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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.

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Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing
this
 letter to apologise for not attending the
interview
 on
time related
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 to the vacancy for which I was invited
for studying
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to study
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 a subject in a college which was organised on 15 May at 12:00pm at St George
college
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College
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. As I remember , I got the email just 5 days before the
interview
 still I was almost prepared to attend it. It was the same
day
 when I had my dentist
appointment
 which I got after
along
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a long
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 wait of two months.
Eventually
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 I had no plans to cancel my
appointment
 as it was in the morning at 10:00am. I was bit sure that I will be able to complete my
appointment
 and be present on my
interview
 as well on the same
day
. Unfortunately , I met with a small accident on my way when returning back from my dentist
appointment
.
Due to
 which I was not able to reach on time that was set for an
interview
. I hope you can understand and want to know if I can meet today in the evening or any other
day
 that uis suitable for you. Addition to
this
, if it is convienent for you to tell me for how long duration the
interview
 will be and does it consist of any entrance exam level test too so that I can prepare myself and help to schedule my
day
 acording to the requirement. Sorry for the inconvenience , Hope to hear from you soon. Yours Sincerely, Gurpreet kaur
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coherence cohesion
Make sure that each paragraph focuses on a single idea to enhance clarity. For example, separate the explanation of your position and your apology into distinct paragraphs.
task achievement
Revise the text to correct minor grammatical and spelling errors. For example, 'a long wait' instead of 'along wait,' 'bit sure' should be 'quite sure,' 'uis' should be 'is', and 'convienent' should be 'convenient.'
task achievement
The letter maintains a suitable and polite writing tone throughout, respecting the formality needed for such communication.
coherence cohesion
The greeting and closing are correctly structured, adhering to standard letter-writing conventions.

Word Count

IELTS says that you should write a minimum of 150 words in writing task 1. If you go under word count you will lose marks in task response.

A very long letter will not give you a higher band score.

Aim for between 160 to 190 words in writing task 1. This will ensure a concise letter and will be realistic in terms of time management. You have only 20 minutes to write the letter and you need around 5 minutes of planning time, so you will not be able to write a long letter in 15 minutes.

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