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 and explain the reasoning • Explain why you had to be at the other event • Explain what you will do to catch up Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses.

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Dear Manager: I really apologize that
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did not show up
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last
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for last
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friday's
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Friday's
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event
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as
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had a meeting with one of our very important customers.
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customer will go to travel
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monday
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and he told me that he was only available to sign our contract
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friday
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Friday
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therefore
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I was
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absent
from our
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and I am really sorry that
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did not tell you previously. I
alrealy
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already
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apply
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my co-workers and asked them what has been discussed
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the
event
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. I will
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review the
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PowerPoint
on
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event
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to ensure I do not miss anything on
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event
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. I will not be absent from our other events anymore. kind 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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