You are studying for a qualification, and you would like some time off work to complete it. Write a letter to your manager. In your letter: Ask for some time off to complete a qualification. Suggest what you will do later at work if you have time off. Say how the qualification helps your job or company.

Dear
Mr.
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Adam, I am writing
this
letter to request two weeks time off from the
work
as I need to complete my final project on "Green Building" which mainly focuses on the energy efficiency and cost that may impact on overall life-cycle of the building. With the time-off taken from the
work
, I still assure you that I would be available for weekly meetings or emergency phone calls from the
work
so that the project undertaken by the firm is not hindered and
also
do understand that it would be un-paid till I resume my duties back at the
work
. The thesis of the project would eventually contribute to the company by doing the analysis of the building systems and suggest other alternative modes which would save the cost by almost 15-20% of the budget. The statistics
also
shows
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that the building efficiency would increase by 30%
thus
approaching one more step ahead towards a green future and clean environment. Please let me know if you have any
further
concerns. Looking forward to hearing from you soon. Your's sincerely, Parth Shah

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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

Linking words are very important in your essay.

To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.

Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.

In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.

Linking word examples:

  • firstly
  • secondly
  • thirdly
  • in additional
  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
  • even though
  • despite

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