A family member is coming to stay with you. He/she will be arriving by train in the morning, but you won’t be home until the evening. Write a letter to your relative. In your letter: explain arrangements you have made for them to have keys and get into the house tell your relative how to get from the train station to your house say when you will be home and suggest what you could do together that evening You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear… Write at least 150 words.

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Dear John, I hope you are doing well. I'm so delighted to hear that you are going to stay with me. As you mentioned to me arrival is going to be on the 15th of
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month around 10 o'clock in the morning. A little inconvenience you might face on that day, because I have an office meeting at that time, which I can't ignore. I have made some arrangements for you
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as I will drop my house keys at my neighbour's home, all you have to do is to pick from there.
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, I already let them know about you. They will assist you if anything happens.
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, you do not have to worry about the journey from the railway station to my residence. You will find a lot of taxis outside the station. With a little charge, they will drop you here. It is not so far, it might only take 20 minutes.
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, I will be at home around 6 in the evening and we will go to Gage Park to spend some quality time
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I booked a table for the two of us at Four Star Restaurant for a fine dinner. Even though I took some vacation so that we will have more fun together. I can't wait to see you. Loving, Harpreet.
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Although the letter is very well-written, you might consider briefly elaborating on the neighbor's availability to minimize any potential concern for the guest.
coherence and cohesion
Ensure that you maintain a single idea per paragraph for optimal readability. For example, when suggesting the evening activities, you might separate plans for the park from dinner arrangements.
coherence and cohesion
The letter is structured well, with a clear sequence of information from the arrangements for the keys, directions from the train station, to what the guest can expect in the evening.
coherence and cohesion
Excellent use of greeting and closing, adding a warm and personal tone to the letter.
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The information provided is detailed and covers all required points in a clear and concise manner.
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The tone of the letter is very friendly and appropriate for writing to a relative.

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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