You have invited a friend to come to your house next holiday. He/she has asked you how to get to your house from the airport. However, you are going to the airport to receive him/her. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter: explain that you will meet him/her at the airport say what you have planned for your friend write some important things that he/she might find useful
Sample Response
Dear Annie, I hope you are doing fine. I am excited to have you with me in a few days. Yesterday, I received your letter in which you have asked for the direction to my house from the airport. Please do not worry about that; I will come to the airport to pick you up. I am eagerly waiting to have you at my house and spend some excellent time together. I am really looking forward to meeting you and I have planned a few things for us. We can go to Mysore for a day trip. Mysore has a beautiful palace and a Zoo; which is a house of some exotic animals. Then I have also planned a 3 days' trip to Ooty. Ooty is known as "Queens of Hills" and has pristine tea gardens and mesmerising views. I am sure you will love it. Since Ooty is a cold and hilly place, please get some winter clothing and comfortable shoes. One thick jacket and a sweater would be good. Besides, you should bring any medicine you take as you won't be able to purchase any medicine without a prescription. Looking forward to meeting you soon. With love, Preeti
IELTS Writing Correction
- 1. Past simple Original: in which you have asked Suggested revision: in which you asked Why it matters: Use past simple for the completed request in the letter.
- 2. Plural noun Original: the direction to my house Suggested revision: directions to my house Why it matters: Use “directions” when referring to travel instructions.
- 3. Add meeting detail Original: I will come to the airport to pick you up Suggested revision: and I will wait near the arrivals gate with a sign Why it matters: This gives the friend a more practical airport meeting plan.
- 4. Natural phrase Original: have you at my house Suggested revision: host you at my house Why it matters: “Host you” is a more natural way to describe welcoming a guest.
- 5. Natural collocation Original: some excellent time Suggested revision: some wonderful time Why it matters: “Wonderful time” is a more natural collocation.
- 6. Wrong semicolon Original: a Zoo; which is a house Suggested revision: a zoo, which is home Why it matters: Use a comma before the relative clause, and “home to” is the natural phrase.
- 7. Compound adjective Original: 3 days' trip Suggested revision: three-day trip Why it matters: Use a hyphenated compound adjective before “trip”.
- 8. Correct title Original: Queens of Hills Suggested revision: the Queen of Hill Stations Why it matters: This is the usual expression for Ooty.
- 9. Article use Original: has pristine tea gardens Suggested revision: has pristine tea gardens Why it matters: The phrase is acceptable, but adding “many” could make it more natural.
- 10. Travel wording Original: winter clothing Suggested revision: warm clothes Why it matters: This sounds more natural in an informal letter to a friend.
- 11. Plural option Original: any medicine you take Suggested revision: any medicines you take regularly Why it matters: This is clearer if the friend takes more than one medicine.
- 12. Less absolute Original: you won't be able to purchase any medicine Suggested revision: it may be difficult to buy prescription medicine Why it matters: This is more precise and less absolute.
Suggested Rewrites
- in which you have asked in which you asked
- the direction to my house directions to my house
- I will come to the airport to pick you up and I will wait near the arrivals gate with a sign
- have you at my house host you at my house
- some excellent time some wonderful time
- a Zoo; which is a house a zoo, which is home
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Detailed feedback by IELTS writing criterion after the annotated essay.
Task Achievement
The letter clearly tells the friend that airport pickup is arranged, describes holiday plans, and gives useful packing and medicine advice. The friendly tone is appropriate and the task is fully covered.
Add a specific meeting detail, such as the arrival gate or a sign, to make the airport pickup instruction more practical.
Coherence and Cohesion
The response is logically ordered and easy to follow, moving from pickup reassurance to trip plans and practical advice. It is still written as one block, and some links between activities are slightly abrupt.
Use separate paragraphs for airport arrangements, planned trips, and what to bring.
Lexical Resource
Vocabulary is warm and descriptive, with effective travel words such as “pristine tea gardens” and “mesmerising views”. A few collocations are inaccurate, such as “direction”, “a house of”, and “Queens of Hills”.
Keep the descriptive language but check fixed place names and travel collocations carefully.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
The letter uses a mix of simple and complex forms, and meaning is clear throughout. Errors with tense, articles, punctuation, and plural forms prevent a higher grammar score.
Check present perfect use after “received your letter” and punctuation around relative clauses and semicolons.