A friend who lives in another country has invited you to come and stay with him/her on your next holiday. You are too busy to accept the invitation. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter, Thank him/her for the invitation Explain why you can not come Ask him about other times to visit
Dear Aleesha,
I am writing to tell you that I was pleasantly surprised to receive your invitation. Unfortunately, I would not be able to visit you during
summer
holidays as I would be extremely busy shifting to my new apartment.
Let me explain Correct article usage
the summer
Change preposition
to you
you
my situation in detail. Recently, I changed my job and my new office is located far away from my current accommodation. Correct pronoun usage
apply
As a result
, every day I reach home exhausted and I am unable to cook or do anything else. I discussed this
with my manager and he was kind enough to provide me an
apartment in one of the company’s living facilities. SinceAdd the preposition
with an
,
Remove the comma
apply
currently
it is very difficult for me to move with the hectic work routine, I have decided to relocate during the summer holidays when the workload will be less and I would be able to take a few days Add a comma
,currently
leave
from work.
Could you let me know of another time when you would be free so that I can come and visit youAdd the particle
to leave
.
I think Christmas would be a great time as I would get 10 days off and I believe it would be the same for you. Change the punctuation
?
Moreover
, the weather would be great in your city and so we can go for
paragliding and cliff diving.
Please let me know.
Your friend,
NooraChange preposition
apply
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The Closing
The style of the letter determine how you have to close it.
Check out the suggested closing sentences for each type of letter in the General IELTS Test. The closing sentence should be the last sentence of your letter.
Formal style (To someone you have not met, whose name you don’t know)
- Yours faithfully,
Semi-formal (To someone you may or may not have met, whose last name you know)
- Yours sincerely,
Informal (To someone you know well, whose first name you know and use)
- Best regards,
- Warm wishes,