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Your friend is thinking about learning to drive and would like some advice. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter • say why a driving licence is advantageous • recommend a driving school • give any extra guidance/tips You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear...,

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Dear Lennie, I hope you are doing well. I heard that you are planning to have a driving
test
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 soon.
Base
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Based
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 on my experience, I have done compair a tons of driving
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school
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schools
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. I want to give you some
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school
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schools
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 that I think
is
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are
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 good.
Linking Words
firstly
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Firstly
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, it was my
school
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 that I chose
that
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at that
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 time
,
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;
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 it was quite good
, the
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. The
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 trainer gave me a lot of tips before I had a driving
test
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. Plus, it is
also
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 many of time table available to practice, and the price was good. I will give the contact if you are interested.
Secondly
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, the
school
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 is
locate
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located
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 near
you
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your
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 house, one of my
friend
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friends
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 took the course there, but it is more expensive than the
school
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 that I recommended. Hope you will have a drive
test
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 soon. So, we can make a road trip together. It will be better if you have a licence,
then
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 we
will
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can
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 swap to be a driver anytime we start
tired
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getting tired
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. I want to give you some advice
while
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 you will have I driving
test
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, do not be so
nervourse
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nervous
, please be relaxed before you have a
test
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.
Litsenting
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Listening to
 the order from the tester carefully, and
follow
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following
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. I am waiting to get your good news soon. Lots of love, Amy

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task response
Task response: Answer all 3 points more clearly. Say more about why a licence helps in daily life and work.
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Task response: Give the school name and say why it is good in a clear way.
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Task response: Add 2 or 3 simple tips for the test, with short clear examples.
coherence and cohesion
Coherence and cohesion: Put one main idea in each part: reason, school, tips.
coherence and cohesion
Coherence and cohesion: Use easy link words like First, Also, Finally, So.
coherence and cohesion
Coherence and cohesion: Make your ideas easier to follow by using short sentences.
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Task response: You answered all parts of the letter topic.
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Task response: Your tone is friendly and fits a letter to a friend.
coherence and cohesion
Coherence and cohesion: You used a clear greeting and closing.
coherence and cohesion
Coherence and cohesion: The letter has a simple start, middle, and end.
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