You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. You have been invited to attend an interview for a place studying a course in a college. Unfortunately, because of a previous appointment, you cannot come at the time they wish. Write a letter to the admissions tutor: explain your position apologise and offer to come on another day or later the same day. ask how long the interview will be and whether there will be any tests during it.

Dear Sir, I have been accepted as a student for Business communications course in your college and I am writing to you regarding the course
interview
scheduled for 21st of July in your college. I regret to inform you that I will not be able to attend our meeting on the scheduled date because of my appointment with the dentist. It is unfortunate that I have my root canal surgery on the same day as our meeting. My doctor had advised me not to delay having the surgery any
further
as it might worsen the pain in my jawbones. Thereby, I am compelled to go through the surgery on the scheduled date and I will be ready to take up the
interview
, the following week. I sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused and would like to reschedule our discussion for the 3rd of July, if that works for you. I am available on all business days after the 21st of July. Please let me know your availability so that we can reschedule our meeting.
Furthermore
, I would like to get some details on the
interview
. Please let me know the timings and the duration of the talk. I read in your email that there would be a pre-assessment test before the discussion,
however
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I would like to know if there would be other assessments to test my analytical and logical skills. Hoping you would accept my request in altering the dates of the
interview
. Looking forward to hearing back from you. Sincerely, Jane
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Word Count

IELTS says that you should write a minimum of 150 words in writing task 1. If you go under word count you will lose marks in task response.

A very long letter will not give you a higher band score.

Aim for between 160 to 190 words in writing task 1. This will ensure a concise letter and will be realistic in terms of time management. You have only 20 minutes to write the letter and you need around 5 minutes of planning time, so you will not be able to write a long letter in 15 minutes.

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