You recently moved to a new city and you want to tell your friend about your new home. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter: •Describe your new home •Tell your friend how you feel about the new city •Invite your friend to visit you

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Dear Sarah, I hope you’re doing great! I’ve

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settled into my new place in Brighton and wanted to share all about it with you. My apartment is

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and modern—it’s a one-bedroom flat with a little balcony that overlooks a lovely park. The living room gets loads of sunlight, and I’ve even set up a small reading corner just like I always dreamed of! Brighton itself is amazing—so lively and full of friendly people. The beach is just a 10-minute walk from my place, and the cafés here are perfect for weekend hangouts. I do miss our old hangouts, though! You have to come visit me soon. I’d love to show you around, and I’ve even got a spare bed set up just for you. Let’s plan something for next month

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Take care and write back soon! Lots of love, Emma

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Your description of the new home is vivid and detailed, making it very engaging. However, you could expand a bit more on how you have personalized the space, for example, mentioning any decorations or how you've settled in.

coherence and cohesion

The letter is well-structured and flows nicely from one idea to the next. You might consider adding a sentence transitioning from your feelings about the city to the invitation, to create an even smoother flow.

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Great use of friendly language and personal touches that reflect your personality and relationship with the reader!

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: 7.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 6.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 9.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

8 paragraphs

142 words

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Topic: Some people think that the most important thing about being rich is it gives a person the opportunity to help other people. Do you agree or disagree?

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