An overseas friend wants to visit your country on holiday. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter •Recommend the best time of year to visit and why •Describe the types of accommodation your friend could choose •Say what you would like to show your friend in your country

Dear Reena, I hope

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letter finds you in radiant health and good spirits. I was so pleased to know that you are going to visit India, so I’m writing

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letter to give you some information that would be helpful for your trip. Most people travel to India during the Summer because of the weather, but it’s very hot and humid during the summer. Autumn is the best season to visit our country; it

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sunny weather but

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much cooler than summer. You would be welcome to stay at my place with my family if you feel comfortable.

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, we have affordable 3-star guest houses to stay in.

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, you will find some nice

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around the suburbs if you search online. I have already planned our trip to the capital city, New Delhi. We will visit one of the world’s wonder’s Taj Mahal. I will take you to India Gate as well, and to the Zoo where you can feed

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animals. Looking forward to catching up. With Love Raavi

rkaur9537

Jul 10, 2025

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coherence and cohesion

Try to have a clearer separate paragraph for each main idea.

task achievement

Consider providing a little more detail about why autumn is the best time to visit.

tone

The greeting and closing are warm and friendly, which sets a nice tone for the letter.

content

You provided good specific places to visit, which is helpful for your friend.

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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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: 5.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 5.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 7.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

10 paragraphs

176 words

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The Closing

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