It is ten years since you left college, You'd like to organise an event to celebrate this anniversary with all your friends and classmates from college. Write a letter to one of your college friends. In your letter • say what kind of celebration event you'd like to organise • explain why you think it would be good to celebrate in this way • describe what help you need to organise this event

Dear my college friend Daneil: It's been a decade since we graduated from college. How's

going

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it going

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? I am writing to let you know that I will organise

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event to

cheer for

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celebrate

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this

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anniversary. Hope you have free time to join us and

also

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give me a hand to make it

successfully

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successful

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activity will be

hold

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on May 27th,

2026

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2026,

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at our college, National Taiwan University. I

decide

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to organise it as a

sport

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event and provide a buffet for

the

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apply

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dinner. In

this

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way, we not only can exercise but

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can cooperate in the competition.

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, when people

having

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dinner can easily interact with their old friends.

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, there is still a problem that it is hard to book

school's

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the school's

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venue. I remembered that your wife is working

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there. Is

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possible for you to help us to deal with

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issue? Hope you can make it! Let me know what you think. I’m sure it’s going to be a great memory! Hope to see you soon. Best wishes, Chia-Fu, Yang

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Mar 15, 2026

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task response

Task response: You answer all parts, but add a bit more detail about the event and the help you need.

task response

Task response: Use a more natural letter style, for example 'How are you?' and 'I am planning an event'.

coherence and cohesion

Coherence and cohesion: Your ideas are clear, but some linking words can be better, like 'so', 'also', and 'because'.

coherence and cohesion

Coherence and cohesion: Keep each paragraph for one main idea only and use simple, clear sentences.

task response

Task response: You cover the event, the reason for it, and the help you need.

task response

Task response: The purpose of the letter is clear and easy to understand.

coherence and cohesion

Coherence and cohesion: The letter has a clear opening, body, and ending.

coherence and cohesion

Coherence and cohesion: Your request for help is easy to follow.

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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meeting the goal of 7 or more
0
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meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
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Grammar mistakes
detected issues

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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: 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

7 paragraphs

176 words

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Topic Vocabulary:

plan
party
get-together
friends
old
ten years
college
place
date
time
invite
guest
budget
money
cost
food
drink
cake
music
talk
share
memory
story
photo
wall
help
join
come
together
nice
easy
small
warm
soon
let me know
thanks
see you

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