Letter to a Friend About Moving House

You have recently moved to a different house. Write a letter to an English-speaking friend. In your letter • explain why you have moved • describe the new house • invite your friend to come and visit Dear.............,

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Letter points: Letter to a Friend About Moving House

WhyThis is anInformal letter — it asks you to cover every bullet point in a friendly tone.

SoWe group the points under each bullet point of the task.

Explain why you have moved

9 points

Describe the new house

12 points

Invite your friend to come and visit

7 points

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Score details

Response 01
Estimated band6.5/ 9

Overall assessment

The letter addresses all three required points with relevant detail and a friendly tone. However, it is presented as one continuous block, including the greeting and closing, which weakens organisation. Some awkward wording and punctuation also reduce precision, particularly the explanation beginning "And the reason, for which".

TA

Task Achievement

The letter fully covers all three bullets—reason for moving, description of the new house, and a warm invitation—with an appropriately friendly tone and relevant detail.

7.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

The reasons, house description and invitation follow an understandable sequence, but the entire letter, including greeting and closing, is presented as one continuous paragraph. Separating these stages would make the message easier to follow.

5.5
LR

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is flexible and mostly natural for an informal letter, with effective phrases like 'feeling suffocated' and 'public transportation facilities', despite a few imprecise wordings.

7.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

Complex and relative clauses generally communicate the message clearly. However, the commas around "for which" interrupt the restrictive explanation of the reason. The phrase "as long as they are available" is grammatically possible, although its meaning in this description is unclear.

6.5

What to work on next

Separate the greeting, reasons for moving, house description, invitation and closing into readable sections. Then simplify the explanation of the reason and remove the commas that interrupt "the reason for which".

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