You recently booked a part-time course at a college. You now need to cancel your booking. Write a letter to the college administrator. In your letter •say which part-time course you booked •explain why you need to cancel your booking •ask about booking a different course Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear Sir or Madam,

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Dear Sir or Madam, Good morning, I hope you are doing well. I am writing
this
letter to let you know that I am going to cancel my part-time
course
that I have booked prior today. I have booked the Accounting part-time
course
, which will be held every Monday from 3 PM to 5 PM. Unfortunately, I couldn’t attend the
course
due to
the part-time
course
being crashed with my main schedule. Regarding that, I have to prioritize my main college schedule utmost. After some consideration, I am going to book another
course
and plan to take finance as the substitute
course
. From what I have seen, finance is the only
course
that
match
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into
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my personal and college schedule,
as well as
finance will
be complimented
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my major courses. I wonder if it is possible to change it? Please let me know
,
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if there is anything I could do to change. Thank you.
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Grammar
Be mindful of minor grammatical errors, such as 'I am going to cancel my part-time course that I have booked prior today.' It should be 'prior to today.'
Grammar
Clarify sentences to enhance readability. For example, 'the part-time course being crashed with my main schedule' could be revised to 'the part-time course conflicting with my main schedule.'
Content
The letter provides a complete response by covering all the required points: the course booked, the reason for cancellation, and a query about booking another course.
Tone
The tone of the letter is appropriate for a formal request and is polite and respectful.
Structure
The letter is well-organized with a clear logical structure and separate paragraphs for each point.

The Closing

The style of the letter determine how you have to close it.

Check out the suggested closing sentences for each type of letter in the General IELTS Test. The closing sentence should be the last sentence of your letter.

Formal style (To someone you have not met, whose name you don’t know)

  • Yours faithfully,

Semi-formal (To someone you may or may not have met, whose last name you know)

  • Yours sincerely,

Informal (To someone you know well, whose first name you know and use)

  • Best regards,
  • Warm wishes,

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