A friend you met last year has invited you to visit him/her in his/her country. You have never been there before and need some information before you leave. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter: request advise about a gift for his/her family ask about activities and clothing in his/her country find out about the food.

Dear Simran, How are you? It's been a year since you visited Pakistan. I really miss you. I read your letter. I know you are as eager as I am to meet you. Thanks for the invitation

and

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guess what? I am planning to come to

Canada

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next month. As you know

that

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I have never been to

Canada

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and I need some information before I leave. As

Canada

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's weather is cold as hell, I want to ask about the types of warm clothes that I would need to carry with me.

Also

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, as you are aware

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I can catch

cold

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a cold

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very quickly, so

also

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suggest

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apply

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some medicines that I can bring

along with

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me.

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, I have heard that the Pakistani food in

Canada

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does not taste as good as it does here. I think I will crave

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some spicy food there. What do you think?

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, I want to buy some gifts for you and your family from Pakistan.

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, please suggest something to me as I can't think of any good ideas. I am very excited for

this

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trip. We will surely have a lot of fun together. See you soon, Asma

alyshan.maredia

Mar 26, 2026

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task response

Ask more about fun things to do there.

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Say more about food in Canada, not only your own wish for spicy food.

coherence and cohesion

Use clear link words like also, so, and lastly with care.

coherence and cohesion

Keep each part very clear: gift, clothes, things to do, and food.

task response

You answer the main parts of the task.

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The tone is warm and friendly for a letter to a friend.

coherence and cohesion

The letter has a clear start, middle, and end.

coherence and cohesion

Each paragraph mostly has one main point.

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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Linking words
meeting the goal of 7 or more
1
Word repetition
meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
6
Grammar mistakes
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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 7.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 5.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 5.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 6.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

7 paragraphs

198 words

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Topic Vocabulary:

gift, present, family, advice, country, visit, travel, clothes, weather, warm, light, shoes, food, meal, dish, try, spicy, sweet, family home, local place, famous place, comfortable, useful, tradition, bring, enjoy

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