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Band 5+: You have recently started a new hobby (such as photography, cooking, or hiking) and want to invite a colleague to join your local club's upcoming social outing. Write a letter to your colleague inviting them to the outing. You should include details about: - what the hobby is and how you got involved - details of the upcoming social event (where and when) - why you think they would enjoy participating.

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Dear James

I hope you are doing fine .It has been long since i ever cheked on you .I am writing to invite you to an upcoming social outing organized by my local hiking club,which i recently joined.

A few months ago i took up hiking as hobby after my friend encouraged me to try it. At first i joined in a few weekend walks and after some time i started develloping passion in the hiking activity and i was eger to explore nature and its beauty .It has not been easy for me but atleast now i enjoy participating.

The club has organized the next hiking activity on 31st may it will be held at Green sted park. All members involved will be meeeting there as from 9;00 a.m.and spend some morning hike before having a lunch picnic together.

I think you will enjoy the activity because you often mentioned about how you like outdoor activities and photography. the senery there is amaizing and you are likely to take very nice pictures.am looking foward for a positive responce from you if you will be willing to participate or not.

Best wishes,

mirac.

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Overall Band Score

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B1 - Intermediate
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Grammar Mistakes: N/A

Vocabulary Repetition:

hiking: 4

activity: 3

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Task Response

The letter addresses all parts of the task effectively. You have clearly explained the hobby, provided specific details for the event (date, location, and time), and offered a relevant reason why the colleague would enjoy it. The tone is appropriate for a colleague. To improve, focus on grammatical accuracy and punctuation. There are several minor errors in capitalization (e.g., 'i' instead of 'I', 'may' instead of 'May'), spelling ('cheked', 'develloping', 'eger', 'senery', 'amaizing'), and punctuation (spacing before periods and incorrect use of semicolons). Ensuring these technical elements are polished will help the response reach the highest band.

Coherence & Cohesion

The letter follows the required structure and addresses all parts of the prompt, which helps the reader follow the purpose of the letter. However, the flow is interrupted by frequent punctuation errors (such as missing spaces after periods and incorrect use of semicolons) and run-on sentences. To improve, ensure that each sentence is clearly separated by proper punctuation and use a wider variety of cohesive devices (like 'Furthermore', 'In addition', or 'Consequently') to link your ideas more smoothly.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary used is sufficient to convey the basic message, but there are several spelling mistakes (e.g., 'cheked', 'develloping', 'eger', 'atleast', 'sted', 'meeeting', 'senery', 'amaizing', 'responce') that detract from the professional quality of the letter. Try to expand your vocabulary to include more descriptive adjectives and ensure that you double-check the spelling of common words to maintain a higher level of precision.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

There are significant grammatical issues throughout the text. Problems include inconsistent capitalization (e.g., 'i' instead of 'I', 'may' instead of 'May'), incorrect verb tenses, and poor sentence structure (e.g., 'am looking foward for a positive responce from you if you will be willing to participate or not'). Focus on mastering basic sentence mechanics, such as subject-verb agreement and the correct use of capital letters for personal pronouns and proper nouns. Additionally, practice using complex sentence structures more accurately.

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