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Band 6+: You want to start your own business. Write a letter to a friend. In your letter: tell him/her about your business explain why you think it is a good idea and ask him/her for some help or advice

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Dear John,

I hope you are doing well. It was my pleasure to meet you last week. After the discussion, we had last Friday. I am thinking to start my own cleaning business.

As i am living in a metropolitan city and i think It is a great opportunity to run a cleaning business because there are plenty of people who needs assistance in cleaning their houses. I have discussed this business model with my wife and she is excited to join with me. However, we are lacking for advertisement and I think you you can help us for the advertisement on social media platforms because you are already working in media. Moreover, you have millions of follower on social media.

We would be very thankful to you if you agree to do the advertisement. We don’t expect you to do it for free. I will pay you for that.

I look forward hearing from you and hope you will accept my offer.

Yours faithfully,

Jashan

Word Count: 166

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

Grammar Mistakes: N/A

Vocabulary Repetition:

cleaning: 3

advertisement: 3

Try using synonyms for the above words

Task Response

The letter covers all three required points: it tells the friend about the cleaning business, explains why it's a good idea (high demand in a metropolitan city), and asks for help with advertising. The tone is appropriate for a friend, and the structure is clear. However, there are some minor lapses: the opening is a bit awkward ('It was my pleasure to meet you last week. After the discussion, we had last Friday.'), and the request for help could be more specific (e.g., what kind of advertisement, timeline, or budget). To improve, make the letter more natural and detailed, and ensure the closing matches the tone (since you address the friend by name, 'Yours sincerely' would be more appropriate than 'Yours faithfully').

Coherence & Cohesion

The letter is generally easy to follow, but there are some issues with sentence structure and paragraphing. The first paragraph contains a run-on sentence and an incomplete thought ('After the discussion, we had last Friday.'). The second paragraph is a single long sentence that could be broken down for clarity. The final paragraph is brief but clear. To improve, use clear paragraph breaks and ensure each paragraph has a single main idea. Also, use cohesive devices (e.g., 'Firstly', 'In addition', 'However') to link ideas more smoothly.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is adequate for the task, with some good choices such as 'metropolitan city', 'opportunity', and 'assistance'. However, there is repetition (e.g., 'advertisement' used multiple times) and some awkward phrasing (e.g., 'we are lacking for advertisement', 'you you can help us'). To improve, use a wider range of synonyms (e.g., 'promotion', 'marketing', 'campaign') and more natural collocations (e.g., 'lack advertising' or 'need help with advertising').

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

There are several grammar errors that affect clarity. Examples include: 'I am thinking to start' should be 'I am thinking of starting'; 'As i am living' should be 'As I live' (capitalization and tense); 'people who needs' should be 'people who need'; 'we are lacking for advertisement' should be 'we lack advertising' or 'we are lacking in advertising'; 'you you can help' is a typo; 'I look forward hearing' should be 'I look forward to hearing'. Punctuation is also inconsistent (e.g., missing commas). To improve, review subject-verb agreement, prepositions, and sentence boundaries.

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