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You have been invited to attend an interview for a place studying a course at a college. Unfortunately, because of a previous appointment, you cannot come at the time they wish. Write a letter to the admission tutor. In your letter, • explain your position • apologize and offer to come on another day or later the same day • also ask how long the interview will be, and whether there will be any tests during it

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Dear sir/mad, I am writing
this
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 letter to apologise on my behalf for not attending my
interview
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due to
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 my previous appointment in Manchester regarding personal work.
This
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 economics course
interview
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in
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at
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 Belford
university
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University
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which
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apply
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was going to
be conduct
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 at 9 am in the morning . I really apologize for
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 misconduct. I want to elaborate
my
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on my
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 personal position so you can understand why I couldn't give my
interview
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.I am occupied with another job
of
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in
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 accounting but I guess luck was not on my side which made me skip my
interview
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, I feel really bad and take full responsibility for
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. I know
its
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 a total misconduct from my side and need you to please accept my apology. If you don't mind can you reschedule my
interview
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tomorrow
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for tomorrow
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 or in few hours later
because
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apply
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I don't want to miss
this
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 opportunity ever at any cost . I will be really thankful. I know I am not in
a
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the
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 right position to ask but can you let me know the duration of the
interview
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 and shall I come prepared with
few
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a few
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 tests as well
.
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?
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 I hope you will reconsider my request and I will be waiting for your response
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 I will not disappoint you again. Yours faithfully Umar

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coherence cohesion
Try to improve logical structure by clearly separating different ideas into distinct paragraphs. This will help the reader follow your message more easily.
task achievement
While the apology and explanation part is well-covered, make sure to clearly indicate your desired rescheduled time options to improve completeness of your request.
task achievement
The letter maintains a respectful tone throughout, which is suitable for a formal letter to a university.
coherence cohesion
The greeting and closing are appropriately polite, reflecting proper letter-writing conventions.
single idea per paragraph
Important points such as the reason for the missed interview, apology, and reschedule request are clearly stated.

Structure your letter

A letter needs to be written using a proper format, including the following:

  • A greeting (Dear sir/madam, Dear John, Dear Mr. Smith)
  • The main body (consisting of paragraphs for each part of the letter)
  • A closing (Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully, Best wishes, Kind regards, Love)

When writing a letter as part of the IELTS General Training Writing Task 1, it is important to include the bullet points presented to you in the question.

All three bullet points need to be presented. And remember that some bullet points contain more than one element. So, make sure to watch for ‘and’ and plurals.

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