One of your friends recently had a birthday celebration, but you missed it and you forgot to tell your friend that you couldn't attend. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter: - apologise for missing the birthday celebration; - explain why you missed it and why you didn't tell your friend; - and say what you would like to do to show that you are sorry.

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Hello
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, Hope you and your family are doing great. I am writing
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letter to express sorry  as I was unable to join you on your special day. I know you are upset with me because I
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to mention
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the reason behind my absence.
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, I am writing
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letter to provide you with the whole details. The thing is,
unfortunately
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your celebration date clashed with my
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exam date. As you know,I am working on my residency and for
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I need high scores
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the
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examination. So
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the reason I missed your birthday bash. Since
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it is my responsibility to inform you in advance about my absence and I am guilty
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my mistake. Even I decided to call you in advance but
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the accident of my car, I
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in the repair shop and after that completely
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to call you. I hope you
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understand my situation. Just to cover up
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absence I
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you one special gift which
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you to
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fond of our school memories. Even I planned 2 days trip to your city to spend quality time with you. Hope to see you soon and please accept my apology.
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faithfully Arshdeep Kaur
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coherence cohesion
Ensure each paragraph contains a single idea. This will improve the clarity and coherence of your writing.
task achievement
Consider revising sentences for grammatical accuracy and proper word usage. For example, 'wall understand' should be 'will understand' and 'I stucked' should be 'I was stuck'.
task achievement
The tone of the letter is appropriate and friendly, which suits the context of writing to a friend.
coherence cohesion
The letter has a clear greeting and closing, which aids in readability and gives a structured flow.

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:
  • heartfelt
  • unavoidable circumstances
  • last-minute emergencies
  • caught up
  • misjudging
  • make amends
  • thoughtful
  • exclusively
  • personal letter
  • value
  • regret
  • special day out
  • arranging a surprise
  • friendship
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