Write a letter to a teacher asking for a reference letter for a job and explain: •Why you have chosen him to write the reference letter •What kind of job you are applying for •Why you think you are suitable for this job

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Dear Madam, I have been applying for a
customer
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care position at Amazon for some time now and I am happy to have received an offer.
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, I will need a reference letter for it,
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, I would appreciate it if you could provide me with one. The reason why I have requested
this
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from you is because you have known me for more than two years, so, you are qualified as a referee.
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, being my lecturer during my undergraduate days, I believe you would have good judgement and quality information to write about me. As to the specifics of the job offer, I have been appointed as the lead
customer
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care representative, and my role is to coordinate
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relations and satisfaction services.
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, I have the responsibility as the team lead to monitor the affairs of in-house staff and members as well.
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I have a degree in public admin,
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, with my level of experience in the
customer
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care field, having worked at several top companies including Apple over the past 10 years, I think I am more than qualified for
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role, and I have no doubt that I would do well with the work demand. I look forward to your response. Yours faithfully, Moses.
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You might want to provide a bit more detail about your past roles to strengthen your case further.
suitable writing tone
Ensure that all parts of your letter maintain a formal tone, such as avoiding the use of 'so' in formal writing.
task achievement
The letter provides clear reasons for choosing the teacher as a referee and explains the job and your suitability well.
coherence cohesion
The structure of the letter is logical, with clear paragraphs for each main idea.

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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