You missed one of the most important lessons of your teacher. Write a letter to your teacher. In your letter apologize for not attending explain why you did not attend say what you will do to make up for it

Dear Mr. Fenil, I hope
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message finds you well. I am writing to sincerely apologise for not attending the history lecture
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week. The reason for missing the lecture
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was that I injured my left leg
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working out in the gym.
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, the situation got worse when I visited the doctor. He quickly took an X-ray of the leg, and the results were pretty bad. He
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suggested me to take a complete bed rest as recovery would demand proper time and care,
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, I missed school for the whole
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week.
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, I am aware that
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it was an important class and the majority of our final exam will be based on that specific lecture. I know that expecting an individual session for me will not work, as you have a busy schedule till the exams. But, if you can provide me with the notes from that day, I can revise them in my leisure, by which I can easily catch up with the class. I assure you that
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will not happen again. Hoping for a positive response from your side. Yours truly, Darshan

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task response
Task response: You answer all parts of the task, but add one clear line about how you will get the lesson and study it soon.
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Task response: Keep the tone polite and a bit more natural. For example, say 'I would be very grateful if you could share the notes.'
coherence and cohesion
Coherence and cohesion: Your ideas are in a clear order, but some long sentences can be shorter and easier to follow.
coherence and cohesion
Coherence and cohesion: Do not use too many commas. This will make your writing smoother and clearer.
task response
Task response: You clearly say sorry, give a reason, and talk about how to catch up.
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Task response: The letter is polite and fits a letter to a teacher.
coherence and cohesion
Coherence and cohesion: The letter has a clear opening, middle, and end.
coherence and cohesion
Coherence and cohesion: Each paragraph has one main idea, so it is easy to read.
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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