Your colleague found another job and invited you to his/her farewell party. Unfortunately, you are unable to attend it. Write a letter to him/her and say – Why can’t you attend the party? – Why did you enjoy working with him/her? – Offer him/her to meet some other time.

Dear Paul, I am writing

this

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letter to thank you for inviting me to your party, but unfortunately, I won't be able to come

due to

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my hectic schedule. I am working on my master's degree , and I have a discussion with my doctor on the same day as your party

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therefore

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, I really need to prepare so I can do well in the discussion . I wanted to express my appreciation

while

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working with you, it was a wonderful experience

and

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, and

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I always liked your problem-solving skills in serious situations

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I hope that your new job will value your skills and give you some credit. Would you like to meet up the next day in our favourite cafe? I would like to hear about your party and what

the

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apply

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activities you

have made

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had

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, and how the other workers reacted to your news. Looking forward to hearing from you. Best regards, Lamar

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Aug 3, 2025

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grammar

Make sure to check your punctuation and spacing, e.g., 'master's degree, and' should have no space.

coherence

Try to start each paragraph with a clear topic sentence, to help the reader understand the main point right away.

task achievement

Consider adding a little more detail about your feelings or experiences working together to make it more personal.

task achievement

You did a great job expressing regret about missing the party and provided a good reason.

cohesion

Your ending is polite and invites further conversation, which is excellent for maintaining a relationship.

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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meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 6.0

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

8 paragraphs

154 words

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