You are studying for a qualification, and you would like some 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.

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Dear Mr Smith, I hope you are well and in
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best health. I am writing
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letter to request you a fortnight off work on 16 May in order to complete my Master’s degree in Business Administration, to be more precise, I must submit my graduation thesis by 30 May. Unfortunately, all my usual leave had been used up.
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, I will do some internal
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with my colleagues to cover it.
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, there is no way working influence with my
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, I would check e email daily and be available for emergency phone calls.
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, once I resume, I would
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to come into the office earlier than usual work and work on Sat to catch up on
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thing I had missed.
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but not least, I realise my temporary
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could be an inconvenience to you and the rest of the team.
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, in long
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our firm will benefit from my research.
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, my expertise will assist us
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for
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client
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and boost sales. Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to
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my leave application approved. Yours sincerely, Thu Loan Nguyen.
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Structure your letter

A letter needs to be written using a proper format, including the following:

  • A greeting (Dear sir/madam, Dear John, Dear Mr. Smith)
  • The main body (consisting of paragraphs for each part of the letter)
  • A closing (Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully, Best wishes, Kind regards, Love)

When writing a letter as part of the IELTS General Training Writing Task 1, it is important to include the bullet points presented to you in the question.

All three bullet points need to be presented. And remember that some bullet points contain more than one element. So, make sure to watch for ‘and’ and plurals.

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