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Band 4+: You were supposed to attend your friend's wedding but missed it due to unforeseen circumstances. Write a letter to your friend apologizing for your absence. You should include details about: - why you couldn't make it to the wedding - how you feel about missing such a special occasion - what you plan to do to celebrate with your friend later.

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Dear Anna,

I hope this letter find you well. I miss you so much, it’s been a long time we don’t meet. Congratulation for you wedding, you have a great husband. I am writing this letter to inform you about my obstacle at that day.

Two days ago my sister come to my home from Indonesia. She doesn’t call me before she flight to Australia. So, i have to take her in airport at 5 p.m. However, her plane is delay in Jakarta that i have to waiting for her for 2 hour.

Honestly, i am done prepare my special dress to come to your special day. I am sorry to skip your wedding. it’s sure to be an exciting event, right? I hope to be there to see you at your wedding dream and with your favorite man since high school.

In the next weekend, we have go to the beach with our family and of course with your beloved Husband. We must do something fun together like barbaque, dancing on the floor with your playlist, and eating dissert without limit.

Onces again, i am sorry to miss your special day. See you next week.

Big hug,

Fahira

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Overall Band Score

4.5

(+/- 0.5)

Vocabulary Complexity:
A1 - Beginner
Aim to use more advanced language.

Grammar Mistakes: N/A

Vocabulary Repetition:

wedding: 3

special: 3

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Task Response

5.5

The letter addresses all parts of the task, but some details could be more clearly explained and elaborated to improve the overall response.

Coherence & Cohesion

4.5

The letter's message is mostly understandable, but the flow could be improved with better transitions and paragraphing. The numerous grammatical errors impact the overall coherence.

Lexical Resource

5

The vocabulary used is adequate, but a wider range and more precise word choices would enhance the letter's sophistication and impact.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

3

The letter contains numerous grammatical errors that affect clarity and fluency. Improved grammatical accuracy is needed to achieve a higher score.

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