Your friend gave you a guidebook for your holiday. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter: • Explain how useful the guidebook was • Mention some places you visited and activities you did • Suggest some improvements to the guidebook

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Dear Raman, I hope you're doing well. Thank you for giving me a guidebook for my holiday.

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holiday, I visited Dubai

for spending

Wrong verb form

to spend

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my holiday, and the book was quite useful during that time. It offered me an insight into the history, tradition, and culture of every building. It was

also

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beneficial for me to understand the local language. I visited the Burj Khalifa, and I saw the view of the city from its top floor. Dubai Mall was a wonderful place for shopping, where I purchased some clothes. I

also

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enjoyed

desert

Correct article usage

the desert

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safari with my friends.

However

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, I have some suggestions to improve the guidebook. If it includes directions to each place, it would be great for visitors to find places. A short list of cheap hotels would be recommended. It would be helpful to include information about public transportation. Once again, thank you for the excellent book. Lovingly, Rupinder Kaur

rupindersamrow222

Apr 21, 2026

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Add a bit more detail about how the book helped you in real travel.

coherence and cohesion

Use clearer link words like also, after that, and because.

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Check small word choices like 'for spending my holiday' and 'desert safari' with 'a'.

coherence and cohesion

Make each idea flow with one clear main point in each part.

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You answer all parts of the task.

coherence and cohesion

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

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Your tone is warm and friendly.

coherence and cohesion

Each paragraph has one main idea.

Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

Linking words are very important in your essay.

To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.

Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.

In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.

Linking word examples:

firstly
secondly
thirdly
in additional
moreover
also
for example
for instance
therefore
however
although
even though
despite

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meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
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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: 7.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 7.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 7.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

8 paragraphs

153 words

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