You are renting a flat from an agency. Your contract was for one year but you need to leave the flat two months early. Write a letter to the agency. In your letter • introduce yourself • ask to leave the flat before the contract finishes •explain why you need to break the contract.

Dear Mr Ratan, I hope you are doing well. I am writing
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letter to let you know about my problem regarding the
contract
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. My name is Manpreet, and I have been your tenant for the
last
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9 months;
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, my
contract
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is for 1 year, with three months still left. Moving
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, I would like to request to terminate the
contract
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due to
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several reasons. I can understand that it is arrogant behaviour, and I must fulfil the
contract
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or inform the department two months prior; unfortunately, I am unable to do that.
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, I am a government school teacher, so I must follow the instructions given to me by a higher authority;
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, next month I must join the new school,
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I will be terminated from my post. That's why I am leaving urgently, sorry for any inconvenience.
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but not least, I have very good relations, and I am proud of the services provided by your agency. Once again, sorry, and I hope you consider my request and allow me to leave. Warm regards, Manpreet Kaur

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coherence and cohesion
Make sure to start a new paragraph for each main idea to improve clarity.
task achievement
Try to be more direct in explaining your reasons for leaving, focusing on the job requirement.
suitable writing tone
The letter has a polite and respectful tone, which is well-suited for the context.
complete response
You introduced yourself clearly at the start of the letter.

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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