You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. You have been invited to attend an interview for a place studying a course in a college. Unfortunately, because of a previous appointment, you cannot come at the time they wish. Write a letter to the admissions tutor: explain your position apologise and offer to come on another day or later the same day. ask how long the interview will be and whether there will be any tests during it. You do NOT need to write your own address. You should write at least 150 words.

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Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to request a postponement of an
interview
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with the college tutor from 10:00 am on the 20th of May to another day
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convenient for you. I sincerely apologize for not being able to attend the meeting
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the schedule. Unfortunately, I am having a previously arranged job
interview
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at the same time, which cannot be delayed. Both job and study are of
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importance for me, since I have been dreaming about entering your college for the
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two years, but I need a decent salary to be able to cover all tuition fees.
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, I am hoping that the rescheduling of the admission
interview
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would be possible, giving me a chance to attend another appointment as well.
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, I would ask you to provide more details regarding the enrollment assessment. Could you please clarify whether there will be any written assignments, so I can better prepare for them
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, I would like to know the duration of the
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in order to be able to plan the day. Thank you in advance for your answers. I am looking forward to receiving your response. Yours faithfully, Helen Tan
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The formal tone is perfectly suited to the context of writing to an admissions tutor.
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