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Band 6+: You recently borrowed a book from a friend, but you accidentally damaged it. Write an email to your friend. In your email: explain what happened to the book apologise for the damage say what you will do to fix the problem

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Dear Anna,

How are you? Hope you are doing well. Please convey my regards to your family, especially you mother.

I am writing to express my sincere apology for damaging your favourite book you had given me. Unfortunately, some of the pages have been torn and separated from the binding. I could completely understand how you feel after knowing this, but I understand my mistake, and this will note happened again.

My cousin and her baby visited my home last day. When I was talking with cousin, baby took the book from the table. She pulled the pages hard and tore the pages. Even though it was an accident, I am responsible for your loss.

I would like to apologize from the bottom of my heart. I completely know that the book is important for you. Although the book was a gift from your friend, I would love to buy a series of book ” The Garden” for you. I can’t do anything else rather than giving the damaged book back to you for the memories. I hope you understand my situation.

I look forward to meeting you soon in person.

yours

Nadusha

Word Count: 193

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Overall Band Score

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B1 - Intermediate
Using more sophisticated words could be beneficial.

Grammar Mistakes: N/A

Vocabulary Repetition:

pages: 3

understand: 3

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Task Response

The letter addresses all three bullet points: it apologizes, explains the damage, and suggests a resolution. The tone is appropriate and the letter is generally clear. However, there are some lapses in clarity and accuracy (e.g., 'this will note happened again' should be 'this will not happen again', 'last day' should be 'yesterday', and 'you mother' should be 'your mother'). The suggestion to buy a series of books is relevant, but the phrase 'I can't do anything else rather than giving the damaged book back' is awkward and could be more clearly expressed. To improve, ensure grammatical accuracy and refine phrasing for better coherence.

Coherence & Cohesion

The letter is logically organized with clear paragraphs for apology, explanation, and resolution. However, the flow is sometimes disrupted by awkward phrasing and minor lapses in cohesion (e.g., 'I could completely understand how you feel after knowing this, but I understand my mistake, and this will note happened again.'). The greeting and closing are appropriate, but the overall message could be more smoothly connected.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is adequate and generally appropriate for the task, with some good attempts at formal apology language (e.g., 'express my sincere apology', 'from the bottom of my heart'). However, there are some inaccuracies and informal choices (e.g., 'you mother', 'last day', 'a series of book') that reduce precision. A wider range of precise vocabulary would improve the response.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

There are several grammatical errors that affect clarity, such as 'you mother' (should be 'your mother'), 'this will note happened again' (should be 'this will not happen again'), 'baby took the book' (tense inconsistency), and 'I would love to buy a series of book' (should be 'a series of books'). Punctuation is mostly correct, but the range of sentence structures is limited. More varied and accurate grammar would enhance the response.

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