You are planning a holiday abroad and will be visiting a town where an old friend lives. You haven't spoken to this friend in a few years. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter: •give a brief update of your life since last in touch •Explain why you will be travelling to his/her town • say what you plan to do when you visit their town

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Dear Mary, I am writing to let you know I am going to visit your town-Paris- in the next month.

firstly

, I would like to take

this

opportunity to provide you with some pieces of news which have

been

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apply

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happened

sinc

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since

the

last

time that we met each other. Can you believe that Ali and I

finally

got married?

Moreover

, we

also

moved to a new flat which overlooks a nice river. I will elaborate more when I will see you in person. Moving to the heart of the matter, I am pleased to inform you I am going to participate in an international scientific congress in Paris next month on July 15th .It will take 4 days and since it will be finished at 3:00 PM, I have enough time to discover the city after the congress. I would be grateful if you could accompany me during

this

journey. I am really excited to climb up

Eiffel

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the Eiffel

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Tower and look at the city from the tip of that. I hope you will be available at that time. I am looking forward to meeting you. Best wishes Zohreh

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task achievement

Try to proofread your letter for small grammatical errors and typos. For example, 'sinc' should be 'since' and 'which have been happened' should be 'which have happened'.

coherence cohesion

Ensure ideas within each paragraph flow smoothly. Adding a few linking phrases could improve the logical progression of your letter.

task achievement

You have clearly covered all parts of the task: providing an update, explaining your visit, and detailing your plans.

task achievement

The letter has a warm and friendly tone, which is suitable for writing to a friend.

coherence cohesion

The letter opens and closes appropriately with a greeting and a sign-off.

6
Linking words
meeting the goal of 7 or more
0
Word repetition
meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
3
Grammar mistakes
detected issues

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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 7.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 6.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 6.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 7.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

8 paragraphs

188 words

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