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Band 7+: You are planning to host a farewell party for a colleague who is leaving the company. Write a letter to your manager requesting permission to use the company's conference room for the party. In your letter, state the purpose of the party, describe the arrangements you have in mind (date, time, number of people), and explain why holding the party at the office would be convenient.

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Good Morning Mam,I hope you are doing well.I am writing to ask for your permission to hold a small farewell party in our office for my colleague,who is leaving the company next week.We would like to thank our colleague for the support and friendship shown to us during the time at the company. The party will be a small gathering with our team.We are planning to hold the party on Friday at 5:30 p.m., after office hours, so it will not disturb anyone’s work.We will make sure the office is clean after the party. We will also keep the event short and avoid making too much noise. We will take full responsibility for cleaning up and ensuring everything is back to normal.I kindly request you to allow us to organize this farewell party. Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to your positive response.

yours sincerely,

sathana.

Word Count: 150

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Overall Band Score

7.5

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

Vocabulary Repetition:

party: 5

office: 3

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Task Response

The letter fully addresses all parts of the task. The reason for the party is clearly stated, a specific date and time are proposed, and the candidate provides a clear plan for managing both cleanup and work disruption. The tone is appropriate for a letter to a manager, and the information is presented logically. To further improve, the candidate could consider using more varied vocabulary or more formal sign-offs (e.g., 'Yours sincerely' with capital letters), but these are minor stylistic points that do not detract from the overall excellence of the response.

Coherence & Cohesion

The letter is logically organized and follows the requirements of the prompt. The progression from the purpose of the letter to the specific details and the closing is clear. However, the paragraphing is quite dense; using separate paragraphs for the reason, the logistics (date/time), and the cleanup plan would improve the visual flow and readability. Additionally, some sentences are somewhat repetitive in structure (e.g., starting multiple sentences with 'We will...'). Varying your sentence starters would enhance the cohesion.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary used is appropriate for the context and the tone is respectful. You have successfully communicated all necessary points. To reach a higher band, try to incorporate more sophisticated or idiomatic professional expressions. For example, instead of 'disturb anyone's work,' you could use 'minimize disruption to daily operations,' or instead of 'make sure the office is clean,' you could use 'ensure the workspace is restored to its original state.' Boost vocabulary complexity to elevate the overall score.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The grammar is generally accurate, and the meaning is always clear. There are minor issues with punctuation (e.g., a missing space after a comma in 'colleague,who') and capitalization (e.g., 'yours sincerely' and 'sathana' should be 'Yours sincerely' and 'Sathana'). While the sentences are correct, they are mostly simple or compound. Incorporating more complex sentence structures, such as conditional sentences (e.g., 'Should you have any concerns regarding...') or relative clauses, would demonstrate a higher level of grammatical control.

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