gifts
  • resolutions
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