You are taking a course at a local college. The deadline for your project was last week but you haven’t finished it. Write a letter to your lecturer. In your letter • introduce yourself • explain why you haven’t handed in the project yet • request more time to do it.

Dear Mr. Peter, My name is Kanchan Bhatia, a student of accounting since March 2025. Dear
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, I am writing
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letter to request an extension to complete a project whose deadline is May 10, 2025. I was already in the middle of my project. I was sure that I would complete it before the date.
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an unforeseen circumstance became a hurdle for me. I met with an accident
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Monday, which created a gap in my schedule. As I know
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is very pivotal for my future employment, I will not be able to finish it by midnight of that day. To solve
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issue, it is my humble request to extend the submission date.
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will not only assist me
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the work on time, but I will
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receive desirable scores to pass the course. I assure you I will submit it within the extended time frame. Hopefully, you will consider my request. I look forward to achieving good grades in your class. Yours Sincerely, Kanchan Bhatia

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coherence and cohesion
Make sure to clearly separate your ideas into distinct paragraphs. This will make your letter easier to read.
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Try to add a little more detail about how the accident affected your work, which can help your lecturer understand your situation better.
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You have introduced yourself well and clearly stated your request.
suitable writing tone
The letter has a polite tone, which is appropriate for a lecturer.

Use a variety of complex and simple sentences

You should use complex sentences in your writing, but it does not mean that you should try to make all of our sentences complex.

‘Complex’ sentences are not actually very complex; they are just two or more simple sentences put together. Putting them together makes the essay more coherent and cohesive.

Examples:

I really want to study but I’m too tired.

I wore a warm coat because the weather was cold.

If action is not taken soon on climate change, global warming will get worse.

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