A friend who lives in another country has invited you to come and stray with him/her on your next holiday. You are to busy to accept the invitation. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter, -Thank him/her for the invitation - Explain why you cannot come - - Ask him/her about other time to visit

Dear Savvy, I hope

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

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letter to express my gratitude and apology for the invitation

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which you sent me recently to spend quality time with you.

Firstly

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, I would like to thank you for inviting me to come

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and stay at your place on my next holiday. We have made a strong bond since our childhood, and it would be great for me to spend time with you to

relieve

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those memories. Unfortunately,

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time, I am unable to accept your invitation. I told you in my

last

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letter that I have got my dream job in a city, and

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during

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these holidays, I promised my parents to visit

there

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their

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place. After

holidays

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the holidays

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, I will surely meet you on any weekend. I am usually free

at the end

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of the week. It would be better if we could meet soon! I am looking forward to hearing from you soon! Yours faithfully, Sam.

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Aug 7, 2025

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coherence and cohesion

Consider separating your thoughts into clearer sections. For example, make paragraphs for thanks, reason for not visiting, and suggestion for future plans.

task achievement

Invite your friend to suggest more specific times that might work for visiting.

task achievement

You did a good job thanking your friend in your letter. This shows kindness and appreciation.

suitable writing tone

Your letter had a polite tone which is suitable for writing to a 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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Word repetition
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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

165 words

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