You have just learned that your friend has recently become engaged. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter ● tell him/her how you found out ● explain how you feel about the news ● organise to meet your friend for a celebration. Begin your letter as follows: Dear ___________, (301)

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Dear Samuel, I hope that you’re doing well. I was delighted when I heard
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you’ve been engaged with the love of your life.
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week, when I was in the college playground, playing football with friends, Nikita, your cousin's sister, came to me and started asking about my well-being. We were talking in general and suddenly your topic came up and she told me about your engagement ceremony
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week. I was extremely happy to hear
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news and wanted to come and see you at that time, but your sister said that you were out of town.
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, I wish you lots of congratulations
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your new beginning and wish you luck for your bright and loved future. It would be great if we could meet in person so that we could celebrate your happiness and make some memories for life.
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, we haven’t seen each other for ages. I am completely free for the next two weeks
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my college break, let me know when and where we can arrange our gathering. All the best, Sakshi
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coherence cohesion
Ensure each paragraph develops a single clear idea to further improve coherence.
coherence cohesion
The letter has a clear logical structure, with a greeting, main content, and a closing.
task achievement
The tone of the letter is friendly and suitable for a letter to a friend.

Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

Linking words are very important in your essay.

To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.

Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.

In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.

Linking word examples:

  • firstly
  • secondly
  • thirdly
  • in additional
  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
  • even though
  • despite

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