A friend from another country is planning to visit your town or city next month for a short holiday. They have written to you asking for advice on what to see and do.Write a letter to your friend. In your letter:Say how happy you are that they are visiting.Recommend the best places to visit and things to do in your city.Offer to let them stay at your house or arrange to meet up.

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Dear Sam, I hope you’re doing well! I was absolutely over the moon to get your letter and find out that you’re

finally

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planning a trip over here next month. It feels like an eternity since we

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sat down to properly catch up on everything, and you couldn't have picked a better time of the year to visit India. The moment you touch down, the very first thing on our agenda has to be a trip to Agra to see the Taj Mahal. I know you’ve been dying to see it in person ever since you first heard about its history, and the weather next month will be absolutely perfect for sightseeing. Later in your trip, towards the end of the month, we'll get a chance to catch a live concert by Satinder Sartaaj. Knowing how much we both love live music, I’ve already gone ahead and sorted out the tickets so we don't miss out. That brings me to accommodation—please don’t bother booking a hotel or looking for a place to stay. My mum is already clearing out our guest room to get it ready for your arrival, and we wouldn't have it any other way. I'm incredibly excited to see you soon! Best wishes, John

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Jul 21, 2026

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task response

For task response: add one more thing to see in your city, not only one trip and one show.

task response

For task response: say more about your town or city, because Agra may not be your own city.

coherence and cohesion

For coherence and cohesion: use one more link word like 'also' or 'after that' to make ideas flow more easily.

coherence and cohesion

For coherence and cohesion: the letter is clear, but the middle part could be split with one more short paragraph.

task response

For task response: you answer all parts of the task and clearly say you are happy about the visit.

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For task response: your offer to stay at your house is warm and clear.

coherence and cohesion

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

coherence and cohesion

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

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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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: 6.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 8.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

7 paragraphs

208 words

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