IELTS General Training
Letter (semi-formal): Asking your manager for time off
Time: 20:00
Task · write at least 150 words · about 20 minutes
You need to take a week off work for a family event. Write a letter to your manager. In your letter: - explain why you need the time off - suggest how your work can be covered - say when you will return
Tips for this task
- Cover all three bullet points in detail.
- Choose the right tone: informal for friends, formal for companies and officials.
- Begin and end appropriately (Dear Sam, … Best wishes / Dear Sir or Madam, … Yours faithfully).
- Say why you are writing in the first paragraph.
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