You work for an international company, and would like to spend six months working in its head office in another country. Write a letter to your manager. In your letter explain why you want to work in the company's head office for six months • say how your work could be done while you are away • ask for his/her help in arranging it

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Dear Sam, I am writing
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letter to request you to grant me permission to work in our company's head office which is in Canada for six months duration. As you are aware our company is growing rapidly in the market, in order to keep up with the company, I want to learn new software programs in the main office. I am sure gaining new skills from there would not only develop my abilities but
also
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be interesting. I will be carrying my office laptop with me
while
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travelling. I can assure you that I can carry on my work
while
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I am gone.
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, I asked for assistance from my team member Hassan to complete the project in my absence. As it is my first time visiting Canada, I don't have any accommodation lead. I request you to arrange my accommodation there and
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provide me with all the contact of an employee working there. Thank you. Regards
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It would be better to provide a little more detail on what specific software skills you wish to learn and how they will benefit your current role.
coherence cohesion
Consider adding a brief conclusion or summary statement before the closing to wrap up the letter neatly.
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The tone of the letter is professional and respectful, which is suitable for a workplace context.
coherence cohesion
The letter has a clear structure and addresses each of the points requested in the prompt.

Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

Linking words are very important in your essay.

To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.

Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.

In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.

Linking word examples:

  • firstly
  • secondly
  • thirdly
  • in additional
  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
  • even though
  • despite

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • professional advancement
  • cross-cultural collaboration
  • headquarters/ head office
  • global perspective
  • remote work
  • temporary assignment
  • team dynamics
  • networking opportunities
  • cultural immersion
  • succession planning
  • collaborative tools
  • time zone coordination
  • corporate hierarchy
  • relocation logistics
  • work-life balance
  • multinational environment
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