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Last month, you travelled to another city. You told a friend who lives in the city that you would meet them, but you did not. Write a letter to this friend. In your letter, - Apologise for not meeting him/her, - Explain why you did not contact him/her earlier - suggest a time and place to meet in the future

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Dear Sophalis Hello there friend , I hope you are doing well. I apologize for not meeting you at the time that we agreed on. I know I said we are meeting again and I feel bad that it did not happen. Shortly after I arrive in there Bangkok city. I did not contact you earlier because I was very busy doing my project I had some problems back home I hope you understand about me in the situation. I really hope you are not upset . And maybe we can meet at a later date , like next weekend by school or the mall . I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. Best regards, Xiang Xiang.
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task achievement
Make sure to provide more details about why you couldn't contact your friend earlier.
coherence cohesion
Pay attention to sentence structures and avoid run-on sentences to enhance readability.
coherence cohesion
The greeting and closing are appropriately polite and friendly, suitable for a letter to a friend.
task achievement
The tone of the letter is appropriate and conveys genuine apology and willingness to meet again.

Use a variety of complex and simple sentences

You should use complex sentences in your writing, but it does not mean that you should try to make all of our sentences complex.

‘Complex’ sentences are not actually very complex; they are just two or more simple sentences put together. Putting them together makes the essay more coherent and cohesive.

Examples:

I really want to study but I’m too tired.

I wore a warm coat because the weather was cold.

If action is not taken soon on climate change, global warming will get worse.

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