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 Amy, I hope

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letter finds you well. I am incredibly sorry for not having been in touch recently. Life has been a bit hectic. I am writing

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letter to ask for your help with organising our 10-year reunion. I am planning a reunion with our college classmates to celebrate the 10th anniversary of our graduation.

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event will take place in the AC Hotel, which is located in the mountains of NC, and I have booked a private room in the hotel restaurant. I believe that

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party will become one of the most memorable moments in our lives. First of all, the atmosphere of the room is tranquil and serene. Sitting on the balcony, overlooking the beautiful natural scenery and reminiscing about our interesting college days would be fantastic.

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, the food in

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hotel is delicious, especially the steak, which is mouth-watering. I have contacted 20 of our classmates from college. They are very excited about the reunion and said they will definitely attend.

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, there are three people I have not been able to contact: Tom, Jerry and Alice. I would be grateful if you could help invite them. If you would like to discuss

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event

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, please feel free to contact me. I am looking forward to hearing from you. Best wishes, Nian

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Mar 16, 2026

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For task response: add one more clear detail about the help you need, like time, calls, or booking.

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For task response: say why Amy is the best person to help. This can make your purpose more strong.

coherence and cohesion

For coherence and cohesion: use one more link word, like also or finally, to make the flow even better.

coherence and cohesion

For coherence and cohesion: the second paragraph is a bit long. You can split it to make ideas more easy to follow.

task response

For task response: you answer all parts of the task clearly.

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For task response: the tone is warm, polite, and right for a letter to a friend.

coherence and cohesion

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

coherence and cohesion

For coherence and cohesion: each paragraph has one main idea, so it is easy to read.

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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 8.0

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: 8.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

8 paragraphs

222 words

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party
get-together
friends
old
ten years
college
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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
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