Your friend who lives in another city has opened a new gift shop. You were unable to attend the inauguration due to an important competition you are a part of. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter you must Congratulate your friend Explain your inability to attend Mention that you will visit soon

Hey Harjit, How have you been? It's been ages since we caught up. I am writing

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letter to say sorry because I could not attend

Correct article usage

the inauguartion

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inauguartion

Correct your spelling

inauguration

of your new business. First of all,

many

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many,

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many congratulations! Since it was your child's dream to become an entrepreneur, I am glad that you have achieved your goal. I wish you the best for

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new journey.

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I was quite excited to attend

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event, unfortunately, my cricket team have selected

for

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me for

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a new competition and my coach asked me to lead it. As you know, I worked so hard to become a cricketer

and

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, and

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I was eagerly waiting for

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opportunity, that's why I can't say no to

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chance. I promise you that after winning

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tournament, I will not only visit you but

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give you a treat. I know you will understand my situation. See you soon! Warm regards Amarpreet Singh.

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structure

Use three easy parts: a hello, one clear reason you could not be there, and a line to say you will visit soon.

grammar

Fix small mistakes in time and word form so the flow stays easy to read.

coherence

Divide long blocks into small pieces so each part shows one idea.

tone

Keep a friendly and polite tone, and be clear about when you will visit.

content

A warm hello at the start.

style

You end with a kind closing.

content

You say you will visit soon.

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 7 or more
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Word repetition
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: 6.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

8 paragraphs

154 words

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Topic Vocabulary:

Congratulations on the new shop
thrilled to hear
unfortunately
important competition
couldn't attend
rightly understand
looking forward to
visit soon
cannot wait to see

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