Letter to Friend About New Year Celebrations

Your English-speaking friend has asked for your help with a college project he/she is doing about celebrating New Year in different countries. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter: Say how important New Year is to people in your country Describe how New Year is celebrated in your country Explain what you like about New Year celebrations in your country

Annotated response

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Dear Ruchi,

I recently received your letter regarding the college project on different New Year’s customs around the globe. I would really like to share the celebration in Australia, where I am from.

The New Year holiday is like a sunny adventure for us. , as we usually don’t get to meet throughout the year because of hectic schedules. We enjoy barbecues and other traditional Australian . I also love beach outings and watching the mesmerizing fireworks at midnight. So, all in all, we have a good time with family and friends, share gifts, and have loads of food and fun on this special occasion.

What I like most about New Year is the outing with my family where I get to meet them . Since I am the youngest member , I get pampered by everyone with lots of gifts. To me, this time of the year means .

I’m hoping my letter will be of use to you for your project. If you have any questions, I’m here to assist you in every way.

Dan

Overall assessment

Why this response received Band 7.0

The letter is friendly and well-organised, with a clear purpose and warm, natural phrasing, which is its strongest aspect. The main limitation is that the first bullet about how important New Year is to people in the country is only touched on indirectly, so one part of the task is underdeveloped.

IELTS criteria

How each score was decided

Task Achievement

6.0

The letter uses an appropriate friendly tone and covers the celebration customs and personal enjoyment, but the first bullet on how important New Year is to people is only implied rather than clearly addressed and developed.

Coherence and Cohesion

7.0

Ideas progress logically across well-linked paragraphs with an opening, body content, and a courteous closing, showing clear overall progression.

Lexical Resource

7.0

Vocabulary is reasonably flexible and natural for an informal letter, with phrases like 'mesmerizing fireworks' and 'merrymaking', though 'Pavlona' is misspelled and some expressions are slightly generic.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

7.0

Sentence structures are varied and mostly accurate with good control of tense and clause use, and errors such as 'Family get-together is a must' are minor and do not impede meaning.