Your English-speaking friend who lives in your town has asked for your advice about learning a new sport. Write a letter to your friend. In your email, recommend a new sport that would be suitable for your friend to learn explain how your friend could learn this sport suggest that you both learn this sport together

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Dear Sam, I hope you're doing well. I’m really excited to introduce you to a new sport:

tennis

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! It’s a fast-paced racket sport played on an open court, usually between two or four players.

Tennis

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is a fantastic game for improving physical fitness and mental agility, as it requires quick reflexes and strategic thinking. Since you enjoy outdoor activities, I think

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would be a perfect sport for you—it’s a great way to stay active

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having fun with friends. Luckily, there’s a

tennis

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court near the city council where we can practice. It’s a great place to learn the basics, meet new people, and even join friendly matches. Coincidentally, I’ve

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been thinking about picking up

tennis

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on my days off, so why don’t we start learning together? We can help each other improve and have a great time

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doing so. Let me know what you think! Take care, Raj

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coherence and cohesion

Ensure each paragraph clearly focuses on a single main idea to improve coherence.

task achievement

You could add a bit more detail on how to learn tennis, like suggesting online resources or local classes.

task achievement

The letter has a friendly and inviting tone, which is suitable for the context of writing to a friend.

coherence and cohesion

The structure is clear with a logical flow from recommendation to suggestion, which aids understanding.

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: 7.0

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: 6.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 8.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

6 paragraphs

152 words

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recommend
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