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Band 5.5

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 Sir/Madam,
This
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 is Jeevitha Sachithanantham, residing at 56, Belmont Lane, Calgary. I am writing to inform you of my decision to vacate my flat before the contract expires
due to
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 unforeseen circumstances.
To begin
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 with, I understand that my flat contract length is one year;
however
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, I am in a critical situation to leave my flat two months before the contract expires. I have a family emergency in my home country, where my grandmother has been
hospitalized
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hospitalised
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.
Hence
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, I decided to travel back to my country to support her during
this
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 critical time.
Furthermore
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, I am not aware of the length of treatment, which has left me with uncertainty. I believe that you could understand my situation. Thank you for
support
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 and consideration. Yours sincerely, Jeevitha S

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task response
State a clear ask to end the contract early, with any steps you want the agency to take.
coherence cohesion
Split ideas into separate paragraphs so each has one main point.
language
Check grammar and word choice to be more natural and precise.
tone
Keep a polite tone and offer help to find a new tenant.
greeting and closing
Add a closing line that asks for next steps and a reply.
tone
Polite tone throughout and proper greeting and closing.
content
Clear reason for leaving is given.
Word Count

IELTS says that you should write a minimum of 150 words in writing task 1. If you go under word count you will lose marks in task response.

A very long letter will not give you a higher band score.

Aim for between 160 to 190 words in writing task 1. This will ensure a concise letter and will be realistic in terms of time management. You have only 20 minutes to write the letter and you need around 5 minutes of planning time, so you will not be able to write a long letter in 15 minutes.

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