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Band 5+: You are moving to a new city for work and want to invite a friend to help you move into your new apartment. Write a letter to your friend. You should include details about: - when you are moving and how long it will take - what kind of help you specifically need from them - how you will thank them or compensate them for their time

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Dear Siya,

I hope you are doing well. I’m writing this letter to let you know that, next month me and my family is moving to Chennai for joining new company. I’m looking for your help to move into my new apartment.

We are planning to shift next month mid around 16-Jun and it would be helpful if you are also coming to Chennai and you can stay with us for 3 days, I hope we can spent a quality of time together with fun.

Since you are well experienced in home interior, it would be helpful for us to arrange the things in new apartment. Particularly, organizing the books , paintings and other household items with space-saving.

I would be thankful if you are ready to come with us and help on this. Also, I’m planning a trip to pondichery for one day before you are leaving and meet our graduate friends and chill with them.

Looking forward to see your reply soon.

With Regards,

Radhika.

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Vocabulary Complexity:
A2 - Upper Beginner
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Grammar Mistakes: N/A

Vocabulary Repetition:

would: 3

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Task Response

The letter addresses all three bullet points required by the task. The candidate provides a timeframe, specifies the type of help needed (interior organization), and offers a way to thank the friend (a trip to Pondicherry). However, the response could be improved by ensuring all parts of the prompt are developed with more clarity and precision. For instance, the duration of the move itself (how long the physical moving process takes) is slightly conflated with the duration of the friend's visit. To reach a higher band, ensure that the distinction between the 'moving process' and the 'visit' is clear, and refine the grammatical accuracy to ensure the tone remains natural for an informal letter to a friend.

Coherence & Cohesion

The letter follows the required structure and addresses all three bullet points from the task. However, the flow between sentences is somewhat disjointed. The use of commas to join independent clauses (comma splices) makes the progression feel rushed. To improve, use a wider variety of cohesive devices (e.g., 'Furthermore', 'In addition', 'Regarding the compensation') and ensure each paragraph has a clear, singular focus. Breaking long, run-on sentences into shorter, distinct ones will help the reader follow your logic more easily.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary used is functional but quite basic and repetitive (e.g., using 'helpful' multiple times). There are also issues with word choice and collocation, such as 'spent a quality of time' instead of 'spend quality time' and 'with space-saving' instead of 'in a space-saving manner.' To reach a higher band, try to incorporate more sophisticated synonyms and idiomatic expressions appropriate for an informal letter to a friend, such as 'lend a hand' instead of 'looking for your help' or 'redecorate' instead of 'arrange the things'.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Grammatical errors are frequent and occasionally impede the clarity of the message. There are significant issues with subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'me and my family is moving' should be 'my family and I are moving') and verb tense/form (e.g., 'we can spent' should be 'we can spend'). Additionally, there are errors in preposition usage and sentence structure. Focus on mastering basic sentence structures, particularly subject-verb agreement and the correct use of gerunds and infinitives, to ensure your meaning is communicated accurately.

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