Your friend invited you to his/her birthday party, but you are unable to attend. Write a letter apologizing for your absence. In your letter: • State why you cannot go • Explain your reason for not contacting your friend sooner • Suggest another time to meet.

Dear April, How are you? I hope you are doing well. I'm not able to join your birthday party because

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could buy the plane tickets to go to the Philippines. It was quite expensive. actually I've saved a lot of money to go there , but it was more pricey than I expected.

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, I've been busy these days

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I couldn't send a message to you. Because I had a lot of things to do. It was really difficult to make time. I'm so sorry , but I'll absolutely make it up to you. Actually, I'm going to Thailand via Philipinnes next April 22. So I can meet you. I want to take you to some of my favourite places or restaurants. If you are available

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day, please tell me. I really look forward to meeting you again. I hope you can reply to my message as soon as possible. Take care of yourself. My friend Kazuya

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task response

For task response: say your reason in a more clear way. Write that you cannot come because the plane ticket is too expensive.

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For task response: explain late contact with one clear reason. Now you repeat the same idea two times.

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For task response: your meeting plan is good, but say the date in a more clear way.

coherence and cohesion

For coherence and cohesion: your letter has a clear start, middle, and end, which is good.

coherence and cohesion

For coherence and cohesion: use linking words more carefully. For example: 'Also', 'Because of this', 'So'.

coherence and cohesion

For coherence and cohesion: keep one main idea in each part. Some lines can be joined to sound smoother.

task response

You answer all three parts of the task.

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Your tone is friendly and kind for a letter to a friend.

coherence and cohesion

You use paragraphs, so the letter is easy to follow.

coherence and cohesion

Your ending is warm and polite.

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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: 7.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 6.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

7 paragraphs

161 words

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Topic Vocabulary:

apologize for
unfortunately
due to
prior commitment
unforeseen circumstances
sincerely sorry
inform you earlier
propose
alternative arrangement
catch up
value our friendship
hope you have a fantastic time
regret
delighted
reschedule
appreciate your understanding
busy schedule
looking forward to

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