You are planning for a vacation and want your friend to go with you. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter, you should: tell him/her why you want to take a vacation describe your plan invite him/her to go with you.

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Dear friend, There is so much time since we talked
last
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time, but I hope you are doing well. As you know, I started to work in a tourist company,
that is
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why I am in touch with the latest promotions for the summer holidays.
Firstly
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, starting from scratch, I would really appreciate it if you would accept my invitation. Yes, you read it correctly, I’m inviting you to go with me
o
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a fabulous summer holiday. I would like to have you by my side on
this
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vacation because it is a good opportunity for you and me to spend quality time together.
Also
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, the price is really modest, solely 250£. The plan for
this
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trip is not fixed yet.
That is
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why I will be really happy if you will be able to come
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to
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my restaurant tomorrow and discuss more about what we will enjoy
to do
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doing
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together. Now I can just think about a cruise in Greece and a swimming competition.
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, it
will
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would
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also
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be nice maybe if we
would go
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went
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shopping together in the Mall. I’m waiting for your response! Best regards, your friend.
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language accuracy
Ensure that all sentences are grammatically correct. For instance, there is a minor error in 'go with me o a fabulous summer holiday' which should be 'go with me on a fabulous summer holiday.'
task achievement
Consider giving more details about the destination to make the plans more concrete. For example, what specific places in Greece you plan to visit.
task achievement
The letter covers all three requested points: the reason for the vacation, the description of the plan, and the invitation to the friend.
suitable writing tone
The tone of the letter is friendly and inviting, which is suitable for writing to a friend.
logical structure
The ideas are logically structured with proper paragraphs, making the letter easy to follow.
greeting and closing
The greeting and closure are appropriate for a friendly letter.

Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

Linking words are very important in your essay.

To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.

Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.

In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.

Linking word examples:

  • firstly
  • secondly
  • thirdly
  • in additional
  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
  • even though
  • despite

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