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: – Explain Why You Missed It – Explain 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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Dear Tim, Congratulations on completing another year on

this

planet! I really appreciate the invite to your birthday celebration

party

and I bet the

party

yesterday was a lot of fun, especially since it was for you. I apologise for not being able to make it because I had to take my mom to the emergency room after she slipped and fell in the bathroom in the evening. I was at the hospital all night and by the time I got home after the hospital cleared her for discharge, it was 1AM and I was exhausted. I forgot to tell you

since

Correct word choice

that

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the

party

completely slipped my mind as I was overwhelmed with stress regarding my mom's well-being. I want to make it up to you for missing the

party

yesterday and would like to take you out for drinks

this

weekend! If you like, we can invite the whole crew, go bar hopping on Grove Street and have a blast! Let me know if the plan works for you and I will invite the rest of the gang. Your's

faithfully

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faithful

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, Nakulesh

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task achievement

The explanation of why you missed the party is clear and detailed. However, you might want to include a brief mention of why this situation was unusual to emphasize the unexpected nature of the emergency.

coherence cohesion

In the future, consider briefly summarizing your main points in the conclusion to reinforce the message you're conveying.

task achievement

Friendly and apologetic tone is suitable for the context.

coherence cohesion

The structure is logical, with each paragraph addressing a specific aspect of the task.

coherence cohesion

Clear opening and closing, making the letter feel complete and well-rounded.

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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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 4.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 7.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 7.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 8.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

7 paragraphs

182 words

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