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 Sir, I am writing
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letter to let you know that I am a student
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final year and studying economics under your supervision. I was
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assigned
assined
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assigned
for a project on
negative
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impacts of inflation
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economy
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and its
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effects by you and my deadline to finish
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work , which was
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Monday has finished already. I was hospitalised three weeks ago because I was diagnosed with Acute Appendicitis and I was
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advised
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to undergo
a
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surgery, in order to get relief from pain.
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, I got operated
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I
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was under
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medical supervision for ten days. Once, I got discharged, my physician
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advised
adviced
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me to be on complete
bedrest
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for one more week because I got
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in the
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stitches
stiches
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given after the surgery.
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, I could not
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my project in
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time frame but I would like to tell you that I am a meritorious student and I scored 92 per cent marks in
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semester.
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, I request you kindly give me extra time of one more week to submit my project
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because
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because
I don't want to leave my work unfinished. I hope you will consider my request. Looking forward to hearing from your side. Yours Faithfully,
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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

Linking words are very important in your essay.

To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.

Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.

In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.

Linking word examples:

  • firstly
  • secondly
  • thirdly
  • in additional
  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
  • even though
  • despite

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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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