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Band 5+: You have been asked to organize a small gathering of former classmates to celebrate a recent achievement of your old university professor. You want to invite a classmate who lives in another city. Write a letter to this classmate inviting them to the celebration. Include the occasion and why the professor deserves this celebration, the date, time, and location of the gathering, and what they might need to arrange, such as travel or accommodation, and how you can help.

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Hi Anvvhi,

Hope you are doing well! It’s been long time that we all met and each one of us are occupied with busy schedule and job in their life.

So, I’am writing this letter to let you know that our university maths professor who received a gold medel from the predistent of India last month. on this occasion we 2025 batch mets decided to celebrate his success on his special achievement. Has he was our best professor compare to all other lecturers he was the point of contact for all our problem solving, that is reason we all scored 90% above in maths for his excellent teaching skills. As you are out of city on job just wanted to make sure that you’re prenence is must.

The occasion is on sunday the 20th of october 2026, at 12 noon, at Park Revenue Gardens.

If you be here for one week before we can arrange the event by sharing the work equally and finish it on time without any disturbances. we need to arrange chairs, back ground decoration in a unique way, speech and I guess you are the perfect person to write the speech for our professor and also need to arrange the accommodation for other lecturers who come from other cities and feel hospitality.

Hope you will be here on time and looking forward to see you here on time for the arrangements.

Thank you,

Preethi.

Word Count: 238

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

Vocabulary Repetition:

professor: 3

other: 3

arrange: 3

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Task Response

The letter addresses the main requirements of the task: it explains the occasion (the professor's award), provides the date, time, and location, and mentions travel/accommodation arrangements. However, there are several lapses in clarity and accuracy. The reason for the celebration is somewhat unclear (the professor received a gold medal from the President of India, but the specific achievement is not clearly stated). The date is given as 'sunday the 20th of october 2026', which is not a Sunday, and the year seems far in the future. The section about what the classmate needs to arrange is vague and focuses more on event tasks (writing a speech, arranging accommodation for other lecturers) rather than the classmate's own travel and accommodation. The tone is informal and friendly, which is appropriate, but the letter contains numerous grammatical and spelling errors that affect clarity. To improve, ensure the occasion is clearly explained, provide accurate and realistic details, and directly address the classmate's travel and accommodation needs, offering specific help.

Coherence & Cohesion

The letter has a logical structure with a clear introduction, body, and closing. However, the flow is sometimes disrupted by abrupt transitions and unclear references (e.g., 'that is reason we all scored 90% above in maths for his excellent teaching skills'). The paragraphing is not effectively managed, as the second paragraph contains multiple ideas that could be separated. To improve, use clear topic sentences and ensure each paragraph focuses on a single main idea. Additionally, use cohesive devices (e.g., 'Firstly', 'Moreover', 'In addition') to link ideas more smoothly.

Lexical Resource

The letter uses a range of vocabulary appropriate for the task, but there are several inaccuracies and awkward phrasings (e.g., 'mets', 'prenence', 'predistent', 'back ground decoration'). Some word choices are informal or imprecise (e.g., 'feel hospitality'). To improve, expand your vocabulary and use more precise and formal terms. For example, use 'gathering' instead of 'mets', 'presence' instead of 'prenence', and 'background decoration' instead of 'back ground decoration'. Also, avoid repetition and use synonyms to demonstrate a wider lexical range.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The letter contains numerous grammatical errors and punctuation issues that affect clarity. Examples include subject-verb agreement ('each one of us are occupied'), incorrect verb tense ('who received' should be 'who has received'), and missing articles ('on this occasion we 2025 batch mets decided' should be 'on this occasion, we, the 2025 batch, have decided'). There are also spelling errors ('medel', 'predistent', 'prenence') and incorrect use of punctuation (e.g., missing commas). To improve, review basic grammar rules, practice using a variety of sentence structures, and proofread your work to correct errors. Using complex sentences correctly will enhance your grammatical range.

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