Writing Task 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
A friend you met last year has invited you to visit them in their country. You have never been there before and need some information before you leave.
Write a letter to your friend. In you letter
• request advice about a gift for his/her family
• ask about activities and clothing
• find out about the food
Write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear ……………
Dear Luis,
I’ve received your letter dated on 15 June 2013, and I am so glad and excited for your invitation to visit you in Madrid in the coming fall. I already started to plan my flight by investigating the tickets’ prices around that time. I’ll do my best to arrive by September 15th, so that we can spend a whole week before the new semester starts. I’ll let you know as soon as I make a final reservation.
I remember you told me last year that you have two younger sisters, I intend to get them souvenirs from Cairo, but I do need your advice about their preferences. What do you t...
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No. of Words: 367 200
Write the essay in 20 minutes.
Attribute Value Ideal
Score: 8.5 out of 9
Category: Excellent Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 0 2
No. of Spelling Errors: 0 2
No. of Sentences: 25 10
No. of Words: 367 200
No. of Characters: 1506 1000
No. of Different Words: 206 100
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 4.377 4.0
Average Word Length: 4.104 4.6
Word Length SD: 2.269 2.4
No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 87 60
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 51 50
No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 33 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 22 20
Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0
Avg. Sentence Length: 14.68 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 6.448 7.5
Use of Discourse Markers (%): 0.76 0.12
Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.309 0.35
Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.511 0.50
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.179 0.07
Number of Paragraphs: 6 4