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A friend of yours recently gave you a nice birthday present. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter, – thank her for the present and say why you particularly like it – describe some other presents that you received – explain some of the things you did on your birthday.

A friend of yours recently gave you a nice birthday present. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter, – thank her for the present and say why you particularly like it – describe some other presents that you received – explain some of the things you did on your birthday. 6jal

Dear Sarah, Now that the weekend of my birthday party is over and you have hopefully arrived home safely, I just wanted to let you know again how much your birthday present means to me. I don’t think I’ve ever received something quite as original as this lovely, hand-made photo album with photos and notes reminding me of our childhood. I think that these memories have helped us stick together and I hope that, although we live a long way apart now, I can add to this album every year when we see each other. With the stationery collection that my mother gave me and the calligraphy set I got from my dad, I can easily continue to add to this work of art! It’s sad that you could only be there for the party and not for my actual birthday. I went canoeing with my parents and my sister at Barley Creek, the lovely lake resort that we often used to go to when we were young. Do you remember the tall trees and the calm atmosphere there? Well, everything is still as it used to be. Even the castle restaurant is still there, where I topped the day off with a fancy dinner. What a memorable day it was! I hope you can be there next time. Lots of love, Amanda

Dear Sarah,

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Now
 that the weekend of my birthday party is over and you have hopefully
 arrived home safely
, I This phrase/word is too simple and can be replaced with:merely
just
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let
 you know again how much your birthday present means to me. I don’t This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :reckonassumebelieveconsider
think
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think
 that these memories have This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :assisted
helped
 us stick together and I hope that, although we This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :reside
live
 a long way apart This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :nowadays
now
, I can This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :accrue
add
 to this album every year when we This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :witness
see
 each other. With the stationery collection that my mother gave me and the calligraphy set I This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :acquired
got
 from my dad, I can easily
 continue to This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :accrue
add
 to this work of art!

It’s sad that you could This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :exclusively
only
 be there for the party and not for my actual birthday. I went canoeing with my parents and my sister at Barley Creek, the lovely lake resort that we This phrase/word is too simple and can be replaced with:frequently
often
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :exploited
used
 to go to when we were young. Do you remember the tall trees and the calm atmosphere there? Well, everything is still
 as it This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :exploited
used
 to be. Even the castle restaurant is still
 there, where I topped the day off with a fancy dinner. What a memorable day it was!

I hope you can be there next
 time.

Lots of This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :admireadore
love
,

Amanda