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Band 6+: You are taking a course at a local college. The deadline for your project was last week but you haven t finished it. Write a letter to your lecturer. In your letter introduce yourself explain why you haven't handed in the project yet request more time to do it.

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I am writing this letter to explain and apologize for not submitting the English course assignment on time. The assigment you give was to create an interview video with an entrepreneur in my local area and the submission deadline was June 16, 2023.

First, I would like to introduce my self. My name is Widya Sagitha Mahardani, I am from class S-batch 2022 and my student number is 2211031260. Our English course schedule is from monday to wednesday.

I sincerely apologize for not submitting the assignment. The reason is that I had a larger project in another course and that needed up a significant amount of time. So, I did not have enough time to complete the assignment you gave.

Therefore, if you allow, I would like request more time to finishing the task you gave. If you give me more time, I promise to finish it as soon as possible.

I looking forward for your response and hope you will agree to give me more time.

Kind regards,

Widya

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B1 - Intermediate
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Grammar Mistakes: N/A

Vocabulary Repetition:

course: 3

assignment: 3

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Task Response

The letter addresses all three bullet points of the task effectively. You have introduced yourself clearly, provided a plausible reason for the delay, and made a formal request for an extension. The purpose of the letter is clear from the beginning. To improve, ensure that the logical flow is more natural; for example, introducing yourself at the very beginning of the letter is more conventional than placing it in the second paragraph after explaining the purpose. Additionally, pay closer attention to grammatical accuracy in verb forms (e.g., 'I would like to request' instead of 'I would like request' and 'to finish' instead of 'to finishing') to ensure the tone remains professional.

Coherence & Cohesion

The letter follows a logical structure and addresses all parts of the prompt. However, the organization of information is slightly unconventional; it is more natural to introduce yourself at the very beginning of the letter rather than after explaining the purpose of the letter. To improve cohesion, try to use more varied transitional phrases and ensure that the flow between the introduction of yourself and the explanation of the problem is smoother.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary used is appropriate for the context and the message is clear. However, there is some repetition of words like 'assignment' and 'give/gave'. To reach a higher band, try to use synonyms (e.g., 'task', 'project', 'requirement', 'assigned') and more sophisticated collocations. Be careful with spelling errors such as 'assigment' and 'my self' (should be 'myself').

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

There are several grammatical errors that affect the professional tone of the letter. Issues include verb tense consistency (e.g., 'the assignment you give' should be 'the assignment you gave'), preposition usage ('looking forward for' should be 'looking forward to'), and sentence structure (e.g., 'I looking forward' should be 'I am looking forward'). Additionally, watch out for gerund usage after prepositions, such as 'request more time to finishing' which should be 'request more time to finish'. Increasing your control over complex sentence structures and verb forms will significantly improve your score.

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