You work for a small company. You need to arrange for some time off work. Write a letter to your employer. In your letter: explain why you want to take time off work give details of how long you will be away suggest how you will make up for the lost time ​ You do NOT need to write any addresses

Dear
Mr.
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Singh, I hope
this
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letter finds you well. I am writing
this
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letter to formally request
to
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apply
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you
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apply
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some time off for five consecutive days as I have to go
India
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to India
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for attending
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to attend
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family
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a family
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function and being an important
member
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member,
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I have to reach there urgently. I would like to take
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a holidays
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holidays
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holiday
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from 19
October
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to 25
October
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. I assure you that I will return to work
26
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on 26
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October
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.
Furthermore
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, I
also
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have to pack
my all
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clothes and essentials as I have my flight on 18th
October
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. So, please give me
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a half
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half day
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half-day
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holiday on 17th
October
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. Moving
further
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, I
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also
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have also
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complete
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completed
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my all
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all my
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tasks till now
and
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I am just left with one project related to product quality. But, you do not need to worry about
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it, because
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I asked
from
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one of my team members and he agreed to
me
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complete it on
due
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the due
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date and submit it to
it
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me
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.
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to it, if there is any problem
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occurs
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occurred
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occurred,
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you can call me
any time
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. Thank you for your time and consideration
and
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, and
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I will await
for
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your response as soon as possible. Yours sincerely, Harjeet Kaur.

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task response
Be clear on why you need time off, the exact days, and how you will catch up on work.
coherence flow
Put one main idea in each part and use simple links to show the flow.
tone and format
Keep a polite tone from start to end and fix small grammar errors.
tone
Polite opening and close.
content
The letter gives the dates of leave.
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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