A friend from another country is moving to your city for work. He / she has asked you for advice about living in your city. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter • suggest an interesting part of the city to live in • describe the public transport in your city • say how your friend can meet new people there

Dear Angela, How are you doing? I hope you are doing well by God's grace.I am writing to you

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letter to give you advice about living in my city since you will be moving in for work soon.

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,Wakefield as a whole is an interesting city to live in.It has many

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places to visit as well.One of the most interesting places to stay is Plumpton

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area is only 100meters away from the town

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, it is easy to get access to public

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transports

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coaches,buses and

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,there are

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of restaurants in

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area.You will not only get access to easy

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and restaurants

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have a peaceful stay in

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area since there is less violence as compared to other towns. Public

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operate on a daily basis and

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24 hours.

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,coaches and trams are the most commonly used

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. Buses are very cheap

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compared to

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are the fastest to use.There are only

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trams in Wakefield.Generally,there are delays during school runs between 2pm and 4pm on

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,there are so many ways to

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when you move to Wakefield.One major way is to attend churches owned by Africans.

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it is very easy to mingle with people you share the same ethnicity with.

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meet new friends by visiting the gym.

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will expose you to young and vibrant youngsters. I hope to see you soon.My warmest regards to your siblings

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Esther. Your friend Esther

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Sep 9, 2025

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structure

Break long ideas into short parts so one idea is clear in each paragraph.

grammar

Put spaces after commas and full stops and check spellings.

vocabulary

Use easy words and short sentences.

tone

Keep a kind and simple tone when you write to a friend.

tone

The letter is warm and shows you care for your friend.

content

It tells about places to live, how to go around, and how to meet people.

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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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: 5.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

8 paragraphs

247 words

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