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Writing Samples
Band 4.5

You are applying for a job at an international company, and you need to provide a reference describing how suitable you are for the job. You decide to ask your most recent employer to write this reference. Write a letter to your most recent employer. In your letter: - Remind him/her of the work you did for him/her - Describe the job you are applying for - Ask him/her to write a reference for you Begin your letter as follow: Dear….,

Dear Mr Bean, I am writing
this
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letter
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 to let
know
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you know
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 that I will work for a foreign
company
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 near where I live, and I would like to let you know that
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company
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the company
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 need a reference
letter
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 about me and my work, when I
do
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am
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manager
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a manager
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 at your
company
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 for five years. One important thing about my new job is that it
need
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needs
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 people
has
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who have
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 experience and good working skills, so in the
letter
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, I hope you can write about my advantages and
flexible
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. It can
sever
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serve
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 as an effective way
to
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for
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 they
decide
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to decide
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 whether I am suitable for the job. My new job is as a manager,
same
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the same
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 as before. One problem that I have encountered is that as
foreign
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a foreign
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company
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, most people
communication
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communicate
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by
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in
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English
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English,
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 so I still try hard to
my
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improve my
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 English becom more better. I am sorry for the inconvenience. I hope you can help me write a reference
letter
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. Please let me know if you have any
question
Fix the agreement mistake
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 or need any
further
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 information. Sincerely, Mr Toan.

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task achievement
Be clear on what you want. Say you want a short reference letter and give one or two points you want the boss to say about your work.
coherence and cohesion
Use one idea in each part. Put past work first, then the new job, then the ask. Use simple link words like and, also, then to show flow.
tone
Polite tone and respect to the reader.
content
The letter asks for a reference and shows the idea of the new job clearly.
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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