You have been offered a scholarship for obtaining a distance Master's degree through distance learning at a prestigious university. One of the requirements is to take a test on site once a month. Write a letter to your current employer.In your letter: • Share the news. • Explain how this will be helpful. • Ask for permission to be absent. You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear …………..,

Dear Mr Smith, I am very excited to inform you that I have been selected for a scholarship to get a master's degree from a

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university through their online learning

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. It is indeed

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come true for me. Today, I got

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mail

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from the university that I

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have been

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selected for a scholarship. It was difficult for me to manage my time with my job to prepare for

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scholarship exam . But

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apply

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I achieved

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goal only because of you. I am glad you always motivate me to achieve

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goal. I would like to inform you that

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course

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will increase my skills in software development. I am already a professional

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apply

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developer

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but doing

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course

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give

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me a boost to tackle problems of software development alone

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and it

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will be used

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for the company as they do not need to hire one more person for software development.

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complete

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course

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I have to go to the university once a month to give exams. I would appreciate it if you could give me one day off from work every month to

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exam. I am looking forward to hearing from you. Yours sincerely, Nick Jones

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Feb 14, 2023

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content organization

Break the letter into 3 clear parts: news, how it helps you, and the ask to be off. Use one idea per paragraph.

language

Use short and plain sentences. Fix small grammar slips so the meaning is clear.

tone

Stay formal and end with thanks for the next talk.

content

News is clear and direct.

tone

Tone is polite and respectful.

formality

Opening and closing are correct.

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meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 6.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 4.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 4.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 6.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

8 paragraphs

202 words

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