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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.
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 Lee, I am Seba Alharbi, a student of math since 15 March 2024. I am writing to you about the possibility
to
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extension
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 the date to give more time to complete my project. As you know, I had to submit my project
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,
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 I couldn’t because of unforeseen circumstances in my family.
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, I went to my country to stay and support them
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 time.
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 I really
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 hard to complete it before the date.
to
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 solve
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 issue, I hope you understand my situation and give me just one week
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 I will do my best to make it a fascinating project
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also
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this
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 will assist me in managing my time in the future
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 I promise I will do everything to achieve 100% in
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 class . Thank you for considering my situation. I look forward to your response. Best Regards Seba Alharbi

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clarity
Be clear in the first line that you ask for a time to finish the project.
style
Use short and plain sentences. Do not join many ideas in one sentence.
structure
Put one idea in each paragraph or line to keep calm for the reader.
grammar
Check spelling and form, like 'extension' and the punctuation.
content
You tell who you are and what you want.
content
You ask for one more week to work.
tone
You end in a polite way.
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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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Dear [Lecturer's Name],
  • currently enrolled
  • regrettably inform
  • unforeseen circumstances
  • mitigating factors
  • extension
  • complete the project
  • priority
  • Thank you for your understanding
  • Best regards / Yours sincerely
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