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You have decided to resign from your work in order try a new field. Write a letter to your boss In your letter • Tell your boss of your decision and explain why you are leaving • Explain what you have learnt from your current job and how you feel about leaving • Ask for a letter of reference

Dear Sir, I hope
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 finds you well and in the best spirits. I am writing
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 letter to inform you about my resignation from my position as Team Leader at your "Sweet Restaurant" in Brampton. I know, I am informing you at the
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 moment, but please try to understand me, because I was admitted to the PSW course, Herzing College in Winnipeg. I will attend these classes personally, and to get a well-paid job, I have to attend an internship there as well. I have learnt a lot by working in your professional environment.
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 , I was unable to cook for myself, but here I not only learnt about cooking skills, but
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this
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 environment has improved my interpersonal skills. It is very hard for me to leave
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 position, and I will miss the way you taught me, motivated and encouraged me to do difficult tasks. Could you do a favour for me? If you give me a reference letter,
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then
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it would be very helpful for me to find a part-time job during my studies .
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 would be very grateful to you. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon! Yours faithfully, Sam.

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task response
Tell your boss at once you will leave, say why, and say you learned things from the job, and ask for a reference in one polite note.
task response
Use 2 or 3 short paragraphs: one for leaving and reason, one for what you learned, one for the request. Use simple links like 'and', 'also', 'but' to join ideas.
coherence and cohesion
Make the flow smooth: put ideas in order, use clear links, and fix small grammar and space after punctuation.
task response
You tell the boss you will leave and why.
tone
You keep a polite tone.
content
You ask for a reference letter.
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