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Band 4+: You were supposed to meet a client at the airport for a business meeting, but due to unforeseen circumstances, you were severely delayed and missed the meeting. Write a letter to the client: - Apologizing for missing the meeting and any inconvenience caused: - Explaining the reason for your delay. - Offering an alternative time to reschedule the meeting, or suggesting an alternative solution.

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Dear John

I write this letter to apologizing for the mistake yesterday. I am missed the meeting because my mam feeling under the weather. I must bring my mam go to hospital immediatly. after that my mam getting better at 14.00 p.m that exactly after business lunch so I am really sorry I can not attedent appropriate time.

I am really sorry for yesterday accident. I hope you can understand the reason why I can not attedent appropriate time because my personal bussiness, my mam feeling under the water. I hope we can reschedule the assigment. perhaps we can meet tommorow, I will be free at 13.00 p.m, if you can, we can meet in hall merlbourne center.

we can meet tommorow, I hope you can understand my personal bussiness. Tommoroe I will be guarantee. I can attedent appropriate for tommoro, Thank you for attention I hope you can reply my message.

Best Regards

Ari Andriyono

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attedent: 3

appropriate: 3

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Task Response

The letter addresses all three bullet points required by the task: it explains the reason for the absence, offers an apology, and proposes a new time. However, the response is weakened by repetitive content and several inaccuracies in how the information is presented. The explanation for missing the meeting (a family medical emergency) is a valid reason, but the phrasing is often unclear. To improve, avoid repeating the same ideas multiple times in different paragraphs. Focus on developing each bullet point once with clear, concise sentences. Additionally, ensure that the tone remains professional for a business context; while personal emergencies are understandable, the language used should be more formal and polished to maintain a professional relationship with a client.

Coherence & Cohesion

The letter follows the basic structure required by the task, addressing all three bullet points. However, the progression of ideas is repetitive, and the organization is somewhat disjointed. There is significant repetition of phrases (e.g., 'I hope you can understand', 'meet tomorrow'), which hinders the flow. To improve, try to group related ideas into distinct paragraphs: one for the apology and reason, one for the rescheduling proposal, and one for the closing. Avoid repeating the same sentiment multiple times in different ways.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary used is quite limited and contains several errors in word choice and idiom usage. For example, 'feeling under the water' is an incorrect version of the idiom 'under the weather,' and 'attedent' is a misspelling of 'attend.' Additionally, 'personal bussiness' is used in a way that feels slightly unnatural in this context. To improve, focus on learning common business collocations (e.g., 'sincere apologies,' 'unforeseen circumstances,' 'at your earliest convenience') and ensure that idioms are used accurately.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Grammatical errors are frequent and significantly impact the clarity of the message. There are issues with verb tenses (e.g., 'I am missed,' 'my mam feeling'), sentence structure, and word forms. For instance, 'I write this letter to apologizing' should be 'I am writing this letter to apologize.' Punctuation and capitalization are also inconsistent. To improve, practice basic sentence structures, particularly the use of the past simple for completed actions and the present continuous for current situations. Pay close attention to subject-verb agreement and the correct use of auxiliary verbs.

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