You have a friend who lives in a different country. You will organise a party soon and have thought to use a foreign recipe. Write a letter to the friend asking for a recipe from his/her country for the party you are organizing. In your letter, tell your friend about the party ask for the recipe explain why you need the recipe from his/her country

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Dear Alex, How are you doing? I hope everything is fine with you. I wanted to tell you that I’m going to have a party next Saturday at my place. Some of my friends from work and my

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will come. I’m really looking forward to it. For the food, I decided to try something different

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time. I thought it would be interesting to make a dish from your country. I remember you once talked about a rice dish

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popular where you live. Could you send me the recipe for it? If it’s not too hard to make, I would love to try it. I want to include something from your culture

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the party because I think it will make the food more exciting.

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, people here are not used to eating food from other countries, so I think it will be a nice surprise for them. Hope to hear from you soon. Best regards, James

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coherence and cohesion

Consider adding a brief introduction about why you choose to have a party to enhance the context.

task achievement

You may want to express more excitement about receiving the recipe to strengthen your connection with your friend.

coherence and cohesion

The letter has a clear structure with a logical flow of ideas.

task achievement

The tone is friendly and appropriate for the relationship you have with your friend.

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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 7.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 7.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 7.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 8.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

7 paragraphs

160 words

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