Thanking a friend for a holiday. You have recently been to stay with an old friend for a few days. You hadn't seen each other for a long time. Write a letter to the friend. In your letter: •say how you felt about the visit •refer to something enjoyable that you did while staying with him / her •invite your friend to visit you Begin your letter as follows: Dear ________

Dear Sam, Hope

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letter finds you well and in the best spirits. I am writing

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letter to thank you for allowing me to spend some time with you and recall our school days. Staying at your place felt like living in a paradise. Earlier, I was feeling anxious and hesitated to visit but your friendly behaviour forced me to meet at once at your place. I felt happy after seeing you for ages. The most enjoyable part for me is to visit the picnic spot which is not far from your house. There we spent some time playing games, relaxing and feeling the calm in the lap of nature.

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, we clicked beautiful photographs when we admired the scenery. One more thing, I never forgot when you showed me an album of our photographs when we were children and participated in various school competitions together. Now, I want you to visit next month at my place and we will do various kinds of adventurous activities

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as paragliding, camping and guided bike tours etcetera. And I will take you to the famous restaurants where you will enjoy the homemade food as well. I hope you will accept my invitation. I am looking forward to seeing you soon! Warm wishes, Ken.

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coherence and cohesion

Ensure each paragraph focuses clearly on one main idea to enhance readability.

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Add a few more details about your feelings or memories to create a stronger emotional connection.

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Your letter has a warm and friendly tone, which is great for thanking a friend.

coherence and cohesion

The structure of your letter is good with a clear introduction, body, and closing.

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: 7.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

8 paragraphs

212 words

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