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(Livia) Your manager has asked you to arrange a party for a colleague who is leaving the company. Write a letter to your manager. In your letter – Suggest a suitable date and time for the party – Recommend a venue – Propose the food and entertainment options that should be available.

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Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing
this
 letter in response to your request
for arranging
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party
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a party
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 for Livia as she is leaving the firm on 30th June 2024. As you are aware
that
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apply
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we follow
5-day
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a 5-day
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 week working culture so everyone in the office will have time to attend it on Saturday
on
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30th June. I had asked everyone about
preferred
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the preferred
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 time for
party
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a party
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 and they had agreed on 5.30 pm to 8.30 pm as suitable
timings
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. I had shortlisted
few
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a few
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 hotels for
party
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the party
a party
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 as
venue
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venues
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 and
hotel
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hotels
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Marriot
 and
Sheraton
 are two
option
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options
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 to choose from.
Sheraton
 has a large
party
 hall and a
disco
 so that everyone
enjoys
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enjoys it
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.
while
Marriot
 has a Garden and a
Disco
. In my
opinion
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Sheraton
 will be more suitable
for
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as
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party
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a party
the party
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 venue.
In addition
 to
that
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that,
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 each hotel has mouthwatering menus.
Sheraton
 has continental,
Thai
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and Thai
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as
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food
option
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options
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while
Marriot
 has European, Japanese and Indian
as
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food
option
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options
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.
Sheraton
 will have
DJ
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a DJ
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 in
disco
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the disco
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 who plays retro, pop music to entertain us,
while
Marriot
 DJ
specialised
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 in rock,
pop
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and pop
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 music. We can enjoy ourselves in
disco
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the disco
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. Please provide feedback on
venue
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the venue
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 selection and menu. Yours faithfully, Jim Rogers
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coherence cohesion
Consider separating some ideas more clearly into individual paragraphs, such as the discussion of venue options versus food and entertainment options.
task achievement
Ensure consistent use of articles and punctuation to improve the clarity of your sentences. For example, 'has mouthwatering menus' could be 'both hotels have mouthwatering menus.'
task achievement
The writing tone is appropriate and professional, which fits well with the context of writing to a manager.
coherence cohesion
Your greeting and closing are well-structured and courteous, which is suitable for a formal letter.

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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