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

Dear Mr Jones, I am writing to request a few days of unpaid leave in July. Actually, my parent's wedding anniversary

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22nd July and they are planning to celebrate their special day with their children and grandchildren in a cottage, which they have rented to accommodate all the family members. To participate in

this

special occasion, I would need to be away from work for four days, from Tuesday 20th to Friday 23rd. Perhaps, my schedule for that week is relatively light apart from two meetings with clients.

However

, Emma has agreed to look after my tasks. While I would be away and she would attend the meetings on my behalf, as she has dealt with both of these clients in the past. I would be very grateful if you could allow me the time off. As

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this

occasion is very special to me and my family and I want to make it memorable by attending it. Yours

Sincerly

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Sincerely

, Tom Watson

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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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2Linking words
meeting the goal of 7 or more
0Word repetition
meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
3Grammar mistakes
 

8 paragraphs

162 words

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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 4.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 6.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 6.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 5.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

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