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friend of yours invited you to a home party he/she arranged. However, you have I just missed this party. Now you want to apologise for not attending it. Write a letter to your friend to apologise. In your letter, • apologise to your friend • explain why you did not attend the party • say what you plan to do to make up for missing the party

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Dear my close friend! How are you doing? Hope you are doing great and had a fun
party
 with your family and friends. I apologise for missing your
party
. I don't know how I can describe my situation but I am very sorry about it. I hope you accept my apologies. On your birthday day, my university was opened, and my teacher called me to tell me about it.
Then
 she told me that I must go to university and take my exams. After
that
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that,
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 I was very surprised and upset because I wanted to go to your birthday
party
. But
you
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apply
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don't worry about it. Next weekend I will come back and I will go
your
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to your
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 home to make up and celebrate your second birthday
party
. I already bought a special prize for you. When we meet I will give you. I will call you today at 7:00 pm and we can talk more. From Go'zal
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Task Achievement
Try to be more specific and detailed about the reason you missed the party. This will make your letter more convincing and complete.
Coherence and Cohesion
The letter could benefit from a clearer structure. Consider using paragraphs more effectively to separate different ideas.
Task Achievement
You offered a sincere apology and explained why you missed the party, which is essential.
Task Achievement
The tone of the letter is friendly and appropriate for writing to a close friend.
Coherence and Cohesion
The greeting and closing are well done, making the letter feel personal and complete.
Coherence and Cohesion
The ideas are generally clear and connected, showing good coherence.

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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