IELTS General Writing: 'party suggestions' topic

A student asked me for help with the following General IELTS Writing task 1 topic. Can you think of any ideas?

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[Vahid]

Dear Peter,
Thank you very much for inviting me to your birthday party, absolutely I'll come along as we didn't catch up recently.As I had such this party last week I have some suggestion to make it as memorable as we can. it is better to invite your close friends with a dj and of course it could be thoroughly enjoyable if you invite a singer.More over,you could cook out whether your party is at your place or it's somewhere else.
It is a birthday party so,normally we can have a party with friends.By inviting our friends you probably have a memorable time.I'm sure it would be great.
If you're going to do as I suggest, it is better to have it in a garden as it is far away from humanity and we needn't be worry about the neighbors.
I wish you the best and a happy birthday.
All the best,
Vahid

[Tae]

Dear my best friend.

I am very appreciated for inviting me to your special 40th birthday party next month. I would love to join in and help you out through the big day.

I know you have not decided on your party plan. I have some suggestions to organise your special day. I understand it is not easy to have a party at home.

Firstly, You could hire an ocean view beach house with a pool from my friend. My friend Lisa has the house and does a catering business as well. The home has a big open living space and deck on the ground floor, and it has a beautiful lawn in the garden. Its very friendly area for little children. You can invite a maximum of 50 people, and there is enough car park space along the park next to the house. Secondly, she can organise your party food and drinks for your guests, and you do not need to worry about anything. Also, you do not need to clean all mess after the party. If you want to stay overnight, 15 guests can sleepover. Finally, she will give you a reasonable price for the party.

If you like the idea of your party, please let me know as soon as possible. I will contact her and organize the party for you.

Best wishes

Tae

[Mahdi]

Dear Simon,

I have a question regarding the order of phrases in our sentences. Could you please discuss that shortly in one of your daily lessons.

For example suppose that we have the followings:
- dress codes
- good reasons
- certain professions

and the sentence is:

I believe that dress codes still exist for good reasons in certain professions.

Can the sentence be changed as:

- I believe that, for good reasons, dress codes still exist in certain professions.

- I believe that in certain professions, dress codes still exist for good reasons.

- ...

It could be great if you give us some comments on this.

Regards,
Mahdi

[Oleg]

@ Mahdi

Normal word order in English is Subject Verb Object Manner Place Time (SVOMPT)
Some adverbs (especially of frequency) are usually placed between subject and verb (as in this sentence). Also question words such as "how" may head the sentence. Apart from this moving adverbs to another position may be done to put a short adverb before a long adverbial phrase, but we DO expect the object to follow IMMEDIATELY after the verb. (So don't split the verb and object.) Word order is important for comprehension in English as the language is largely un-inflected. Contrast for example Russian where word order is much freer as relationships are indicated by the endings of the words.

There are certain special cases which are a hang-over from Old and Middle English where the verb comes as the second item in the sentence:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V2_word_order#Vestiges_of_V2_in_Modern_English

In modern English, there are roughly at least four or five reasons for straying from the "normal" word order:
a) for emphasis: "I believe that, for good reasons, dress codes..."

b) to put the old or already known information first and the new information last: I believe that for good reasons in certain professions dress codes still exist .

c) to put a short phrase first and a long phrase later: The incumbent President solemnly swore to properly uphold henceforth the office of the president and the dignity of that position, and stop tweeting. (Note we have slipped "henceforth" between the verb and the object: this is seldom done: perhaps a better alternative would be ...to henceforth properly uphold the office....)

d) Adverbs of frequency usually precede the verb.

e) Comment and linking adverbs often start the sentence.

[Oleg]

@ Mahdi

One-word adverbs of manner (how it was done) often precede the verb so that a longer phrase can come last. Compare:

A) Looking down at the aged lifeless corpse, the freshly-widowed young woman quickly bade a silent, tear-free and bitter may-you-burn-in-hell to the rich old billionaire who had brought her so much grief and humiliation.

B)...woman bade a silent, tear-free and bitter may-you-burn-in-hell quickly to the rich ... [This version is liable to be misunderstood]

[sara]

Dear Maham,

I am delighted and can not thank you enough for inviting me on your birthday party.

furthermore, in order to make your birthday a memorable event, I have few brilliant ideas for the party.

First and the foremost, I would suggest that you organise a rather imformal party, so that everyone can fully enjoy.

secondly, you should a fine and comfortable place, such as, Creek Club in Defence Housing Authority phase 8, it is a very relaxing place, it has a enormous garden, a large swimming pool,and fine food. also, if you would inform them, before hand, about the party and number of guests, which you have invited, then they would make all the arrangements, and trust me, you will be happy by their service.

do write back, inform me about your thoughts on my suggestions.

I look forward to hear from you.

Yours sincerely,
Sara

[Tien]

Dear Brian,
I'm very glad that you have invited me to come to your birthday party. After thinking, I have some considerable suggestions for the party which you may like. First, in my opinion, this should be an intimate party. Therefore, the visitors should be only close friends and family members. Second, I think your house is a suitable location for the party, which has a pool and enough space for up to 20 guests. Moreover, due to the close rapport with the guests at the party, it would be more reasonable to choose your house. Third, you should order foods and drinks from a nearby restaurant or better with employing a good cook for the party. And finally, the decoration should be well prepared. If you find it hard, I suggest Laura help you with this work or employ a profession would also be a good idea.
Send me a letter if you find these suggestions useful.
Wish you a happy birthday.
Your best friend
Tien

[Vimal]

Dear William,

Hope you are doing well, I have received your letter last week. I feel very happy to read that you are going to celebrate your 25th birthday party on 14th july. Thank you for inviting me and my family.

As you asked me, I would like to suggest you some ideas about arrangements, meals, drink and location for the party. The Lilongwe Hotel would be the best place to celebrate your birthday party because it vicinity of your house and they offers variety of tasty meal with good staff service. On the top of it, they offer good discount on such type of party.

I would appreciate more if you arrange party with different dress code and face mask for children. We should arrange some funny games to entertain our guest. Hotel also provide big lounge area where you can arrange such kind of fun activities as we didn't play since many years.

I hope my suggestions would help you to organise your party well.

Your beloved friend
Vimal

[Bella]

Dear Andrew,
It is my great honor to join your birthday party next weekend.Maybe, you are bothered about how to celebrate it in a special way.I am glad to give the advice as to how it should be celebrated.
Firstly,the place to hold the party should be taken into account.A beautiful sealand in the open ocean takes the priority as it provides the beautiful viewsight.A glorious Five-star hotel in which we could flourish the party with bingbing star-like lamps hanging inside the room and dozons of red roses decorated around the corner.The party can host 50 people at most, as is suggested to build a mini party so that people here can know everyone well.Besides,we can rent a yacht travelling on the sea, enjoying the beautiful sunset and hanging out fishing.
Send me a letter if you find these suggestions useful.
Wish you a happy birthday.
Your best friend
Bella

[Shireen Ahmed]

Dear Massarah,

I'd like to thank you for inviting me to your great birthday,I've many thoughts about your party which could be interesting for you.

By knowing you and our history together,I think that you're going to love an outdoor party with lots of candles and balloons.
Also we can choose a place with a private pool,So people can enjoy swimming while attending the party.
Hope that I helped you someway.can/t wait to see you and attend your remarkable party.
Best wishes,
your friend Shireen

[Nikhil Saini]

Dear James,

I hope you’re doing well. I’m writing to thank you for the invitation to your upcoming birthday party. I've got a few ideas regarding how it can be made a special moment of life.

My first suggestion would be arranging professional artists like singers and dancers who can entertain the audience that night. Secondly, you should invite all of your close beings to come to the party to celebrate with you. Lastly, the cake that you will be cutting should be multi-layered and ordered from professional bakers.

I know an awesome place where you can throw a wonderful party and that would be the famous restaurant The Tree on the outskirts of the city with perfect sea views. I am suggesting this place because they are very well known for their hospitality and quality food. Also, they have a very large space available both indoor and outdoor which we can book to make the party a grand one.

I hope you will like my suggestions.

Your friend,
Nikhil

[sim]

Dear Neha,

How are you doing? First of all I would like to thank you for the inviting me to your birthday party. I would love to join you on your special day.
Secondly,I had recently attended a birthday party of one of my colleague at Brew Estate, So I would recommend you this place to celebrate your day. They offer special package for the birthday parties. You can reserve the place for private party for 4 hours and their hall has a capacity of 100 people. The DJ of this place plays very good music, which makes people to come to dance floor and everybody can enjoy the party. Also, the place has bowling alley and pool table for your friends to enjoy. The food of this place is very tasty. This place would give you the best deal for the affordable price.

This place is offering a special discount for private parties. Please let me know if want me to book this place for you.

See you soon.

Your friend,
Sim

[Chavosh]

Dear John,

Thank you so much for your lovely birthday party invitation. I’ve no doubt that I’ll enjoy every single moment with you and others. As I know you haven’t made up your mind to come up with a party plan, I’ve some great ideas which might sound helpful.

A paintball party is one of the most fun-filled birthday party themes for youths. One of the first things you’ll need to do is to make arrangements with a paintball organizer in order to book an appropriate time. Not only all the costumes and weaponry will be provided but also they will offer you different party packages at a fair price. It is interesting to know that they will offer a free birthday cake if you have more than 20 guests. You can ask them for further information while you want to make your booking.

I know several paintball clubs in the city but the best one is called Battle Land which is located next to Vermont Lake. They have a really huge battlefield with a decent decoration. It is accessible by Bus number 21 within minutes and free parking is also available on site in case of taking there by private vehicle.

I hope you enjoy the party and happy birthday.

See you,

Chavosh

[Eric]

Hi Henry,
I am writing to thank you for asking me to join the birthday party that you are going to host. I am really excited about being there and have got you some suggestions.

I think that a party with dressing code is always popular and interesting. Since your birthday is closed to Halloween, I assume that Halloween dressing code will definitely fit your party. If you have not found the ideal place for your party, my house will be your best choice. My parent will be out of the town and I can promise them that I will make everything intact after this crazy party.

In addition, you can offer some desserts and soft drinks for your guests but not dinner, because it is much harder to clean up dinner than only desserts, especially I assume that we will be exhausted when the party is done.

Do not hesitate to tell me if you need my house to be your choice and tell me as early as possible so that I can make some arrangements. Anyway, I am looking forward to attending your birthday party. See you soon.

Regards,
Eric

[gahindis]

Hello James,

Hope I,m hereby appreciating for your invitation and hopefully to share with you some ideas and suggestions of your happybirthday celebration.

However,according to my previous birthday of last month, that's where I want to share some ideas if it can suit to you.

Firstly,the place was a bit far from the city on upper hill called x and it was nice view of the city.dress code was also compulsory and there was soft drink and barbecue.

I can't wait to hear from you and hopefuly to be part of your organizer.

Sincerely yours.
Emma

[Joe]

Hello

Simon, can you write a letter of this topic below.

You were hurt in a minor accident inside a supermarket, and you wish to complain to the supermarket
Write a letter to the manager of the supermarket. In your letter:

– Say who you are
– Give details about the accident
– Suggest how the supermarket could prevent similar accidents

[Sai Varadula]

Dear James,

I am very much delighted for your invitation to your birthday party and my best wishes are always with you. I am also very glad that you rely on my suggestion and writing this letter in response to your request. Let's celebrate your day and make it memorable.

I am sure you would have already done but as a side note, I suggest you invite all our friends. Firstly, I suggest booking a table at the resort by the name "George Resorts", which is very suitable for kind of parties. It is around 5 km from your home. It offers a variety of delicious dishes and liquors. Last week I have attended a party at this resort and I was astonished by the service. I guarantee that we all will have a good time there.

Secondly, as you are turning 25 this year and all the attendees are adults, I find there is no wrong in hosting beer at the party, so I wonder if you can afford it. I know it a bit money blowing suggestion but right now the resort is offering a huge discount for birthday parties.

Let me know your thoughts so that I can assist you in booking the resort.

Thanks,
John.

[Nivi]

Dear Lisa,

Hope my letter finds you in good health. Thank you so much for inviting me for your 30th birthday party in the coming month.

I am glad that I can suggest you the best way to celebrate your big day. Last week, One of my colleague had invited for his birthday party and that is how I happened to share this idea of celebrating your birthday in a houseboat called "Golden chariot."

The facilities and ambience is extraordinarily impressive. The boat can accompany almost 50 to 75 people. There are 4 to 5 seperate private rooms along with attached huge guest room. Modern music system and microphones are available. The price for a day is reasonable. It will be a memorable day not only for you but for all your guests. The journey starts from morning 8 am till evening 6 pm. The provide breakfast, lunch, snacks and drinks in between as the pantry is attached in the boat. I have the houseboat manager's contact details in my phone and will be happy to share it with you, if you appreciate my suggestion.

Anxiously waiting to hear from you soon.

Your's lovingly,

Sara.

[Reda]

Dear amed
Iam writing to thank you for inviting me to the party, it would be good if we invite some of our close friends to the party and I think a singer should be invited.so we can enjoy listening to the music and dance .
I think we should celebrate in at the beach it would be agood place

[Preet]

Dear John,

It's been so long to see you. It really made me elated when I got your invitation letter for birthday party. I am extremely honoured that you've asked my opinions to celebrate this big day.

Most importantly,thank you so much for inviting me for the party. I 've some brilliant ideas which would certainly make this day memorable. Firstly,it would be fun if party would be in formal style. Secondly ,it can have fun to have been party in open hall instead of banquet hall.

As of having formal party,wearing similar colour dress would make the ambience awesome. Besides, no one would feel bound in hall . Outdoor location would be as optimum one .it seems to me that this would become a red letter day for you.

If I am not wrong then there is a park in the form of party hall situated in your area. What about that place ?I think you should think over it once .I hope you would like my suggestion.

See you soon.

Lots of love ,
Hemanat

[Nomi]

Dear ABC

Thank you so much for inviting me at the your 25th birthday party. I'm very much delighted and hope that this will be a chance for us to reunite again after long time.

I was just thinking about that how we can make it more memorable. You must remember the last birthday party of XYZ that we attended at Munich Resort. It was nice at all but variety of dishes and fun things were limited.

I googled the most suitable place to celebrate upcoming event and found a new farm house just recently opened with the name of Crescent. It's really very much attractive and also offers discount on various activities till next month.

Why not you call them and ask the services they provide for birthday parties? This is near and easily accessible for all your friends and also less expensive than other spots. Let me know If you disagree, I can suggest you different options too.

Best Wishes
Nomi

[K.T.]

Hi Dave,
Thank you for inviting me to you twentieth birthday party. I am truly excited to meet you again and celebrate this joyful moment together.
I have some ideas on my mind about how to celebrate that event. I have always been an admirer of outdoor birthday parties. You can enjoy the quality weather while going to the nature, spending time with friends and play some lawn games. I have a portable speaker which I can bring, so that we can play some music and even dance. I also suggest buying some sausages and maybe potatoes as snacks. We should be able to make a fire and put them there to be barbecued. Since many of us own a car, it wouldn’t be an issue to drive there. We can set a time and pickup people that need a ride.
If you would agree with my plan, I propose the Goldstream as our destination. It is a beautiful location having a slow-moving river. The area is full of breathtaking landscape that I ensure all of us would enjoy interacting with. There is also a green area nearby that we can sit on and have our party there. However, using the campsite need prior reservation. So, if you are serious about it, please go to their website and reserve a campsite in advance.
I would be very happy to help you with birthday party preparation no matter what your final plan would be. So, text me or give me a ring if you will need any help.
See you soon,
Kam

[JINGLIANG ZHOU]

Dear Jack

Thank you for inviting me to celerbrate the 10th anniversary of local Chinese museum in your town. What a great honor! You once told me you are the organizer for this event, therefore I'd like to suggest you two activities for this exciting event.

Because of all parents were encougraged to bring their children, it is better you rent Lego from local toy shop for kids to stack up Chinese characters. That will be a whole lot of fun for them to be creative and to know some elementary Chinese calligraphy which is a big part of local museum. In addition, considerting most of the local residents are minorities race in China, you can hold a Culture Diversity party for them to display clothes and foods which will enrich your anniversary day.

In light of space requirements for anniversary party, Harper Point Center will be your best choice because it provides all facilities your need and most importantly it is free for local residents. Besides, it is only two blocks away from local museum.

Your sincerely
Joseph Zhou

[Milad]

Dear Mahsa P,
Hope you are doing perfectly well. In response to your letter in which you kindly asked me my opinions on how to flourish your birthday, I just wanted to drop a line.

First of all, I need to express my felicity and gratification to being invited by you and thank you accordingly. It was kind of you. By the way, I have got some brilliant ideas that I can share with you in pursuit of an unforgettable party.

When it comes to the type of party, I suppose the best choice is a fun musical one - a great DJ can revolutionize the vibe colossally - in which everybody is to dress up in a particular theme. My suggestion is the black color for men and the white for women.

I was thinking it would be great to take place your birthday in the Royal Garden in Swanston street because not only has it got a beautiful pool, but its view on the beach is extraordinary. I gave a call to my friend, Mark, who runs there, and the good news is he promised me a good discount on its usual costs. Therefore, while holding your party in one of the most marvelous gardens throughout the city, you need not worry at all about the financial issues as well.
I hope everything goes well, and people recollect each moment later for their entire life.
See you soon,
Best regards,
Milad M

[las]

Dear Test1,

I hope you are doing well.

How lovely it is to receive your invitation letter exactly when I was thinking about your birthday. I’m overwhelmed to be invited to your birthday party in the coming 12th April and thank you very much for remembering me.

As I have participated to a big birthday celebration last week, I do have some good ideas for your birthday celebration. We can make it a birthday to remember for everyone.

I suggest that you should have simple but elegant birthday party. We can ask from all people who are invited to your birthday party to adhere to a color theme. Furthermore, I have a good friend of mine from whom you can buy decorations. She has good collection of uncommon party decorations to make any party unique.

Have you been to the Miramar restaurant close to Panadura Beach? I suggest you to go there and have a look as it is close to your home. The ambiance of the restaurant would add more beauty to your birthday party, and food is also really good.

I look forward to catching up with you on your birthday pary,

Best regards,
Test2

[alan]

Deaf Jeff,

How have you been? Thank you very much for inviting me to your special 30th birthday party next month. I would love to join the party and to share the merriment all together. In fact, I have some ideas about the party in order to make the event more remarkable and joyful.

Since our old basketball team would be invited to the party, I would produce a video to refresh the memories of obtaining the overall champion in inter-school basketball tournament. I believe that all of us including your wife would love to watch that video. After that, we might arrange a hot pot dinner at Tom’s restaurant, and I will contact him to prepare your favorite food including beef and poke in advance. It would be a wonderful evening.

After the dinner, you can come to visit my place for playing some boardgame, I would introduce you to my daughter as she is now play the basketball team at school. Most importantly, we should have a delicious birthday cake for the celebration which is our tradition since we were 13 years old.

Please let me know if you like the idea of your party and I will organize all the necessary works in advance. Best wishes to you and your family.

Best wishes
Alan

[Basak]

Dear Julie;
Thanks for inviting me to your 18th birthday party, I’m very excited! I have a few suggestions for the occasion.
You could throw a party where each guest brings a plus-one along. This could be their sibling, cousin, friend or boyfriend/girlfriend. This would result in a large group of people at the party and there would be a lot of mixing and mingling. If you think about it, we see eachother at school everyday anyways. I think it would be more fun to have a gathering with lots of unfamiliar faces.
Since this concept would almost double the number of people coming, you’d need a spacious venue for the party. I suggest the cafe that just opened in the City Park, I heard their menu is full of delicious choices. Needless to say, everybody would pay for their own food, you would not need to buy food for so many people.
Let me know what you think about my suggeston and then we can work out the details;
Cheers

[BEN]

Dear Tam,
I am delighted to acknowledge your birthday invitation, and in return, it goes without saying that I am writing to propose the idea for your party as your suggestion.

First of all, I would like to say a big thank to you due to your hospitality. For the purpose of expressing my gratefulness to yours, I came up with a fascinating opinion of how to throw the party and turn it into one-of-a-kind, that you have never thought of it before. Have you ever imagined the barbecue party which held on my patio? Comparing to ordinary party, this will be far more meaningful to friends who are a big fan of the party. It seems to be surprised to you in terms of lending my garden, but I am very upset if you do not consent to my concept.

Following the recent trendy, the barbecue party is perhaps the best choice under the nice and mild weather in these days coupled with taking advantage of my spacious patio along with blossoming flower pots hanging around, that certainly drives the ambiance more impressive and intriguing than ever. In this sense, people could either deliberately wander around to catch up with mutually or behold the view at ease or even be a reluctant chief in a fun way to cook for its dinner. By this way, you definitely have less time-consuming for preparation of decorations as well as cooking while participants have the sense of being at home.
I hope you take my suggestion favorably and look forward to hearing from your feedback.
Best regards,
BEN

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