You were absent from an important event held by the company you work for. Write a letter to your manager. In your letter: • Apologize for your absence • Explain why you had to be at the other event • Explain what you will do to catch up
Dear Mr Bank,
I am writing
this
letter to express my apology regarding the absence of the crucial conference Linking Words
last
week.
I am incredibly sorry not to take part in the meeting which was arranged by our firm. The reason why I was unable to attend Linking Words
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event
is that I had been asked by our senior executive to participate in a training Use synonyms
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in terms of the amendment of taxation law.
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, our manager planned to take Linking Words
this
training section by himself. Linking Words
However
, he told me he was willing to show up in the Linking Words
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that our firm organized and asked me to take the training Use synonyms
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instead
of him.
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Furthermore
, as you will know, those changes in the taxation law are connected to our work extremely, so I had to give up attending the Linking Words
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event
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course
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I envisage that there are several tasks that I need to do to catch up on due to being absent from the meeting. Currently, I am writing a report with regard to the content of the Use synonyms
course
that I attended, and I reckon I will be able to complete it at the end of Use synonyms
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As a result
, I plan to learn the information which was presented at the Linking Words
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week.
If you would like to discuss my absence and the content of our Linking Words
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, please contact me without hesitation. I am looking forward to your reply.
Yours sincerely,
Nina GuanLinking Words
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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.