You recently went on a trip with a friend and you both took some photographs. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter: Ask your friend to send you a particular photograph Explain why you need that particular photograph Tell your friend what happened to your copy of it

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Dear Sara, I hope you received your home safe and sound. I am writing to kindly ask you to provide me with some of our pictures which have been deleted
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my camera,
accidently
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accidentally
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a great moment we had
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our
last
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visit
of
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Istanbul! I will definitely carry the memory of
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travel for my whole life.Indeed, visiting Tupkapi
palace
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was the cherry on top of the cake
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As you know, I am
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very
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interested in historical places and enjoy visiting
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unique locations.
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, I really liked
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photos
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which we took at Tupkapi. But,I am afraid to say that half of the
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including Those pictures
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, when I was taking
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them back
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up from my camera and copying the
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to my laptop.
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, I would be so grateful if you could share the mentioned
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with me, as soon as possible. Since, tomorrow I am going to visit my parents and I would like to show the
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. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. Best regards Zohreh
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structure
Try to combine shorter sentences to improve the flow of the letter. For example, instead of 'I will definitely carry the memory of this travel for my whole life. Indeed, visiting Topkapi Palace was the cherry on top of the cake,' you could write 'I will definitely carry the memory of this travel for my whole life, especially our visit to Topkapi Palace, which was the cherry on top of the cake.'
grammar
Be mindful of punctuation and spacing. For instance, there should be a space after a comma and 'accidently' should be 'accidentally'. Also, phrases such as 'historical places and enjoy visiting such unique locations' can be slightly rephrased for conciseness.
task response
The letter has a clear task response, asking the friend for the photograph, explaining why it is needed, and detailing what happened to the original copy.
tone
The tone of the letter is appropriate for a letter to a friend, with a friendly and polite demeanor.

Structure your letter

A letter needs to be written using a proper format, including the following:

  • A greeting (Dear sir/madam, Dear John, Dear Mr. Smith)
  • The main body (consisting of paragraphs for each part of the letter)
  • A closing (Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully, Best wishes, Kind regards, Love)

When writing a letter as part of the IELTS General Training Writing Task 1, it is important to include the bullet points presented to you in the question.

All three bullet points need to be presented. And remember that some bullet points contain more than one element. So, make sure to watch for ‘and’ and plurals.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • cherished memories
  • nostalgic moment
  • misplaced
  • irreplaceable
  • keepsake
  • digital blunder
  • sentimental value
  • emblematic snapshot
  • commemorate
  • memento
  • gratitude
  • replica
  • high-resolution
  • backup
  • heartfelt
  • antique
  • intact
  • dearly
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