Here’s a question for IELTS General (Letter Writing): You recently visited a friend and stayed at their home for a few days. Write a letter to thank them for their hospitality. In your letter: express your gratitude for their warm welcome mention something you particularly enjoyed during your stay suggest a way to stay in touch in the future Let me know if you’d like tips or sample answers for this!

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Dear Sam, I hope

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letter finds you in good health. I am writing to express my gratitude for your hospitality during my recent stay at your home, and I would like to say thank you for everything that you did for me.

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, the most exciting thing was that you took the leave from office and stayed at home to personally attend to me.

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was a very special and meaningful feeling for me.

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, I enjoyed many things with you like the meal, and our favourite movies, but the most interesting thing was reading

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books.

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equipped me with knowledge and activated my brain towards logical thinking.

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, we are masters in writing with unique writing styles, so we should start to publish some articles. In

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way, we can stay connected regularly, and we can enhance our skills. I hope you will think about my suggestion and thank you so much for all the arrangements. Best wishes,

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Try to elaborate a bit more on the specifics of what made your friend's gestures special, to create a more vivid image.

coherence cohesion

Ensure that each paragraph sticks to a single idea, which will enhance clarity.

suitable writing tone

The letter has a warm and friendly tone, which is suitable for letter writing.

logical structure

There is a logical flow from expressing gratitude to suggesting future collaboration.

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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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 8.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 8.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 6.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 8.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

7 paragraphs

161 words

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