Last month you had a holiday overseas where you stayed with a friend. He/She has just sent you some photos of your holiday. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter ● thank him/her for the photos and for the holiday ● explain why you didn’t write earlier ● invite them to come and stay with you

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Dear Archie, I hope you are doing well. I enjoyed

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lot

last

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month in Bali with you. I recently received some photographs captured by you when we were in Bali. I am writing to thank you for capturing unforgettable

memeory

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memory

. Bali is

the

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beautiful destination for a vacation

and

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as you are aware

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of that

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we both like capturing scenic views.

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there are many pictures which are fabulous, one of my favourite photos is where we are looking at

beautiful

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a beautiful

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sunset. Not only is the angle of that photograph

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perfect

but

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also

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are

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apply

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the smiles are candid

which

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makes the memory

ever-lasting

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everlasting

. Since the day I came home from vacation, I got busy with my work and did not get

chance

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see

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the photos you have shared.

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, I am late

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you. I would love to spend some time again with you. I got to know that you are travelling to my city and would like to invite you

stay

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with me for two days as our friends are planning to visit. It will be

great

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opportunity to meet all our friends at

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the

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same time. Thank you again for the lovely photos

and

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I will look forward to

hear

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back from you. Regards, Taylor

dpanchal2509

Jul 21, 2026

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task response

For task response: say a bit more about the invite, like when your friend can come and what you can do together.

task response

For task response: some parts are clear, but a few ideas need more support to feel full.

coherence and cohesion

For coherence and cohesion: check word order and small grammar parts, because they make some lines hard to follow.

coherence and cohesion

For coherence and cohesion: use simple linking words like and, so, because, and also in a careful way.

task response

For task response: you answered all three parts of the question.

task response

For task response: the tone is warm and friendly, which fits a letter to a friend.

coherence and cohesion

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

coherence and cohesion

For coherence and cohesion: each paragraph mostly has one main idea.

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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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: 4.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 4.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 7.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

7 paragraphs

210 words

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