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Band 5+: You are planning a weekend camping trip with your family and want to invite your cousin and their family to join you. Write a letter to your cousin inviting them to the camping trip. You should include details about: - Where the camping trip will be and why it's a good location - When the trip will take place and how long it will last - What activities you have planned and what they should bring.

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Dear Cousin, how are you? i hope you’re good, it’s been so long that we haven’t get together with our families, so therefor I’m planning to have a camping trip with my family and hoping that you and your family can join us. It will be great to have all of us families gather in one place, i mean when was the last time we see each other?

The camping trip will be at the forest in Lembang, Bandung. Where we can enjoy the beautifull of nature and i hope that it can make us more intimate and remember the old good times where we used to have camping family trip when we were young. The camping trip is for two days on 25th – 26th of December, i hope you have time on those days.

Don’t worry about what we’ll be doing on the camping trip, because i already preapare variety of activities to accompany us during the camping trip so it won’t be boring. All ypu need to bring is your sport wears, hiking shoes, two pair of clean clothes, don’t forget to bring lots of snacks, and if you don’t mind can you also bring your barbeque equipment.

So that’s all for the information for the camping family trip, if you have any question just hit me up, okay. I hope you and your family can join us.

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

Vocabulary Repetition:

camping: 7

family: 5

bring: 3

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Task Response

The letter appropriately covers all the requirements of the task, providing relevant details about the camping trip's location, timing, planned activities, and what to bring. The tone is friendly and inviting. Minor improvements could be made in terms of organization and sentence structure for enhanced clarity.

Coherence & Cohesion

The letter generally conveys the main points, but the organization could be improved for better flow. Consider using more explicit transitions between paragraphs to guide the reader. For example, after introducing the trip, you could start a new paragraph with a clear topic sentence about the location. Also, ensure each paragraph focuses on a single aspect of the trip (location, time, activities) to maintain clarity.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is adequate for the task, but there's room to enhance it with more descriptive and varied language. For instance, instead of 'beautifull of nature,' you could use 'stunning natural scenery' or 'picturesque landscapes.' Try to incorporate more specific and engaging vocabulary related to camping and outdoor activities to make the invitation more appealing.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The letter contains several grammatical errors that affect clarity. Focus on improving sentence structure, subject-verb agreement, and correct use of articles and prepositions. For example, 'we haven't get together' should be 'we haven't gotten together' or 'we haven't been together.' Pay close attention to punctuation, especially commas and apostrophes, to avoid run-on sentences and improve readability.

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