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You are working for a company. You need to take some time off work and want to ask your manager about this. Write a letter to your manager. In your letter explain why you want to take time off work give details of the amount of time you need suggest how your work could be covered while you are away

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Dear
Mr.
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 Chandler, I write
this
 letter to request your sanction leave to take time off from work for two weeks in the coming month. I would assure you that the team's target will be achieved in my absence. Let me explain
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you
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my situation in detail. As you may know, my birthday is on the 11th May and fortunately, my marriage anniversary falls just a week after my born day. We are about to celebrate a decade of togetherness
this
 year.
Hence
, I am looking forward to
spend
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 some quality time with my partner on
this
 occasion. I promised my partner to make up for
last
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 three years at
this
 special event.
Consequently
, I have organised a surprise trip to
the
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Europe, along with
a
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cruising
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 for a week. Being a project manager, simultaneously, for the two projects, I am being constantly tied up with my professional commitments and never got a chance to take a break.
Also
, all these would have not been possible without your constant support and guidance. I would humbly request you to consider my situation as I am arranging
Shane
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 to substitute some of my tasks which could fulfil my absenteeism. Thanks in advance for
consideration
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your consideration
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 and please do not hesitate to contact me by email. Yours
sicerely
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sincerely
, Lara Harris

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The Closing

The style of the letter determine how you have to close it.

Check out the suggested closing sentences for each type of letter in the General IELTS Test. The closing sentence should be the last sentence of your letter.

Formal style (To someone you have not met, whose name you don’t know)

  • Yours faithfully,

Semi-formal (To someone you may or may not have met, whose last name you know)

  • Yours sincerely,

Informal (To someone you know well, whose first name you know and use)

  • Best regards,
  • Warm wishes,

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Respectful greeting (e.g., 'Dear [Manager's name],')
  • Time off, absence, leave of absence
  • Personal circumstances, compelling reason
  • Duration, number of days/weeks
  • Cover duties, delegate tasks, work handover
  • Alternative arrangements, contingency plans
  • Preparation, advance work, assistance
  • Gratitude, appreciate, understanding
  • Inconvenience, minimal disruption
  • Request approval, formally request
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