IELTS Informal Letter Example 10
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Informal letters are written to friends and family. These are the people we encounter frequently or at least hope to meet frequently and with whom we share an emotional bond. Learn ways to approach different types of IELTS informal letters by taking up this letter to your friend. You can go through various similar informal sample letters to clear your doubt if any
A foreign friend of yours plans to visit your place and stay with you, but you do not have
time on that date. Give your friend another alternate date to come.
In your letter, you should:
- apologize for it
- explain why you will busy on that date
- suggest to him/her an alternate time to come.
Sample Answer:
Dear Aria,
Hope you’re doing well. I know you would have made great preparations to come and stay with
me on August 20, 2020, but I regret to inform you that I will not be available on that date. I do
understand that we made plans for this, six months ago and I’m deeply sorry for spoiling it.
I think you know of my neighbour who is an older woman in her eighties. She was living alone.
Her daughter was in France. One night, she had developed convulsions and did not wake up the next day. She used to give me flowers from her garden daily. Since she did not bring flowers on the next day, I suspected something went wrong, and I was right. She lay unconscious on her floor. I informed the Police, opened the door and took her to the hospital where she was treated. Then, I told her daughter. She requested me to bring the older woman to France precisely on the same day that you planned to arrive. But I’m planning to come back immediately after entrusting the old lady into her daughter’s hands. So, I will be available from August 25, 2020. Please let me know if you can make arrangements on the new date.
Sorry again!
With love,
Zoey
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Chippy
Posted on May 23, 2022
A foreign friend of yours plans to visit your place and stay with you, but you do not have
time on that date. Give your friend another alternate date to come.
In your letter, you should:
apologize for it
explain why you will busy on that date
suggest to him/her an alternate time to come.
Dear Divya ,
I hope you are having a good time with Varun. It was so awkward to say an apology, despite being not there for your wedding. I know I had promised that I would be here in India whenever you come but I really apologize for the breach of promise.
I had already mentioned you before about my unannounced meetups in my office. Likewise, this time also they have planned an annual meetup in Goa. Although I did not want to attend the meetup, my bad I am assigned for the seminar. For sure I will be right back after the next week.
So in my opinion postpone the date a week later. Or else, come on the same day and have fun with Varun till I come back home then we will have fun together.
I hope you can understand my situation and revert me back as soon as possible.
Yours lovingly,
Monica
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Glen Brown
Posted on May 24, 2022
Band Score: 5
Use prepositions correctly
Sentence structuring could be better