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Band 6+: You arranged to visit a friend in Canada but an important event at home now means that you must change the dates of the visit. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter • explain the important event • apologise for the situation • suggest a new arrangement

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Dear Raman,

I hope you are doing well.

I am writing this letter to tell you that, I am very excited to meet you this summer. I already packed my bags but unfortunately, I have to cancel the trip because some urgent work come up at my workplace. My boss wants me deal with clients coming form Japan and no other senior employee is available to deal with them. So, they asked me to cancel my trip in May and take it in June.

I know you already planned everthing for the trip and pre booked our activities for whole trip, you also invited aunt Sona for the trip. I apologies for any inconvenience this may have cause you but, instead of May 4th to 16th I will come in June from 7th to 18th. We will have all the fun and make memories and I will reschedule all the activities and apologise to aunt Sona as well.

Thank you for your understanding.

Best Wishes,

Jassi

Word Count: 166

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B1 - Intermediate
Using more sophisticated words could be beneficial.

Grammar Mistakes: N/A

Vocabulary Repetition:
No noticeable repetition! Great job!

Task Response

The letter addresses all three requirements of the task: it explains the event (work commitment), apologizes for the inconvenience, and suggests new dates. The tone is appropriate for a letter to a friend. To improve and reach a higher score, ensure better grammatical accuracy regarding verb tenses (e.g., 'some urgent work has come up' instead of 'come up', and 'this may have caused' instead of 'cause') and refine sentence structures to avoid minor run-on sentences. Additionally, expanding slightly more on the 'new arrangement' (such as suggesting how you will handle the costs of rescheduling) would make the response even more robust.

Coherence & Cohesion

The letter follows a logical progression and addresses all parts of the prompt. However, the flow is somewhat disrupted by punctuation errors (such as unnecessary commas after 'that') and run-on sentences. To improve, try to use a wider variety of cohesive devices and ensure that each sentence is clearly separated to avoid a 'choppy' reading experience. Using more sophisticated linking words instead of just 'So' or 'But' would enhance the flow.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary used is appropriate for an informal letter to a friend, and the message is clear. However, there is some repetition and a lack of sophisticated phrasing. For example, 'deal with' is used twice in close proximity. To reach a higher band, aim to use more idiomatic expressions and varied synonyms (e.g., instead of 'deal with clients,' you could use 'manage client relations' or 'attend to our Japanese clients').

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

There are several grammatical inaccuracies that affect the overall quality. Issues include tense consistency (e.g., 'work come up' should be 'work has come up'), subject-verb agreement, and word forms (e.g., 'I apologies' should be 'I apologize'). There are also errors in preposition usage and spelling (e.g., 'form' instead of 'from'). Focus on mastering basic verb tenses and ensuring that your sentence structures are grammatically sound before attempting more complex arrangements.

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