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Band 4+: You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. A good friend has just changed schools and is having difficulty fitting in and needs your advice. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter • make suggestions as to how they could make friends • suggest joining clubs, participating in school activities • give any extra general advice You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear..., You should write at least 150 words.

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Dear my best friend,

How are you? Recently I got information that you changed your school, it was a good information to me because your previous school was not on the level we wanted. It is not easy to be fitting in new community the reason why i write this lettre to you. kindly approch your classmate in different maner like being active in your lessons, partipate in different discipline like volleball, basketball, debate club and help others while it is needed.

As we talked, our aim was to get a good knowledge that is fitting in your future goal, i think you will be confortable there, do not hestate to ask your teachers on the subject which you had not understand, kindly do your assignment on time. Don,t loose your time in wrong activities and don’t be one of bad group’s member.

have a good day.

Your best friend.

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Word Count: 153

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

Grammar Mistakes: N/A

Vocabulary Repetition:
No noticeable repetition! Great job!

Task Response

The letter addresses all three bullet points, but the development of these ideas is quite thin. While you suggest joining clubs and being active, the explanations are brief and lack the natural flow expected in a letter to a friend. The tone is somewhat inconsistent; it fluctuates between friendly advice and a list of commands, which can feel slightly unnatural for a close friendship. To improve, try to expand on your suggestions by providing more context or personal anecdotes (e.g., 'When I joined the basketball team, I met my best friend...'). Additionally, ensure you focus on the word count requirement, as the current response is quite short, and work on improving grammatical accuracy and spelling (e.g., 'lettre', 'approch', 'maner', 'partipate') to ensure your ideas are communicated clearly.

Coherence & Cohesion

The letter follows the basic structure of a letter, but the flow of ideas is somewhat disjointed. The transition between discussing the school change and giving advice is abrupt. To improve, use more cohesive devices (e.g., 'Firstly,' 'In addition,' 'Furthermore') to link your suggestions. Additionally, ensure that each paragraph has a clear central topic. Avoid run-on sentences by using full stops to separate distinct ideas.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary used is quite basic and contains several spelling errors (e.g., 'lettre', 'approch', 'maner', 'partipate', 'volleball', 'confortable', 'hestate', 'loose'). There is also some awkward phrasing, such as 'it was a good information to me'. To improve, focus on learning the correct spelling of common words and try to use a wider range of synonyms. For example, instead of 'good information', you could use 'I was pleased to hear'. Instead of 'wrong activities', you could use 'distractions' or 'unproductive habits'.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

There are significant grammatical issues throughout the text, including errors in sentence structure, punctuation, and capitalization (e.g., 'i' instead of 'I', 'Don,t' instead of 'Don't'). The use of commas to join independent clauses (comma splices) makes the text difficult to read. You should practice using a variety of sentence structures, such as complex sentences using subordinating conjunctions (e.g., 'Since you are in a new environment, you might find it helpful to...'). Pay close attention to subject-verb agreement and the correct use of articles.

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