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Informal Letter

You have a pen pal and you are writing your first letter to that pen pal. In your letter: - describe your previous studies and/or work experience - describe your current activities, hobbies and interests - tell your pen pal that you will be visiting him/her

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  1. Band 6.0
    Task Achievement
    Band 5.5
    Coherence and Cohesion
    Band 6.5
    Lexical Resource
    Band 6.5
    Grammatical Range and Accuracy
    Band 6.0

    Dear Adam, My name is Alex Green, and I received your name and mailing address from a renowned magazine in Japan called Nara Pen Pals. I am very excited to have this opportunity to write to you and become pen pals.

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

    Dear David, I hope you are doing great. I am so excited to be your pen pal and writing my first letter to introduce myself.

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  3. Band 7.0
    Task Achievement
    Band 7.5
    Coherence and Cohesion
    Band 7.0
    Lexical Resource
    Band 6.5
    Grammatical Range and Accuracy
    Band 6.0

    Dear Ahmed, Hope this letter finds you well. I am very excited to have this opportunity to write to you as a pen pal.

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  4. Band 6.5
    Task Achievement
    Band 6.5
    Coherence and Cohesion
    Band 6.5
    Lexical Resource
    Band 6.5
    Grammatical Range and Accuracy
    Band 6.5

    Dear John, I am Raj from Delhi, India, writing to introduce myself. As a pen pal, I want to let you know more about me.

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