Every weekend you and a few close friends meet to play a team sport. Last week one of your friends had an accident and was hospitalised. Since he was not able to make it you decide to write a letter to him, telling him about the match. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter,

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Dear Harry How are you? Hope you are recovering well after you met that car accident. Every week during

a cricket matches

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a cricket match

cricket matches

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we are immensely missing you.

Last

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week we had a

match

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against a Trichy

team

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and we won the

match

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by 45 runs. It was a nail-biting

match

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till the

last

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ball. We will

very

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be very

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confident. We won the toss and elected to bat first. It was a cloudy and windy day. We had

tough

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a tough

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time

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apply

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hitting the boundaries. We lost all wickets very quickly and

whole

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the whole

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team

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collapsed at 85 runs still we did not give

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apply

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hope and decided to fight. We performed well in the bowling and fielding. Our

team

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bowlers were giving a very tough to the opponent

team

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batsman. They

were struggled

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struggled

have struggled

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to get the runs in each over,

eventually

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eventually,

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restrict

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restricted

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them to score 40 runs and we had a fantastic victory. We won by 45 runs. Our

team

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and friends were feeling very happy. We all

were missing

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miss

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you dearly. Next month we have a

match

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with Mumbai. I hope you will recover soon to come to

stadium

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the stadium

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visit

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to visit

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the

match

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. As your presence will be very motivating. I wish you a speedy recovery. I will come and meet you next week. Yours friendly James

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coherence cohesion

Remember to break down your ideas into separate paragraphs for better clarity and flow. Each paragraph should convey a single idea.

grammar

Make sure to double-check for any grammatical errors and phrasing issues to improve the readability of your letter.

task achievement

Your tone is very friendly and suitable for writing to a close friend.

coherence cohesion

The opening and closing of your letter are well done, providing a nice 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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Word repetition
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Grammar mistakes
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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 6.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 4.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 4.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 6.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

6 paragraphs

215 words

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