You have bought tickets for a tour with your friend for the period of your holiday, but you have just discovered that you have to change your plans. Write a letter to him: • Apologize; • Explain the reasons; • Suggest alternative arrangements. You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear ....,

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Dear Rahul, Hope

this

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letter finds you well and you are in good health and in high spirits. I am writing

this

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letter to express my

apologize

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apology

to you. The reason behind my letter is

that

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that,

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as you already

know

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know,

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I had booked tickets for

upcoming

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the upcoming

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holiday in Calgary next week

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Due to

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manager

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manager's

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emergency leave Now company

given

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has given

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me responsiblity to attend

annual

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the annual

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conference in Toronto next week

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;

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hence

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hence,

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I am unable to join

for

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apply

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you for

Calgary

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the Calgary

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holiday trip. Moving

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further

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further,

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I know

sudden

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a sudden

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plan cause inconvience to everyone

but

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, but

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trust me

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this

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, this

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situation is not in my

control

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control,

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to cancel the meeting as my boss

went to

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has gone on

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emergency leave.

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in the end

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but not least

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, I was thinking

as our

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that since

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all

tickets

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our tickets

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are refundable

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, if

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want

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want,

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I can change

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the next

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week

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week's

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holiday to next

month

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month's

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trip

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, as

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so that

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this

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way we can enjoy together and share our memories . Looking forward for quick response from your side

and

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, and

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I respect your decision on

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last moment

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last-minute

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change. Yours truly, Nav

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Sep 7, 2026

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task response

Cover all three points more clearly. Say sorry in a direct way, explain the work problem, and give a clear new plan with a date or time.

task response

Use more natural phrases: write “I apologise” not “express my apologize”, and “I cannot join you” not “join for you”.

coherence and cohesion

Put each main idea in its own short paragraph: the bad news, the reason, and the new plan.

coherence and cohesion

Use simple links such as “First”, “Because of this”, and “So” to make the letter easy to follow.

coherence and cohesion

Avoid long sentences with many ideas. Add full stops after each main point.

task response

You say sorry, give a work reason, and offer to move the trip. These are the key parts of the letter.

coherence and cohesion

The letter has a clear start and end, and the greeting and closing are suitable for a friend.

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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meeting the goal of 7 or more
0
Word repetition
meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
30
Grammar mistakes
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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 5.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 4.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 4.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 6.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

6 paragraphs

173 words

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