Band 9: Write a letter to your friend expressing your inability to meet on a particular date. Your friend was supposed to visit you soon, but due to some personal problems, you can?t meet him/her on the specified date. Write a letter to him or her explaining the situation. In your letter, you have to: - Apologies to your friend. - Explain why it?s not possible to meet now. - Suggest an alternative date for the meeting.

Dear John,

I hope this message finds you well. It has been quite a while since we last saw each other, and I was looking forward to your trip to see me next week as we had discussed. However, I regret to inform you that we will need to cancel our plan for this time. Please accept my sincere apologies.

The reason for our change in plans is that my IELTS exam has been rescheduled to the same date you were planning to visit. As you know, my exam was previously canceled due to a technical error, and the test center will be conducting the exam next week. Unfortunately, I have no other options.

On a brighter note, we can still meet during the first week of January when we both have the New Year’s holidays. It would be wonderful to spend that precious time together.

Once again, I am truly sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.

I look forward to meeting you soon.

Yours sincerely,

Simran