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Band 5+: You have recently moved to a new city for work and have been feeling homesick. Write a letter to a close friend from your hometown. In your letter: describe your new living situation explain why you've been feeling homesick suggest a time when your friend could visit you Write at least 150 words.

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Dear Zul,

How have you been? I hope you and your family doing well.

I am writing this letter to tell you what is new in my life. I recently moved to a new city called Darkhan. And I’m working new company as an interesting position.

My old hometown had too much traffic and air pollution especially at winter, you know. It was too stressful and bad environment for my children. When my children got flu at last winter, I had already diceded to move to a new city. I searched city that have fresh air, and no traffic. So I found darkhan city about six months ago and we moved.

When we moved to the Darkhan city, I was immediately looking for work. I found a job in travel company. I have been working here as a coordinator of project position about 5 months. It is so interesting and new for me. Unfortunetaly, the salary is a little bit low for me.

Nevertheless, I feel more safe than before I was. Please reply for my letter my friend.

Best wishes

Emily

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

Vocabulary Repetition:

darkhan: 3

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Task Response

The letter addresses all three prompts required by the task: the reason for moving, a description of the job, and feelings about the new life. The response is relevant and follows a logical structure. However, to improve the score, the candidate should aim to expand more on the 'feelings' aspect to provide a more well-rounded response and ensure that all bullet points are developed with sufficient detail. Additionally, while the task achievement is clear, improving grammatical accuracy (e.g., 'I'm working at a new company in an interesting position' instead of 'working new company as an interesting position') and vocabulary precision would enhance the overall quality of the response.

Coherence & Cohesion

The letter follows a logical progression, addressing all three bullet points from the task. However, the transitions between sentences are somewhat abrupt. To improve, use a wider variety of cohesive devices (e.g., 'Because of this,' 'As a result,' or 'Regarding my job') to link your ideas more smoothly. Additionally, ensure that each paragraph has a clear central topic to help the reader follow your narrative effortlessly.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary used is functional and allows the reader to understand the message, but it is quite basic and repetitive (e.g., using 'new city' and 'moved' multiple times). To reach a higher band, try to use more varied and sophisticated synonyms. For example, instead of 'bad environment,' you could use 'unhealthy living conditions,' or instead of 'interesting position,' you could use 'rewarding role' or 'engaging occupation.'

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

There are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text, particularly with verb tenses (e.g., 'you and your family doing well' should be 'are doing well'), article usage ('a travel company'), and word forms ('diceded' instead of 'decided'). There are also issues with sentence structure and preposition use. Focus on mastering basic sentence structures and subject-verb agreement. Practicing the use of different tenses (past simple for the move, present perfect for the job duration) will significantly improve your accuracy.

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