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A friend you met last year has invited you to visit him/her in his/her country. You have never been there before and need some information before you leave. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter: request advise about a gift for his/her family ask about activities and clothing in his/her country find out about the food You do NOT need to write any address.

Dear Aman, I hope
this
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 letter finds you well. It's been a long time since we
met
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last met
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 each other, and I am thrilled to get your invitation
for visiting
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to visit
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 your country
Canada
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, Canada
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within
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, within
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next
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the next
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 month. I am writing
this
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 letter to ask you
some
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for some
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 important information for
this
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 trip. First of all,
It
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it
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 would be highly appreciated
,
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apply
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 if you could tell me the choices of your parents in terms of gifts. So
,
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apply
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 that they can use these items in their daily life. Whether
its
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it's
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 in terms of any clothing items or
electronis
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electronic
 equipment,
for example
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: Smartphones and any household items.
In addition
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 to it, can you tell me about the activities that we can do together in
canada
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Canada
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,
while
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 visiting the
worth seeing
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worth-seeing
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 places together?
Moreover
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, I
also
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 want to ask about
dress
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the dress
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 code of the country
according to
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 their cultures and traditions.
As a result
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, I will feel confident and respectful
with
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of
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 the cultures of
that
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those
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 places. Moving
further
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, please tell me the place
,
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apply
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 where I can get vegetarian dishes, as you know a
biggest
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big
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 fan of vegetarian indian dishes. More importantly, I
also
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 want to eat
famous
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a famous
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canadian
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Canadian
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 dish
that is
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falafal
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falafel
and
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, and
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this
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 is quite common in
Toronto
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the Toronto
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 region. I hope
,
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apply
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 we will make
this
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 trip
memorable
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a memorable
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 one. See you soon, Harjeet.

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task response
Be clear on what you ask. Use one idea in each part. State questions directly.
coherence
Break the text into clear paragraphs. Add linking words to show flow.
tone
Friendly tone and polite opening and closing.
content
You list the main topics you want to know about.
Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

Linking words are very important in your essay.

To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.

Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.

In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.

Linking word examples:

  • firstly
  • secondly
  • thirdly
  • in additional
  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
  • even though
  • despite

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