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Band 7.5

You want to sell some of your furniture. You think a friend of yours might like to buy it from you. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter • explain why you are selling • describe the furniture • suggest a date when your friend can come and see the furniture You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear ...............,

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Dear Judy, What is going on? Hope you are doing well! I remember that you said that you were moving to a new apartment and looking for a bedside
table
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 week when we met. I have
one
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 that I think you might like. I am thinking of buying the new bedside
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 because I need a bigger
one
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 with more drawers to store my stuff. They are all on the floor now, and I want my room to be tidier. The design of
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one
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 is modern. It is 50 centimetres high and 40 x 30 centimetres wide.
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table
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 is in grey with
one
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 drawer with a metal handle. I bought it online from a well-known shop. It is now getting popular; everyone is looking for it, but it
sold
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has sold
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 out on the website. If you are interested and want to see the
table
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, you can stop by my place
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 weekend, around 11AM. I will be home at that time. Write back soon. Pat

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Say more about the price and the table state to make your answer more full.
coherence and cohesion
Use one clear reason in each part and link ideas with easy words like and, so, but.
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Ask your friend in a warm way, like Let me know if you want it.
coherence and cohesion
The first line is a bit odd. You can start with Hi Judy, or How are you?
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You answer all parts of the task: why you sell it, what it is like, and when Judy can come.
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The tone is friendly and right for a letter to a friend.
coherence and cohesion
Your letter is easy to follow and the order is clear.
coherence and cohesion
Each paragraph has one main idea, so the letter is neat.
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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