You successfully passed a job interview. You are expected to start on November 15, but you will not be available on that date. Task: Write a letter to your new boss, explaining your situation, expressing your concern and suggesting a solution.

Dear Sir/Madam, I do appreciate that you let me be a part of your team. I am so eager to start my job.
However
, I will not be available on November 15 as per
expectation
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from the team
..
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It would be highly appreciated if you can adjust my
first
day
to November 16. I thought that I was more than ready to start on the
expectation
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day
. Unfortunately, my parents are flying to see me on that
day
, so I could not make it work. It has been years that we have not seen each other. Because my parents told me about their
visiting
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after they had purchased the tickets, I could not ask them to change the date.
This
is their
first
trip to Canada and they do not speak English, so it is really hard for them to get to my place on their own from the airport.
Although
I am worried about not showing up on the
first
day
, I have to go picking up my parents. I am so sorry to disappoint you with the issue. I hope that you can understand my situation. I guarantee that I can go to work one
day
later. Hopefully, my absence will not affect your impression
about
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my profession and work attitude. If there is any necessary
document
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documentation
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that I can have a look
from
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now, please feel free to send it to me. Yours sincerely, Thu

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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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