You are taking a course at a local college. The deadline for your project was last week but you haven't finished it. Write a letter to your lecturer. In your letter introduce yourself explain why you haven't handed in the project yet request more time to do it.

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Dear
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Ali I am writing
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letter to inform you I don’t finish my project. I will tell you about
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the reason
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reason
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that pushed me to not
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my project.
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, I would like to introduce myself my name is Abdulaziz Alruhaimi and my major is Law
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, I already studied with you in multiple
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before two terms
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as law101and law120 and I got A
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in these subjects. I would like to tell you about
my
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reason that pushed me to not
finished
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my project
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the deadline. In fact, I am infected
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Covid-19 and
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I am in
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quarantine
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however
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, I have some
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side
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effect
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of corona disease AND I would like to tell
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am in the right moment much better than before
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, after
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days I will
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from
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virus.
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, I would like to request from you please
extension
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the deadline for me and if you need any
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information send me an email. Best Regards
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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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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Dear [Lecturer's Name],
  • currently enrolled
  • regrettably inform
  • unforeseen circumstances
  • mitigating factors
  • extension
  • complete the project
  • priority
  • Thank you for your understanding
  • Best regards / Yours sincerely
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