Last month you had a holiday abroad where you stayed with some friends. They have just sent you some photos of your holiday. Write a letter to your friends. In your letter: thank them for the photos and for the holiday explain why you didn’t write earlier invite them to come and stay with you.

Dear Sam , I hope

this

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letter finds you in excellent health and best spirits. I must say , it was a great time when I came to Singapore for a vacation and stayed with you at your place. I am really grateful for your positive and

warn

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warm

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welcoming nature and thanks for sponsoring me to get

visa

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a visa

the visa

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to your country . I got the pictures that you sent me via e-mail ,

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they

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all looked exquisite and incredible .

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, the background with scenic views enhances the beauty of the pictures .

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trip really

help

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helped

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me to unwind from the hustle

life

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of life

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and proved me as a stress buster which devaluated

the

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anxiety and

bring

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brought

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prosperity to my life. I apologize for the late reply

because

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apply

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I was swamped with my office tasks which were pending and yesterday, I

had

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apply

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submitted the final project which was assigned by my manager before the holidays. I would like you to invite

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me to

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India whenever you have time and we will have fun . Let me know a week before so , I

will

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can

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apply day off from my work . I am looking forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully Harvi

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coherence and cohesion

Try to organize your ideas more clearly. Each paragraph should have one main idea.

task achievement

Make sure to express your thoughts in a simpler way for better understanding.

task achievement

Your friendly tone is great for the letter.

task achievement

You included all necessary information as per the task.

The Closing

The style of the letter determine how you have to close it.

Check out the suggested closing sentences for each type of letter in the General IELTS Test. The closing sentence should be the last sentence of your letter.

Formal style (To someone you have not met, whose name you don’t know)

Yours faithfully,

Semi-formal (To someone you may or may not have met, whose last name you know)

Yours sincerely,

Informal (To someone you know well, whose first name you know and use)

Best regards,
Warm wishes,

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Linking words
meeting the goal of 7 or more
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Word repetition
meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
11
Grammar mistakes
detected issues

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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 5.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 4.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 4.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 6.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

8 paragraphs

201 words

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