Letter

Band 4+: You attended a formal dinner party hosted by a colleague, but you arrived very late and had to leave early. Write a letter to your colleague apologizing for your behavior. You should include details about: - why you were late and why you had to leave early - how much you enjoyed the evening despite the circumstances - an invitation to meet up another time to make amends.

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Dear Sir or Madam,

I writhe this letter with regard to the party that you invited this weekend. I replyed you to be able to meet you on Saturday night. Unfortunately, I cannot present to the evening meeting. My parants are required to be my grandmother’s place due to her ilness, so I must take care about my father’s dogs during the weekend.

I am really depressed about this happenig. I knew that there will be other department employees and they are going to have a presentation for the next project. I studied their guid booklet for the presentation and made some questions for my knowlegment for the new project.

To catch up there plan, I will invite you and the other personnels who perfomed the presentation for dinner next saturday. If you are not available, please inform me. I would like to have some conversation with you conents of the meeting and new project.

Yours faithfully

James Han

Word Count: 159

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

Vocabulary Repetition:

presentation: 3

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Task Response

The letter addresses all three bullet points required by the task. However, there are issues with the tone and the logical development of the content. The prompt specifies the host is a 'colleague,' yet the letter uses a very formal 'Dear Sir or Madam' and 'Yours faithfully,' which is more appropriate for a stranger than a professional acquaintance. Additionally, the explanation for the absence (taking care of dogs because parents are at a grandmother's house) feels slightly weak for a formal apology. To improve, ensure the tone is consistent with the relationship described in the prompt (semi-formal/professional) and focus on making the reasons and the 'make-up' offer sound more natural and logically connected to the context of a formal dinner.

Coherence & Cohesion

The letter follows the required structure by addressing all three bullet points, but the flow of ideas is hindered by poor sentence construction. The connection between the reason for absence (taking care of dogs) and the feeling of missing the event (missing a project presentation) is somewhat disjointed. To improve, use more effective cohesive devices and ensure that each paragraph has a clear, logical progression. For example, instead of jumping straight to the project details, use a transition like 'I was particularly looking forward to this event because...'.

Lexical Resource

There are significant issues with spelling (e.g., 'writhe' instead of 'write', 'replyed' instead of 'replied', 'parants' instead of 'parents', 'ilness' instead of 'illness', 'knowlegment' instead of 'knowledge') and word choice (e.g., 'personnels', 'conents'). The vocabulary is quite limited and often used incorrectly, which can make it difficult for the reader to understand the intended meaning. Focus on learning the correct spelling of common words and practicing collocations (words that naturally go together), such as 'make up for' instead of 'catch up there plan'.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The letter contains frequent grammatical errors in almost every sentence. There are issues with verb tenses (e.g., 'I writhe' instead of 'I am writing', 'I knew that there will be' instead of 'I knew there would be'), preposition usage ('take care about' instead of 'take care of'), and sentence structure. To improve, work on subject-verb agreement and the consistent use of past and future tenses. Additionally, pay attention to the tone; since the task involves a colleague, a semi-formal tone (using 'Dear [Name]' and 'Best regards') might be more appropriate than the very formal 'Dear Sir or Madam' and 'Yours faithfully'.

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