Your friend is celebrating her Birthday soon and has invited you to a party. But you are unable to come because you are going to attend an important meeting that day. Write a letter to your friend and thank her for the invitation; explain why you cannot come; propose to meet on other day;

Dear Claire, Thank you very much for inviting me to your birthday celebration, which is coming next week. I'm afraid to let you know that I'm unable to attend

due to

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a specific reason. I was so excited to come to your special moments, because I know you always feel special and have lots of fun with your friends and family. Every year, you wait for

this

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day so you can enjoy and spend family time with your loved ones and create important memories. Thanks again for the invitation.

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, I can't be there because my manager has a compulsory annual meeting that day regarding some policy changes.

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, participation of all team members is mandatory , and everyone has to present their viewpoints, so that some changes can be made in our company. I'd definitely like to meet you on the weekend if you don't mind and understand my problem. Please let me know if you want me to come on the mentioned day or any other time that suits you. Meet you soon, Best regards, Ann

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Nov 29, 2025

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clarity

Be clear on why you miss the party

structure

Keep one idea in each paragraph

content

Offer another day soon

grammar

Check small mistakes and comma use

tone

Polite thanks and warm tone

content

Clear plan to meet later

clarity

Reason for absence stated

structure

Good closing

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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 7.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 9.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 9.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 7.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

8 paragraphs

178 words

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