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Writing General Training Task 1 Band 4.0 Example

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210 words General TrainingTask 1Letter

Task 1 Letter

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Ideas to explore

Explain why the festival matters: describe its importance as both a celebration and a cultural tradition.
Show how people celebrate through concrete customs, such as preparing traditional food, sharing it with family and visiting relatives.
Add a personal detail about what you enjoy most, such as the atmosphere, time with family or a particular traditional dish.

Suggested structure

Greet your friend and respond to their request.
Introduce the country and state the importance of the festival.
Describe preparations and key celebration customs in a logical order.
Explain what you personally like and why.
Close by offering further help with the project.

Useful vocabulary & examples

auspicious time: A time regarded as especially favourable for an event or action.
At an auspicious time, families light the hearth and prepare kiribath.
traditional dish: A food associated with the customs and culture of a place or community.
Kiribath is a traditional dish that many families prepare for New Year.
festive atmosphere: A cheerful mood associated with a celebration.
I enjoy the festive atmosphere when relatives and neighbours celebrate together.
bring people together: To encourage people to meet, share time or feel connected.
Traditional games bring people together during the New Year celebrations.

Task Prompt

your English-speaking friend has asked for your help with a college project he or she is doing about celebrating Nes Year in different countries. write a letter to your friend. in your letter write a letter to your friend.in your letter : 1 say how important new year is to people in your country . 2describe now new year is celebrated in your country . 3 explain what you like about New Year celebrations in your country.

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Band 4.0

Hii Rick, Hope you’re doing awesome! I have received your request on your year celebration project given by your professor. I’m glad to know that you consider me here for you, no matter you need to vent, chat or something related to studies.Don’t worry i’ve got you back. As you know new year is the one of the most important times of the year for people here. It is a chance to meet family and friends and start the year with hope. Before the evening, many people clean and decorate their homes. Some families prepare special food, while shops and streets have lights and decorations. At night, people visit relatives or go to public events. They count down together, and at midnight there are fireworks in many places. People also wish each other a happy New Year and make plans for the year ahead.

What I like most is the happy feeling. Even people who have been busy can spend time together, talk, eat and enjoy the evening. I especially like the countdown because everyone feels excited at the same time. I hope these details help with your project. Tell me if you need anything else, and send me your finished work when it is ready.

Take care, [Name]

Targeted Improvement Tips

Name the country and add one accurate local custom so the project receives information that is specific rather than general.

Separate the answer into an opening, a paragraph about how people celebrate, and a paragraph about what you personally enjoy.

Before sending, check spelling and sentence boundaries, especially “New Year,” capital “I,” and spaces after full stops.

AI Feedback

Overall Band

4.0

Modest

Words

210

Type

Letter

Criteria Breakdown

Task Achievement

5.0 Band

The letter addresses all three requested points: New Year’s importance (“one of the most important times”), typical customs such as “They count down together,” and your preference for “the happy feeling.” However, “people here” does not identify the country, and the examples remain broad. For a more useful project response, name your country and include one or two locally distinctive customs, while keeping the personal preference.

Coherence & Cohesion

4.5 Band

The answer moves from the festival’s importance to preparations, evening activities, and your favourite aspect, so the main sequence is easy to follow. The closing also gives the friend a next step. However, “studies.Don’t worry” runs two sentences together, and the opening packs several ideas into one block. Separate the greeting, festival details, and personal opinion into clear paragraphs, with a space after each full stop.

Lexical Resource

4.5 Band

Friendly expressions such as “doing awesome” suit a personal letter, and “count down,” “decorations,” and “fireworks” are relevant to the topic. Some wording is imprecise or repetitive: “year celebration project” is unclear, and “got you back” is not the intended supportive expression. Replace these with “New Year project” and “I’ve got your back,” then add a country-specific celebration term if you know one.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

4.0 Band

The continuation uses mostly straightforward sentences that communicate the customs and your preference clearly. The preserved opening contains several noticeable problems: “no matter you need” needs a different construction, “studies.Don’t” lacks spacing, and “i’ve” should capitalise the pronoun. Review whether/if clauses, sentence boundaries, and capitalisation; then proofread the complete letter aloud while checking each sentence against its subject and verb.

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