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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.

#course #college #deadline #project #week #haven #lecturer #request #time
Dear Mr. Sheldon My name is Raman and I am a
first year
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 student in your marketing class at Hayward University. I am writing
this
 to you because I have a problem with the project you assigned to me about
Financial
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 Survey. The due date of completion was
last
 week but I am afraid I haven't finished it yet. As you know, I have been absent from class for about 5 days with COVID-19 symptoms.
Due to
this
, I have not been attending lectures. You will see from your record sheet that I have never missed a deadline
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 my
home work
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 so far during
this
 course.
However
, I am requesting
to
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you
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an extension of one week.
Hence
, I can able to finish my assignment with full attention. I hope you will take my illness into consideration and grant me one week time to complete it. Your assistance in
this
 matter is of dire importance. Yours Faithfully, Raman
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task response
Ensure to pay attention to the specific requests in the prompt and fully address each point with clear and relevant details.
coherence and cohesion
Organize the ideas in a more coherent and logical manner, ensuring that each paragraph develops one main idea.
lexical resource
Expand your range of vocabulary and use more precise and varied expressions to convey your ideas effectively.
grammatical range
Pay attention to sentence structure and grammatical accuracy, using a wider variety of sentence types and more complex structures.

Use a variety of complex and simple sentences

You should use complex sentences in your writing, but it does not mean that you should try to make all of our sentences complex.

‘Complex’ sentences are not actually very complex; they are just two or more simple sentences put together. Putting them together makes the essay more coherent and cohesive.

Examples:

I really want to study but I’m too tired.

I wore a warm coat because the weather was cold.

If action is not taken soon on climate change, global warming will get worse.

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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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