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You recently borrowed an item of clothing from a friend. While you had this item, it was damaged. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter you should: apologise for damaging the item of clothing explain how it became damaged say what you will do to fix the problem

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Dear Sara, Hope you're doing well. It's
a
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more than a week that
I'm
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 trying to write to you but I feel literally
embarassed
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embarrassed
 to tell you the truth that that the black gown that I borrowed
fron
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from
 you to wear
on
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to
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 my uncle's wedding ceremony, is a bit torn. Actually, that night I was a bit drunk so when I was dancing, suddenly I felt dizzy and fell down. After the party, I recognized the lower part of the dress
is
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was
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 torn. I mean other parts of the dress
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 not damaged at all. I've talked with Robert Jones, a
reknown
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well-known
 tailor in London, and he said he would be able to mend it in 1 week, so I'll return it to you before the end of
this
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 month. Once again, I'm sorry for the whole thing and Hope to see you soon. Best wishes Taban

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grammatical correctness
Ensure that you proofread your letter for small spelling mistakes, like 'embarassed' should be 'embarrassed' and 'fron' should be 'from.'
content enhancement
When explaining the damage, provide more context about how you feel and the importance of the gown to make it more personal.
tone
The letter has a friendly tone, which is appropriate for writing to a friend.
clarity
You explained the situation clearly, which helps the reader understand what happened.

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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