You borrowed some books from your school or college library. Unfortunately you have to go away to visit a sick relative and cannot return the books in time. Write a letter to the library. Explain what has happened and tell them what you want to do about it. You should You do NOT need to write your own address.

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Dear
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/mam I am Gurbakhshish Singh. I borrowed a
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from your library
last
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week
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. The due date for
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book
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to
return
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is on Monday next
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.
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,
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cannot
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this
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book
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on the following
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.
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, I want to inform you that
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have to go to my relative home because one of my uncles is sick. To add to
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, I am keen on reading books and
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week
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found an interesting
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in your library and I borrowed it because I am a regular member of your library.The
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date of
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book
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is next Monday,
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, my uncle got sick and my uncle was admitted to the hospital for a whole
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and just came back home today. Moving
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,
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my family
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going to visit my uncle`s home and we will stay there for a couple of days. So
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this
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cannot give back that booklet on Monday. Please allow me to
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this
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book
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on Thursday. Thank you Yours Faithfully Gurbakhshish Singh 2 Jan 2025
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Coherence and Cohesion
To enhance coherence and cohesion, consider separating different points into clear paragraphs. For instance, you might have one paragraph for explaining why you can't return the book on time, another for your request, and a final one for concluding remarks.
Task Achievement
Ensure the tone is consistently formal as you are writing to the library. For example, use 'Sir/Madam' in the greeting for a more formal approach.
Task Achievement
The letter clearly conveys the situation regarding your inability to return the book on time and presents a specific solution by suggesting a return day.
Coherence and Cohesion
Your closing with 'Yours Faithfully' is appropriate for a formal letter.

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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