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Band 6+: You have just spent a week with a friend on holiday. When you got home, you realised that you had left your wallet there. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter: ● thank your friend for the holiday ● explain that you left your wallet in their house ● give them instructions for how to send it back to you

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Dear Sara,

I hope you are doing well.

Thank you for those wonderful and memorable four days to remember. To be honest, I enjoyed a lot during those times which I spent with you. As you know, I was going through such a hardship and the holiday gave me so much relief. It is worth considering to have such gatherings in the future if possible.

Sadly I forgot my wallet there in your house. Soon after I reached home, I realised that I haven’t got my wallet with me and kept it in the wardrobe of your guest room.

As I haven’t got anything important in the wallet, it is not an urgent matter for me. Though, you are planning to come here please bring the wallet. Otherwise I will ask my colleague to come and collect it, as she told me she will visit there next month.

Did you start work after your holidays.? Hopefully we can meet soon.

With love,

Rumissa.

Word Count: 163

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Overall Band Score

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

Vocabulary Repetition:

wallet: 4

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Task Response

The letter covers all three required points: thanking the friend, explaining the left wallet, and giving instructions for return. The tone is friendly and appropriate. However, there are some lapses: the instructions for returning the wallet are somewhat vague (e.g., 'please bring the wallet' or 'my colleague will collect it' could be more specific, such as providing a convenient time or address). Additionally, the phrase 'four days' contradicts the 'week' mentioned in the task, and the closing question about work is irrelevant. To improve, ensure all details align with the task and provide clearer, more direct instructions for the wallet's return.

Coherence & Cohesion

The letter is generally easy to follow, but there are some lapses in coherence. The opening thanks are clear, but the phrase 'those wonderful and memorable four days to remember' is slightly awkward. The transition from thanking to explaining the lost wallet is abrupt ('Sadly I forgot...'). The instructions for returning the wallet are somewhat unclear: 'you are planning to come here please bring the wallet' is a conditional that is not clearly expressed, and the alternative of a colleague collecting it is introduced without a clear link. The closing question about work is a bit disconnected from the main purpose. To improve, use clearer paragraphing and logical connectors (e.g., 'Firstly', 'In addition', 'If not') to guide the reader.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is adequate for the task, with some good attempts at natural phrasing (e.g., 'going through such a hardship', 'gave me so much relief'). However, there are some inaccuracies and awkward expressions: 'four days to remember' is redundant, 'It is worth considering to have such gatherings' is not idiomatic, and 'I haven't got anything important in the wallet' is informal and slightly repetitive. The range of vocabulary is limited, and more precise words could be used (e.g., 'memorable trip', 'retrieve', 'arrange collection'). To improve, expand your lexical range and use more formal or precise terms where appropriate. Boost vocabulary complexity to elevate the overall score.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

There are several grammatical errors and punctuation issues that affect clarity. Examples include: 'I enjoyed a lot during those times' (should be 'I enjoyed myself a lot' or 'I enjoyed those times'), 'I haven't got my wallet' (tense inconsistency, should be 'I didn't have' or 'I realized I had left'), 'kept it in the wardrobe' (missing subject, should be 'I kept it'), 'you are planning to come here please bring' (missing conditional structure, e.g., 'If you are planning to come here, please bring'), and 'Did you start work after your holidays.?' (incorrect punctuation). The range of sentence structures is limited, with many simple sentences. To improve, practice using a variety of complex structures and proofread for punctuation and tense consistency.

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