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Band 7+: You have recently started a new hobby (such as photography, cooking, or hiking) and want to invite a colleague to join your local club's upcoming social outing. Write a letter to your colleague inviting them to the outing. You should include details about: - what the hobby is and how you got involved - details of the upcoming social event (where and when) - why you think they would enjoy participating.

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Hi Tom,

How have you been? I hope you are doing well. I am writing this email to invite you to join the local photography hobby club that I recently joined.

The club is for people who enjoy landscape photography and would like improve their skills. We usually meet every weekend to learn about the camera setting, Composition and photo editing techniques.

There is an upcomming social event next Saturday at 9 a.m. at the national park. This event will include a landscape photography lesson and group lunch after the photo walk.

I think you would really enjoy this event because you have a mirrorless camera and you have always been interested in natural photography. I would also be a great opportunity for us to spending time together and meet other photography

I hope you can join us. Please let me know if you are interested.

Best regards,

Matt

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B2 - Upper Intermediate
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Grammar Mistakes: N/A

Vocabulary Repetition:

photography: 4

would: 3

event: 3

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Task Response

The letter addresses all parts of the task effectively. You have clearly explained the nature of the club, provided specific details for the social event, and given relevant reasons why your friend would be interested. The tone is appropriate for a letter to a friend. To improve and reach a higher score, ensure the letter is fully completed; the final sentence of the fourth paragraph ('...meet other photography') is cut off and appears to be an unfinished thought. Additionally, pay close attention to minor grammatical errors, such as 'would like improve' (should be 'would like to improve') and 'spending time' (should be 'spend time'). The letter falls short of the required 150 words.

Coherence & Cohesion

The letter is logically organized, and the progression of ideas is clear. You have addressed all three bullet points from the task prompt in a structured manner. However, the transition between the description of the event and the reasons why the friend would enjoy it could be smoother. Additionally, the final sentence of the penultimate paragraph is incomplete ('...meet other photography'), which disrupts the flow and coherence of the conclusion.

Lexical Resource

You have used a good range of topic-specific vocabulary, such as 'landscape photography', 'camera setting', 'composition', and 'photo editing techniques'. To reach a higher band, aim for more sophisticated collocations and ensure spelling accuracy (e.g., 'upcoming' instead of 'upcomming'). Be careful with word forms; for instance, 'natural photography' is understandable, but 'nature photography' would be more natural in this context.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The letter demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are several grammatical inaccuracies that prevent a higher score. Specifically, look out for: 1) Infinitive errors ('would like improve' should be 'would like to improve'), 2) Article usage ('the camera setting' should be 'camera settings'), 3) Subject-verb/Pronoun agreement ('I would also be a great opportunity' should be 'It would also be...'), and 4) Gerund usage ('opportunity for us to spending' should be 'opportunity for us to spend'). Improving these foundational areas will significantly increase your accuracy.

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