you work for a large corporation. You want to apply for one month's leave owing to illness. Write to your manager requesting leave for the same. In your letter • introduce yourself • describe about your illness • inform the manager how you intend to manage your job assignment in your absence

Dear
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, I am writing
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to apply for a leave from work for a duration of one month. My name is Amanpreet singh working in
marketing
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the marketing
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department as an assistant in the company
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past two years.
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is the first time
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am requesting
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apply
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long leave
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is just because of my health issues. Since
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weekend i have been suffering from a rare allergic condition
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which my whole body feels so tired and itchy the whole day. As
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consulted my doctor, he insisted
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that I
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get it treated as soon as possible.
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,
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am planning to go through the treatment next
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for which
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have to visit India.
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the doctors, treating
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issue may take about three weeks
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, which
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is why
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want
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to take a
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leave for a whole
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apply
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month. As far as my work assignments are concerned i will make sure to complete all those
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that do
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not require me to be present in person.
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,
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will request my
collegues
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colleagues
to cover up the remaining assignments on my behalf. So
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hope you will approve
me the
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my
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vacation that
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requested
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. Thanks. Yours
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sincerely
, Amanpreet singh

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task response
Task response: You answer all parts of the task, but some ideas need clearer detail.
task response
Task response: Use 'leave' not 'vacation' because this is for illness and work.
coherence and cohesion
Coherence and cohesion: Your letter has a clear start, middle, and end.
coherence and cohesion
Coherence and cohesion: Some sentences are long and not easy to follow. Make them shorter.
coherence and cohesion
Coherence and cohesion: Use simple linking words like 'because', 'so', and 'also' in a careful way.
task response
Task response: You clearly say why you need one month of leave.
task response
Task response: You explain how your work will be managed in your time away.
coherence and cohesion
Coherence and cohesion: Each paragraph has one main idea.
coherence and cohesion
Coherence and cohesion: The order of ideas is logical and easy to see.
The Closing

The style of the letter determine how you have to close it.

Check out the suggested closing sentences for each type of letter in the General IELTS Test. The closing sentence should be the last sentence of your letter.

Formal style (To someone you have not met, whose name you don’t know)

  • Yours faithfully,

Semi-formal (To someone you may or may not have met, whose last name you know)

  • Yours sincerely,

Informal (To someone you know well, whose first name you know and use)

  • Best regards,
  • Warm wishes,

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