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Band 4+: After being involved in an accident, you were looked after by a person you did not know before. Write a special thank you letter to express your gratitude. In your letter: • introduce yourself and let him/her know why you are writing • express your appreciation • and offer him/ her to visit your home with his/her family Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear ...................,

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Dear Mr. John,

Hope this letter finds you in the pink health. I am Amit Pandey writing this letter with gratitude for efforts which you made to save my life in previous week when I met with an accident on national highway no.21, on the spot of accident, I did not aware about you but a glance of your face printed on my mind which saved me from life threatening moment. I got to know about your name from hospital staff, when my health becomes stable.

Your help and support which making me alive today is not over with saying only thank you. My family wants to meet you, hence kindly accept my invitation to visit with your family in upcoming weekend at my home where my family organized a special dinner for you. As well as, the way you helped me which printed on my mind as one of role model to help selflessly does not require to know for same. It is also admiring my near and dear ones for share helping hand for any unknown person as same as you did for me. If I get chance in my life then definitely, I am on front foot for doing such efforts.

Hope you will accept my request and give me a small opportunity to welcome you at my home. Although, I know your doing is much greater then my invitation but hope you guide me how to make our courage to help other in same way as you did. All in all, I am always be thankful in my life journey.

Thanks & Regards,

Amit Pandey

Word Count: 269

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4.5

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

Vocabulary Repetition:

which: 4

family: 3

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Task Response

The letter addresses all three prompts required by the task: the writer introduces themselves and the reason for writing, expresses sincere appreciation, and extends an invitation to their home. The tone is appropriately respectful and grateful. However, the response would benefit from better grammatical control and more natural phrasing. Some sentences are overly complex or structurally awkward (e.g., 'the way you helped me which printed on my mind as one of role model to help selflessly does not require to know for same'), which slightly obscures the clarity of the message. To improve, focus on using clearer sentence structures and ensuring subject-verb agreement. Additionally, ensure that transitions between ideas are smoother to enhance the overall flow of the letter.

Coherence & Cohesion

The letter follows the required structure and addresses all parts of the prompt. However, the flow of ideas is often interrupted by awkward phrasing and run-on sentences. For example, the first paragraph contains several ideas joined by commas that should be separated into distinct sentences. To improve, focus on using appropriate transition words and ensuring that each sentence contains one main idea to help the reader follow your logic more easily.

Lexical Resource

You have attempted to use some idiomatic expressions (e.g., 'in the pink of health', 'on the front foot'), but they are often used incorrectly or in a way that feels unnatural in this context. There is also some repetition of ideas. To improve, aim for more precise word choices. Instead of saying 'printed on my mind', you might use 'etched in my memory'. Focus on learning collocations (words that naturally go together) to make your writing sound more native-like.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Grammatical errors are frequent and occasionally make it difficult to understand the intended meaning. There are issues with verb tenses (e.g., 'I did not aware' instead of 'I was not aware', 'when my health becomes stable' instead of 'became stable'), subject-verb agreement, and sentence structure. I recommend reviewing basic sentence construction and tense consistency. Practicing the use of relative clauses and complex sentence structures will help you move beyond simple, error-prone sentences.

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