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Band 5+: There will be a traditional celebration in your country and you want to invite your friend from an English-speaking country. Write him/her a letter and - invite your friend, - explain what happens at the party, - describe the tradition and why it's important in your country, - say why it is important for your friend to be there.

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Dear May,

Hope this letter finds you in radiant health and the best of sprits.I am writing to this letter to invite you to celebrate our traditional festival Thingyan with us this year.While we are studying together last year,you promised to visit me and believe me,this is the best time of the year to come to Myanmar.

Thingyan is our national festival.It falls in the month of April and take 4 days.It literally means Myanmar new year festival.It is also known as water spreading festival.This is one festival which all Burmeses celebrate.Burmese people are donate Myanmar traditional snacks during the festival.Youngsteers play water and senior go to monestary to offer Monk.There is lots of fun and frolic.

Ever since I finished my course at the University of Windsor and came back Myanmar,I have talked to much about you to my parents that they are all eager to see you.Moreover.it will help you in a project you are doing on “Globalisation and Tradition.

We would be honoured to you if you are our guest entire festival.You are welcome to bring your parents along if they have spare time.I assure you we will make memorary festival our life.

Hoping to see you soon!

Yours lovingly,

Aye

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

Vocabulary Repetition:

festival: 3

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Task Response

The letter addresses all parts of the task effectively. You have invited your friend, explained the activities (water spreading, snacks, visiting monasteries), described the tradition, and provided two clear reasons for their attendance (meeting your parents and helping with their project). The tone is appropriate for a friend. To improve, ensure better grammatical accuracy regarding verb tenses (e.g., 'While we were studying' instead of 'While we are studying') and subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'senior go to monastery to offer Monk' should be 'seniors go to monasteries to make offerings to monks'). Additionally, watch for minor spelling errors such as 'memorary' instead of 'memorable'.

Coherence & Cohesion

The letter follows the required structure and addresses all bullet points from the task. However, the flow is somewhat disrupted by abrupt sentence transitions and punctuation errors (e.g., missing spaces after periods). To improve, use more cohesive devices such as 'In addition,' 'Furthermore,' or 'Regarding the tradition,' to link your ideas more smoothly. Ensure that each paragraph has a clear central theme that flows logically into the next.

Lexical Resource

You have attempted to use some nice expressions like 'radiant health' and 'fun and frolic,' which shows good intent. However, there are several instances of incorrect word choices and spelling errors (e.g., 'sprits' instead of 'spirits', 'monestary' instead of 'monastery', 'memorary' instead of 'memorable'). Try to focus on accuracy in your word choices and ensure that the vocabulary used is natural in context. For example, instead of 'water spreading festival,' 'water festival' is more common.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Grammatical errors are frequent and occasionally make it difficult to understand the intended meaning. There are issues with subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'it... take 4 days' should be 'takes'), tense consistency (e.g., 'While we are studying together last year' should be 'While we were studying'), and preposition usage (e.g., 'writing to this letter' should be 'writing this letter'). To improve, practice using a variety of sentence structures and pay close attention to basic grammar rules such as verb tenses and singular/plural agreement.

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