You are a member of an International Students' club. The club is organising an event to celebrate popular food from around the world. Write a letter to the event organiser, Luis. In your letter • offer to make a popular dish from your country • describe what this dish is • explain why it should be included in the event

Dear Luis, I’m writing
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letter with regard to next month’s food festival. I want to let you know that I’m willing to take part in it and represent my culture. Since our club is hosting an international food event, I was wondering if it would be a good idea for me to represent my hometown, Iran, and prepare one of our traditional dishes for
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festival. There are a plethora of dishes to choose from and I would like to go with my favourite one, “Ash
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”, which is translated to “noodle soup”. It contains fresh vegetables, beans, a special noodle and a sour dairy product. It’s extremely nutritious and is nothing like any other noodle soup that you’ve tasted before. It especially goes well with the current season, as it’s extremely cold and
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dish will warm you from the inside out. I’ve seen our cuisine being represented in
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events, but my compatriots usually go for stews or kebabs, which are tasty,
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, I think Ash requires proper recognition as well. Since everyone is presenting their culture
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soup is an important aspect of Iranian food culture. I’m looking forward to your response to see if you have any suggestions for me to take into consideration. Yours sincerely, Anita Rasouli

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Task Achievement
Consider adding a brief introduction about your cultural background to enhance the context for your dish.
Coherence and Cohesion
Try to ensure that each paragraph focuses on a single idea to improve clarity. For example, you could separate the description of the dish from its significance.
Tone
The letter maintains a polite and engaging tone, which is appropriate for the context.
Detail
You provided a vivid description of 'Ash reshte,' making it appealing and informative to the reader.

Contractions

Formal and informal language refers to using different forms of language in different settings.

In informal writing, you can use contractions such as I’ll and Сan’t.

In formal writing, you should write I will and Can not.

Do not use exclamation mark in formal writing, but you can use it in informal writing.

Topic Vocabulary:
  • Enthusiastic
  • Contribution
  • Cuisine
  • Traditional
  • Ingredients
  • Preparation
  • Cultural significance
  • Celebrate
  • Diversity
  • Culinary traditions
  • National dish
  • Occasion
  • Unique attributes
  • Preparation method
  • Gourmet
  • Authentic
  • Flavorful
  • Recipe
  • Event arrangements
  • Showcase
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