Your friend who lives in another city has opened a new gift shop. You were unable to attend the inauguration due to an important competition you are a part of. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter you must Congratulate your friend Explain your inability to attend Mention that you will visit soon

Dear John, I hope you are doing well. I am writing to express my blessing of your newly opened gift shop and tell you that I may not attend the inauguration. First of all, thank you for inviting me to
this
activity.
However
, I had to participate in a soccer game in which a team represented my city. As I am part of the team leader, I cannot leave my pals behind. I hope you can understand my situation. 
Although
I cannot join you that day, I have planned to visit your shop next month and will bring my blessing gift to you in person.
Besides
, I have bought a pot of lucky bamboo and a wreath for you, and it will be delivered on the 24th of April. I hope I can see you soon. If you have
further
information about your opening shop, feel free to contact me anytime. Best Regards, Jerry
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coherence cohesion
Ensure each idea is clearly developed and linked to the next to improve cohesion.
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Mention the specific name of the competition and provide a sentence or two about its significance to make your excuse more impactful.
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The letter clearly covers all the required points: congratulation, explanation, and future visit plan.
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The tone is friendly and suitable for a letter to a friend.
coherence cohesion
Greetings and closing are well-expressed and appropriate for the context.
coherence cohesion
Each paragraph addresses a single main idea, which helps in maintaining clarity.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Congratulations on the new shop
  • thrilled to hear
  • unfortunately
  • important competition
  • couldn't attend
  • rightly understand
  • looking forward to
  • visit soon
  • cannot wait to see
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