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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.

#course #college #administrator
Dear Sir or Madam, I writing
this
 letter to request you to cancel the part-time
course
 that I booked a month ago. I want to cancel
this
course
 because I have found another
program
 which I think is best suitable for my Career. I selected the Global
Business
 Management
program
 which contains the study of international law, and logistics in
business
 and I found it very less compared to other courses. Because I found
Business
 Management
course
 which covers almost all topic of
business
 internationally and domestically. I would like to cancel my current
program
 of study. If I complete
this
course
, I will have a chance to learn deeply about
business
, accounts, law and other aspects of
business
 and get more skills and knowledge in comparison to the GBM study. Kindly book the
Business
 Management
program
instead
 of GBM. Looking forward to hearing from you. Your Faithfully, Ankit
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task achievement
Improve the introduction by explicitly stating the exact course you wish to cancel and giving a brief context. For example, 'I am writing to request the cancellation of my booking for the Global Business Management part-time course, which I booked a month ago.'
coherence cohesion
Separate different ideas into distinct paragraphs for better readability and clarity. For example, use one paragraph to explain why you are canceling the course and another to ask about booking a different course.
task achievement
Use more formal language and complete sentences such as 'I would be grateful if you could...' instead of 'Kindly book.' This will improve the writing tone.
task achievement
The letter clearly addresses the key points: the course being canceled, the reason for cancellation, and the request to book a different course.
coherence cohesion
The greeting and closing are appropriate and polite, matching the formal tone required for this type of correspondence.

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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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Part-time course
  • Cancellation
  • Booking
  • Administrator
  • Financial situation
  • Work commitments
  • Health issues
  • Inconvenience
  • Transfer
  • Subject area
  • Schedule
  • Format
  • Cancellation policy
  • Refund process
  • Assistance
  • Understanding
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