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Band 6+: your English speaking friend who lives in your town has asked for your advice about learning a new sport. write an email to you friend. in your email recommend a new sport that would be suitable for your friend to learn explain how your friend could learn this sport suggest that you learn this sport together.

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Dear Ann,

It’s been a long time since we saw each other and I was very happy to receive a letter from you. I want to tell you that a yoga studio was opened in our town. Last week, I bought an annual membership in this studio and already attended three classes.

I would say that this yoga studio has several groups with different levels of training such as beginners, experienced and professionals. You will be able to start your lessons for beginners where trainer teaches the simplest exercises. For example, here you will be learning to relax, to meditate and to practice exercise, you will learn a few basic poses (asanas). After that, you will be able to move to the next level when your skills and knowledge are sufficient. These lessons will help you improve your mental and physical health.

As I’ve already mentioned, I’m also a beginner, so we can do yoga together. I think you will like my proposal and we will soon start training together.

I’m looking forward to your reply to know your decision on this matter.

See you soon,

Sveta

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Overall Band Score

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

Grammar Mistakes: N/A

Vocabulary Repetition:

studio: 3

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Task Response

5.5

The letter partially addresses the task by recommending yoga as a new sport for the friend to learn. However, it lacks details on how the friend could learn yoga and does not suggest learning it together as requested in the task. To improve, provide more specific information on how to start learning yoga and emphasize the suggestion to learn it together.

Coherence & Cohesion

The message is mostly coherent and cohesive, with a clear structure of introduction, body, and conclusion. However, there are some minor lapses in cohesion, such as the abrupt transition between discussing the yoga studio and suggesting learning together. Consider smoother transitions for better cohesion.

Lexical Resource

There is a good range of vocabulary used, but some terms related to yoga could be more specific and accurate. Try to incorporate more specialized vocabulary related to yoga to enhance the lexical resource. Additionally, aim for more sophisticated language use to demonstrate a higher level of lexical resource.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The letter demonstrates a variety of sentence structures, but there are some grammatical errors and awkward phrasings present. Pay attention to subject-verb agreement, verb tense consistency, and sentence clarity for improved grammatical accuracy. Proofreading for errors can help enhance the overall grammatical range and accuracy.

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