An English-speaking friend is coming to study in your town next year and has written asking for information and advice. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter: • Offer to find a place for him / her to live • Give advice about how to find a part-time job • Give information on where he / she can learn your language

Dear Riya, I hope everything is going well with you and your family. I am very glad to hear that you're coming next year to study in my town. You did not imagine how much I am

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to see you. As you said, it's summertime when you come. Here I felt bad little bit

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bad.

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As you know, my uncle's children come in the summer every year and stay for a long

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, my

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is fully crowded at that time;

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, you can stay with me.

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, you do not need to worry about your accommodation. My grandfather's brother's family is going to London next year and they have rented their

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for that time. So I can talk to my grandfather that they arrange the

house

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for you. Actually, it's a two-bedroom

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with a detached washroom. All in all, you love

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home.

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this

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house

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is located in the city centre. So it is quite easy for you to grab the opportunity of a

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suggest an

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for

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looking

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is Indeed. Through

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, you can easily find a

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. You just need to submit your resume in

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; it provides jobs

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your experience

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, you can

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get an invitation for

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interviews through

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Apart from

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, there is

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a famous Language Centre named Global Language where you can learn our language. They

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give discounts to foreigners

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provide free learning material. If you have any questions, don't feel shy, just ask me. I am always ready to assist you.I'll be waiting eagerly for your reply. Your Loving Jasleen

Jashankingra909

Sep 25, 2025

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task response

Plan your letter: start with a kind hello, then say what you offer on housing, then give job tips and language info, and close with a question.

coherence and cohesion

Make each idea in its own paragraph. Use easy words and short lines. Use 'first', 'then', 'also' to connect ideas.

tone

Warm and friendly tone.

content

Clear offer of housing help and tips on job and language.

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: 5.0

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: 6.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

8 paragraphs

282 words

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