Letter

Band 6+: You were supposed to meet your friend for dinner last week, but you had to cancel at the last minute. Write a letter to your friend apologizing for canceling the dinner. You should include details about: - Why you had to cancel the dinner at the last minute - How you felt about the situation - When you can reschedule the dinner

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Dear Dami, Rise & Tife,

Hope y’all are doing great? I just wanted to apologise and inform you guys that i won’t be able to host the dinner party tonight anymore due to some unforseen circumstances.

I received an emergency call from my sister, Timini about my Dad’s health condition and i have to be present with immediate effect. I know we havn’t seen for a while now and we’ve been planning a dinner party for over two months to make these gathering a memorable but unfortunately i let you all down. I feel so sad and unhappy at the moment.

However, i promise to make it up as soon as my Dad is fine. Y’all know i’m the life of the party and i can’t let this moment pass by just like that. I’m thinking if we can come together in two weeks time which is on the 15th of next month for the dinner party, all additional expenses will be on me.

Once again, i’m truly sorry and i hope to hear from you all soon.

Best Regards,

Oyindamola

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B1 - Intermediate
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Grammar Mistakes: N/A

Vocabulary Repetition:

party: 4

dinner: 3

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Task Response

Your letter effectively addresses all three required points: the emergency (father's health), the apology (expressing sadness and regret), and the plan to make up (rescheduling in two weeks with expenses covered). The tone is appropriately apologetic and friendly, and the letter is well-organized. To achieve a higher score, consider minor improvements: use more formal and precise language (e.g., 'unforeseen' instead of 'unforseen', 'I have not seen you' instead of 'we havn't seen'), and ensure consistent punctuation and capitalization. Additionally, you could expand slightly on how you feel about letting them down to strengthen the emotional impact. Overall, this is a strong response that fully meets the task requirements.

Coherence & Cohesion

The letter is generally easy to follow, with a clear structure: apology, explanation, and rescheduling plan. However, there are some lapses in cohesion, such as abrupt transitions between ideas (e.g., from the emergency to the apology) and a few run-on sentences. The paragraphing is adequate but could be improved by separating the apology and the rescheduling plan into distinct paragraphs for better clarity.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is appropriate for the context, with some good attempts at informal and friendly language (e.g., 'y'all', 'life of the party'). However, there are some inaccuracies and awkward phrasings, such as 'unforseen circumstances' (should be 'unforeseen'), 'we havn't seen for a while now' (should be 'haven't seen each other'), and 'make these gathering a memorable' (should be 'make this gathering memorable'). The range of vocabulary is limited but sufficient for the task.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

There are several grammatical errors that affect clarity and accuracy. These include subject-verb agreement issues ('i have to be present' should be 'I have to be present'), incorrect verb forms ('i won't be able to host' is correct but 'i can't let this moment pass by just like that' is informal and slightly awkward), and punctuation errors (e.g., missing commas, inconsistent capitalization of 'i'). The sentence structures are mostly simple, with limited use of complex sentences. To improve, focus on proofreading for basic errors and varying sentence structures.

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