You have recently missed a project deadline which resulted in your company losing an important client. Write a letter to your manager. In your letter • apologies for what happened • explain why you missed the deadline • tell him/her how you will avoid this situation in future.

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Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to apologies you for what I have done for a project. I do not know how to make up for what I did
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, I would like to say sorry about it. First of all, I have not been getting
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my wife , and she suggested divorce to me.
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why my life has been devastated for a whole. So, it is very difficult for me to concentrate on my job.
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, my boss did not let me take a break, even
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for just a few minutes.
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, I have been sick of doing my job.
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, I am going to try to deny a bunch of tasks my boss gives me.
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, I am going to take a few days off to refresh myself. I would appreciate it if you could reply to my message as soon as possible Yours sincerely, Kazuya Nakagawa

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Task response: You answer all parts, but the last part is weak. Say clear steps to stop this in the future, like using a plan, asking for help early, and giving updates.
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Task response: The tone is too direct in some parts. Do not say bad things about your boss. Use a calm and work tone.
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Coherence and cohesion: Your ideas are in a clear order: sorry, reason, future. This is good, but some links are not smooth.
coherence and cohesion
Coherence and cohesion: Keep one main idea in each part. The part about your wife and the part about your boss make the reason part too wide.
coherence and cohesion
Coherence and cohesion: Add simple link words like 'because', 'so', 'after that', and 'in future' to make the letter flow better.
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Task response: You say sorry clearly at the start.
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Task response: You give a real reason for the missed deadline.
coherence and cohesion
Coherence and cohesion: The letter has a clear start, middle, and end.
coherence and cohesion
Coherence and cohesion: You use paragraphs, and this helps the reader.
coherence and cohesion
Coherence and cohesion: You use some link words like 'First of all', 'In addition', and 'Therefore'.
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