Your friend had made a plan for you to see a movie together but you can not join him. You've found another friend who can go instead of you. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter: Explain why you cannot go anymore Say who can go instead of you Say why this person is a good person to go with

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Dear Sara, I am so excited to go to the cinema with you

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Friday since we haven’t been there for a long time. Unfortunately, I have a piece of bad news to let you know that I could not make it.

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, Jade she will be free after 4 pm which is 30 minutes before the movie starts. I just found out that I have a dentist appointment at 5 pm, it is tough to reschedule because it will be available for me in the next three months. If you don’t mind, Jade is willing to join you as she plans to see

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movie after her work. It is not only you who are a big fan of action movies, Jade too. I am pretty sure you guys will enjoy the company of each other. Hopefully, you understand and forgive me, I promise not to let

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situation happen again. Enjoy your movie and keep in touch. Best, Alisa

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task achievement

Ensure to clarify any vague statements, such as the one regarding the dentist appointment. Mention why you are unable to reschedule it sooner.

coherence cohesion

Make sure each paragraph focuses on a single idea to enhance clarity. Consider splitting the reasons for not attending and the substitute friend's introduction into separate paragraphs.

suitable writing tone

Your letter maintains a friendly and apologetic tone, which is suitable given the context.

logical structure

The logical structure of your letter is well-ordered, with clear reasoning and solutions offered.

greeting and closing

The closing is smooth and polite, which adds to the overall cohesion of the letter.

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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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: 9.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 9.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 8.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

6 paragraphs

161 words

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