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Band 6+: Your childhood friend has established his own business. He needs a partner whom he can completely trust and asks you to become his partner. Write a letter to him. In your letter: . Give the details about your knowledge in this particular field and your opinion; . Tell your decision and its reasons; . Thank him for trust and offer. Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear .... ,

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Dear Fatima,

I hope you are hale and hearty. It has been 5 years since we met last time, I am so glade to hear from you after a long time, and proposal to join your virtual clinic is very appealing to me.

As you already know that I have 10 years experience in general medicine, I would like to tell you that recently I have completed family medicine diploma from Dow university, along with this I also did some certification from Stanford university in sonology , and I worked during covid in tele heath program started by government of Sindh. I believe that all these experiences will aid me to run your digital clinic with great professionalism.

Keeping in view of my recent diploma and tele consultation experience, I believe that joining your virtual clinic will further polish my skills and will increase my digital work experience, which will for sure help me in future.

Joining your virtual clinic as a partner is an awesome opportunity for me, I am very grateful to you for your trust on me.

Warm Regards,

Dr. Fouzia Junaid

Word Count: 185

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B2 - Upper Intermediate
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Grammar Mistakes: N/A

Vocabulary Repetition:

clinic: 4

virtual: 3

experience: 3

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Task Response

The letter addresses all parts of the task effectively. You have clearly detailed your professional background, provided a clear decision with supporting reasons, and expressed gratitude for the offer. The tone is appropriate for a letter to a childhood friend. To improve and reach a higher band, ensure that the decision (accepting the partnership) is stated more explicitly as a definitive 'yes' early on, rather than implying it through the discussion of benefits. Additionally, be careful with minor grammatical and spelling errors (e.g., 'glade' instead of 'glad', 'sonology' instead of 'sonography', and 'tele heath' instead of 'telehealth') to ensure the professional persona remains consistent.

Coherence & Cohesion

The letter follows a logical progression, addressing all parts of the prompt in a structured manner. However, there is a heavy reliance on comma splices (joining two independent sentences with only a comma), which disrupts the flow. For example, 'It has been 5 years since we met last time, I am so glade...' should be two separate sentences or joined with a conjunction. To improve, use a wider variety of cohesive devices and ensure that each sentence is grammatically complete to maintain a smooth reading experience.

Lexical Resource

You have used some good professional and idiomatic expressions, such as 'hale and hearty' and 'appealing to me.' There is also appropriate use of field-specific terminology like 'tele consultation' and 'general medicine.' However, there are several spelling errors (e.g., 'glade' instead of 'glad', 'sonology' instead of 'sonography', and 'tele heath' instead of 'telehealth') and some awkward phrasing ('trust on me' instead of 'trust in me'). Aim for higher precision in spelling and collocation to reach a higher band.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The letter demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but grammatical inaccuracies are frequent. The most significant issue is the misuse of punctuation, specifically comma splices, which affects the clarity of your ideas. Additionally, there are errors in article usage and prepositional phrases (e.g., 'completed family medicine diploma' should be 'completed a family medicine diploma'). Working on sentence boundaries and the correct use of articles will significantly improve your score.

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