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You recently spent the week on holiday at your friend's house. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter; - Say what you like about your friend's new house - Say what you enjoyed most about your holiday - Suggest when and where you could meet next

#week #holiday #friend #house
Dear Saman, I'm writing to say a big thank you for having me over
last
 week, I had a really
time
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good time
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. Love your new home. The garden is
facinating
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fascinating
. Sitting in your garden was great because of the vivid flowers and the decorations. Since it's spacious you can host so many people at once. I loved the city tour we had. Your hometown is a great place to
raised
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raise
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 a family. It's a vibrant place and full of required amenities. The dinner we
from
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had from
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 that
chinese
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Chinese
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restautant
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restaurant
 was the greatest I had so far. I tried to make that dish at home
,
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 but failed to get the same taste and aroma. Let's meet soon.
May be
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Maybe
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 you could come to my home for dinner? How about the first weekend
next
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of next
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 month? let me know ASAP. Thanks again for
great
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 holiday. looking forward to seeing you soon. Best wishes, Sangeeth
Submitted by dmsangeeth on

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Coherence and Cohesion
Ensure that every paragraph is focused on a single idea to enhance clarity.
Task Response
Carefully proofread to catch minor spelling and grammar errors, such as 'facinating' instead of 'fascinating', and 'restautant' instead of 'restaurant'.
Coherence and Cohesion
Your greeting and closing are warm and appropriate for the context of a letter to a friend.
Task Achievement
The letter covers all the points in the prompt: complimenting the house, sharing what you enjoyed about the holiday, and suggesting a future meeting.

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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