A friend who lives in a different city has invited you to his/her daughter's 8th birthday. However, you can not accept the invitation due to some personal reasons. Write a letter to this friend. In your letter: · thank him for the invitation · mention why you can not attend the birthday party · offer to meet him some other day

Dear Alzaib, How's everyone doing in the family? It's been a

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seeing you and your daughter Sara. Well, thanks for inviting me to your daughter's 8th birthday. It seems like just about yesterday when she was born and we had a huge party at your place, now she's just a few years before starting her teenage

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Unfortunately, I'm not going to attend the party. Lately, there has been a lot of hiring going on at my workplace , and I have to work around the clock to complete deliverables and train the new joiners.

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, we are in the middle of the financial year , and I have to prepare a number of reports before we head off to the Holiday season. How about planning a get-together of both our families over Christmas on 25th December? I'm thinking that it will be a good occasion to celebrate, our kids will have their winter vacations , and we will have some time off to recollect some of our childhood memories. I can't wait to see you and your family! Best regards, Alishan

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Aug 17, 2025

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structure

Put each idea in its own paragraph: thanks, reason for not going, and plan to meet. It helps the reader follow.

grammar

Use short, clear sentences. A few long ones can be split for ease of reading.

tone

Keep a friendly tone and good close.

content

The letter thanks the friend and says why you cannot go.

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It gives a plan to meet another day.

presentation

The greeting and closing are clear.

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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: 8.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 8.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 7.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

7 paragraphs

182 words

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