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Band 7+: You recently stayed with a childhood friend for a few days. Write a letter to this friend. In your letter: Thank your friend for letting you stay with them. refer to something enjoyable that you did while staying with him/her invite your friend to visit you

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Hi dear Neha,

How are you? I hope you are doing well. I am writing this letter to express my thanks to you for letting me stay with you when I came here for my business purposes. I really enjoyed the time I spent with you, especially at night after dinner while playing chess with you. We got a chance to live together after a long time. Those are lifetime memories for me.

I also want you to come to my place whenever you have time, so that we can also spend some time together. There are several places to visit where we can go together. There are also a number of cuisines available at my place; we can try those ones as well. I hope you will come soon to visit me.

Yours sincerely,

Kamalpreet Kaur

Word Count: 137

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Overall Band Score

7.5

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

Vocabulary Repetition:

together: 3

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Task Response

The letter successfully addresses all three required points: thanking the friend, mentioning a specific enjoyable activity (playing chess), and extending an invitation. The tone is warm and appropriate for a personal letter. There are minor lapses such as the phrasing 'I am writing this letter to express my thanks' which is slightly formal, and 'we can also spend some time together' could be more specific. However, these do not detract significantly from the overall task achievement. To improve, consider making the invitation more engaging and adding a more personal closing. The letter falls short of the required 150 words.

Coherence & Cohesion

The letter is generally easy to follow, with a clear structure: thanks, a specific enjoyable memory, and an invitation. Paragraphing is appropriate, with one paragraph for the thanks and enjoyable activity and another for the invitation. Transitions could be slightly more varied to enhance fluidity, but overall coherence is strong.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is appropriate and clear, with some good phrases like 'lifetime memories' and 'several places to visit'. There is room for more sophisticated and natural phrasing, e.g., 'for business purposes' could be 'on a business trip', and 'come to my place' is a bit informal. A wider range of expressions would elevate the response. Boost vocabulary complexity to elevate the overall score.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The letter uses a variety of sentence structures, including complex sentences, and grammar is mostly accurate. Minor improvements could be made: 'expressing my thanks' is slightly awkward; 'we can also spend some time together' could be 'so we can spend time together' for conciseness, and 'especially at night after dinner while playing chess' might read more smoothly as 'especially playing chess after dinner at night'. Overall, the grammar is controlled with only minor errors.

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