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Band 7+: You missed an important meeting with your manager yesterday. Write a letter to your manager. In your letter: ● _apologize for not attending ● _explain why you missed the meeting ● _suggest a time to reschedule

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Dear Mr.Johnson

I trust this letter finds you in good health. I would like to fomally apologize for missing the important meeting yesterday morning. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend due to unexpect traffic acident.

In understand that the meeting was critical for the upcoming project, and I deeply regret not being able to attend. My absence was not intentional,and I take full responsibily for not informing you earlier.

The reason for my absence was due to a heavy traffic caused by an acident on the highway. Despite leaving early, I could not reach the office in time. I understand this may have causeed inconvenience for the team.

Could we arrange another time to go over the key points discussed? Alternatively, if there are any minutes or summary documents available, I would appreciate receiving them.

One again, I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. I will ensure that this does not happen again in the future.

Thank you for your understanding and patience.

Best regards,

Amy

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Overall Band Score

7

(+/- 0.5)

Vocabulary Complexity:
B2 - Upper Intermediate
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Grammar Mistakes: N/A

Vocabulary Repetition:
No noticeable repetition! Great job!

Task Response

8

All parts of the task are successfully addressed. The letter is well-organized and easy to follow.

Coherence & Cohesion

7

The letter is mostly coherent and well-structured. Minor improvements in flow and transitions would enhance readability.

Lexical Resource

6.5

The vocabulary is adequate and mostly accurate. More sophisticated word choices would improve the overall impact.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

5.5

While the grammar is largely correct, some errors affect the overall fluency. Improving grammatical accuracy will enhance the overall score.

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