Your Friend Invited You To His Party But You Are Unable To Attend | Band 7.5 IELTS Letter Sample

Your friend invited you to his/her party, but you are unable to attend. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter:

  • explain why you cannot come
  • give your reason for not contacting your friend sooner
  • suggest another time to meet

Here is a band 7.5 IELTS letter on this topic written by one of our students. Need help with IELTS writing? Get your IELTS essays, letters and reports corrected by me.

Band 7.5 IELTS letter sample

I was excited to see your invitation for the party you are hosting on the 28th of January, but unfortunately, I can’t make it. I have an exam on that date and honestly, I haven’t started studying yet.

The syllabus is vast and at the same time it’s too technical. Obviously, I’ll have to put in a great deal of time to study. I sometimes wonder why I chose to study Business Analytics. Anyway, I am really unhappy about my inability to come. I even bought a pair of new jeans and t-shirt for your party, but now I have to wait for another chance to wear them.

I hope you have a great party despite my absence. I’m extremely sorry for informing you so late and ruining your night. While my exam was supposed to be conducted a couple of weeks ago, due to some reasons the university had to postpone it. I thought that I would be able to finish my exams before your party, and that’s why I didn’t tell you anything about it. I got to know about the revised dates today and I was upset as they clash with the date of the party.

I would like to suggest that we meet after my exams. My last exam is on the 3rd of February and I’m free after that. How about catching up for a movie? Our favourite movie franchise “Thor” is releasing on the 5th of February and we would certainly love it.

Sorry again for missing out on your party and I’m really looking forward to hearing from you!

Warmest wishes,

Tim

Manjusha Nambiar

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