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Writing General Training Task 1 Band 4.0 Example

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217 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

Dear Sita, I hope you’re doing great. I’m delighted to give you reply regard college project, which you’re doing about celebrating New Year in different countries. The New Year is a new beginning in our lives. People usually think that the New Year throws out their all sorrows and brings happiness and good luck into our lives. On New Year's Eve, many people in our country clean and decorate their homes. Families prepare special food and invite relatives to join them. Some people attend religious services or pray at home, while others watch television and wait for midnight. When the new year begins, people call or visit friends and relatives and wish each other a happy year. In some places there are fireworks, and children enjoy staying up late.

New Year is important because it gives people hope and a chance to begin again. It is also a time for families to spend time together, even if they are busy during the rest of the year. What I like most is the cheerful atmosphere. Everyone seems friendly, and sharing a meal makes the celebration feel special. I also enjoy thinking about my plans for the coming year.

I hope this information helps with your project. Please write if you have any other questions.

Best wishes, Your friend

Targeted Improvement Tips

Replace the opening phrase with a natural expression such as “I’m happy to help with your college project” so the purpose of the letter is immediately clear.

Add one or two accurate customs that are distinctive to your country, rather than relying only on general activities such as preparing food or watching television.

Check noun phrases for article use and word order; in particular, practise patterns such as “all their sorrows” and “a reply regarding your project.”

AI Feedback

Overall Band

4.0

Modest

Words

217

Type

Letter

Criteria Breakdown

Task Achievement

5.0 Band

The completed letter addresses all three points: New Year’s importance (“it gives people hope”), celebrations (“clean and decorate their homes”), and your personal preference (“What I like most is the cheerful atmosphere”). This makes the response relevant and complete. However, details such as “In some places there are fireworks” are broad and do not show what is distinctive about celebrations in your country. Add one or two specific, accurate local customs.

Coherence & Cohesion

5.0 Band

The answer moves in a sensible order from the meaning of New Year, to customs, to your personal view, and then closes the letter. The paragraph beginning “New Year is important because” clearly shifts to reflection. The opening phrase “give you reply regard college project” is difficult to follow, though, and the customs are packed into one paragraph. Use a clear opening sentence and group the explanation of importance separately from celebration details.

Lexical Resource

4.0 Band

The response uses relevant everyday vocabulary, including “decorate,” “relatives,” “cheerful atmosphere,” and “coming year.” Several word choices are awkward: “throws out their all sorrows” does not express the intended idea naturally, and “wish each other a happy year” is less idiomatic than a New Year greeting. Build a small set of natural collocations for describing renewal, family customs, and festive feelings, then use them in context.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

4.0 Band

Many simple sentences are understandable, such as “Families prepare special food and invite relatives to join them.” However, the opening has errors in “give you reply regard college project,” and “their all sorrows” has incorrect word order. These make parts of the letter sound unclear despite generally readable sentence patterns. Practise articles, possessive determiners, and prepositions by checking each noun phrase and reading the revised sentences aloud.

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