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Your English-speaking friend has asked for your help with a college project he/she is doing about celebrating New Year in different countries. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter: Say how important New Year is to people in your country Describe how New Year is celebrated in your country Explain what you like about New Year celebrations in your country

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Dear Ngoc I hope you are doing well. I am writing
this
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 letter in response to your question about our celebration of the New
Year
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. I hope
this
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 letter will be helpful to you. In my country, the New
Year
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 is really important. It is called "
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".
Tet
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 is our cultural tradition. We will have the
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 holiday and come back home around 10 days.
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 occasion is a time for people to gather and share about their work or study over the
year
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. About 3 days before the New
Year
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. Our family members will clean the house together, and we will decorate our home.
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, I really respect the moment when my family and I go to the
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 Market and buy many new things. People usually said that ' the day before
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 is the best time ever'.
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, on the Lunar New
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, we
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 go to our loved ones' homes and give them compliments. Giving lucky money is a great way to show our love and celebrate a new age.
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 is one of the most appreciated holidays. It is a meaningful and valuable tradition. It helps people who live away come back home. Brings happiness and family bonds. I hope my share will be helpful for your college project. If you have a day off, you should come to Vietnam during the
Tet
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 festival and experience it. Your friend, Thoai My

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Answer all parts with more clear detail.
coherence and cohesion
Use one main idea in each paragraph.
coherence and cohesion
Link ideas with easy words like and, so, because.
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Keep the style warm and natural all the time.
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You answer all three points in the task.
coherence and cohesion
Your letter has a clear opening and ending.
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The tone is friendly and right for a friend.
coherence and cohesion
Most ideas are in a good order.
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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Topic Vocabulary:
  • significant
  • reflection
  • goals
  • loved ones
  • fireworks
  • gatherings
  • traditions
  • public events
  • religious ceremonies
  • festive atmosphere
  • reconnect
  • exchanging gifts
  • resolutions
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