A good friend has just changed schools and is having difficulty fitting in and needs your advice. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter • make suggestions as to how they could make friends • suggest joining clubs, participating in school activities • give any extra general advice

Dear Sam, I am writing to you to tell you

firstly

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, that I am very glad that you have started

study

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at our school! As I am aware, it might be a little difficult for you to

addapt

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adapt

,and I thought maybe I can

give

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apply

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provide you with a few tips

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apply

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that will make your transition easier. As always, the most important thing is to have the support of your friends. I can bet you miss the old ones. So, I must tell you that lunch break at the cafeteria is a wonderful place and time to meet new folks. I would

also

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mention that we have a great basketball team

and

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I am sure you

’

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ll be accepted immediately, knowing your

hobby

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love

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for

this

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sport.

In addition

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science

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the science

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club would be suitable for your passion for chemistry. I would just recommend

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you

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not be shy, so the others will have the opportunity to know the great guy that you are. The bests, Andrew

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Jan 9, 2026

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strength

Good: the letter is friendly and shows care for your friend.

structure

Improve: put one idea in each line or paragraph so it is easy to read.

language

Improve: fix small mistakes in spelling and grammar.

language

Make the closing sound natural, for example 'Best wishes, Andrew'.

tone

Warm start that fits a letter to a friend.

content

Gives real ideas to make friends, like clubs and teams.

impact

Shows hope and care in a kind way.

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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meeting the goal of 7 or more
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Word repetition
meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
10
Grammar mistakes
detected issues

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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: 4.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 4.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 6.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

5 paragraphs

165 words

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