You recently borrowed a book from your friend but lost it. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter: Apologise for losing the book Explain how you lost it Tell your friend what you will do to fix the situation

Hi Sarah, How’s it going? Hope you’re well. Remember

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Friday

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you lent me your zoology book so I could take notes? Unfortunately, I’ve lost it. For the

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two days, I’ve been searching for it continuously

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I still haven’t been able to find it. I’m really sorry for

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mistake. Actually, I was making notes in our university library when my phone suddenly rang. I went out to receive the call, but when I returned, the book was missing. I was completely confused and looked everywhere for it, but it had disappeared. I know it’s quite expensive, but please don’t worry—I’ll buy a new one for you. I’m currently out of town, but as soon as I return, that will be the first thing I do. I feel so bad about

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, and I’m really sorry for my carelessness. I know you’ll understand the situation, and thank you in advance for always forgiving my mistakes. Lots of love. See you soon. Bye-bye. Regards, Mannu

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Nov 13, 2025

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task response

Explain what happened, apologise, and say how you will fix it. Keep it clear and brief.

coherence

Put ideas in order: apology, how it happened, plan to replace. Use simple links like first and then.

greeting and closing

Use one closing style, not both 'Lots of love' and 'Regards'.

paragraphing

Try to make one idea per paragraph so the flow is easy to follow.

tone

Keep a calm and friendly style for a personal letter.

content

Clear apology.

structure

Plan to replace the book when you return.

tone

Friendly tone for a friend.

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: 6.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 7.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 6.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 7.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

7 paragraphs

166 words

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