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Semi-Formal Letter

Last month you had a holiday overseas where you stayed with some friends. They have just sent you some photos of your holiday. Write a letter to your friends. In your letter: - thank them for the photos and for the holiday - explain why you didn't - write earlier - invite them to come and stay with you

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  1. Band 8.0
    Task Achievement
    Band 8.0
    Coherence and Cohesion
    Band 8.0
    Lexical Resource
    Band 7.5
    Grammatical Range and Accuracy
    Band 8.0

    Dear John and Jane, I hope this letter finds you well. I’m just writing to thank you both for the holiday and for the photos you sent.

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  2. Band 7.0
    Task Achievement
    Band 7.0
    Coherence and Cohesion
    Band 7.0
    Lexical Resource
    Band 7.0
    Grammatical Range and Accuracy
    Band 7.0

    Dear Thomas and Eva, Thank you so much for sending me the photos of the holidays that I spent with you guys over the last month. Believe it or not, it was one of the best holidays of my life with so many happy and joyful moments to cherish for a long time to come.

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  3. Band 7.5
    Task Achievement
    Band 8.0
    Coherence and Cohesion
    Band 7.0
    Lexical Resource
    Band 7.5
    Grammatical Range and Accuracy
    Band 7.5

    Dear David, James & Ethan, Hope you all are doing great. I cannot express how much I enjoyed my time with you guys, and how terribly I miss those days that I spent with you.

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  4. Band 9.0
    Task Achievement
    Band 9.0
    Coherence and Cohesion
    Band 9.0
    Lexical Resource
    Band 9.0
    Grammatical Range and Accuracy
    Band 8.5

    Dear Ajay and Sunita, Thanks so much for your kind letter and the lovely photos of my holiday in Mumbai. Sorry for the delay in acknowledging your mail, but your package arrived just as I was about to leave town on a business trip.

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  5. Band 7.5
    Task Achievement
    Band 7.5
    Coherence and Cohesion
    Band 7.0
    Lexical Resource
    Band 7.5
    Grammatical Range and Accuracy
    Band 7.5

    Dear Thomas and Eva, Thank you so much for sending me the photos of the holidays that I spent with you guys over the last month. Believe it or not, it was one of the best holidays of my life with so many happy and joyful moments to cherish for a long time to come.

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  6. Band 7.0
    Task Achievement
    Band 8.0
    Coherence and Cohesion
    Band 6.5
    Lexical Resource
    Band 7.0
    Grammatical Range and Accuracy
    Band 7.0

    Dear David, James & Ethan, Hope you all are doing great. I cannot express how much I enjoyed my time with you guys, and how terribly I miss those days that I spent with you.

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