You have an appointment with your bank manager, but you cannot attend the meeting. You are writing to him to make another appointment. In your letter • Apologize for any inconvenience • Explain why you cannot attend this meeting • Make an appointment for another meeting Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear ....,

Dear Mr. Jonathan, I am writing to you to postpone our meeting which should be at 2 p.m. today. I apologise for
this
inconvenience, as I understand how busy your working day is and how important
this
meeting is for our cooperation. The matter is that we have some serious issues in our branch in İzmir and I have to go there urgently and resolve the problems immediately.
Otherwise
, we will have huge financial losses
as well as
lose our best customers. My boss gave me the assignment to resolve
this
issue because he has gone abroad. Actually, I am unable to inform you about all the details
due to
confidentiality rules.
Nevertheless
, the fact is that I am not able to come to the meeting today. I would be grateful if you could make another appointment,
for instance
, at 3 p.m. on Friday tomorrow.
Moreover
, I will be able to gather more detailed information for our deal tomorrow morning, and,
thus
, our meeting will be much more effective. Thank you in advance for your understanding. I look forward to your prompt response. Yours sincerely, Sinan Y
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Coherence and Cohesion
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Task Achievement
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Coherence and Cohesion
The letter was well-structured and logically organized, with clear separation of ideas across paragraphs.
Task Achievement
You used a suitable and polite tone throughout the letter, which is appropriate for formal communication.

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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