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Formal Letter

You work for an international company, and would like to spend six months working in its head office in another country. Write a letter to your manager. In your letter: - explain why you want to work in the company’s head office for six months - say how your work could be done while you are away - ask for his/her help in arranging it

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  1. Band 6.5
    Task Achievement
    Band 6.5
    Coherence and Cohesion
    Band 6.5
    Lexical Resource
    Band 6.0
    Grammatical Range and Accuracy
    Band 6.5

    Dear Mr. Matthews, I want to express my interest in spending six months working at our company's head office in Vietnam.

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  2. Band 6.5
    Task Achievement
    Band 7.0
    Coherence and Cohesion
    Band 6.5
    Lexical Resource
    Band 6.5
    Grammatical Range and Accuracy
    Band 6.0

    Dear Mr. Kage, I’m writing this letter to express my intent to work in North Carolina where our company is headquartered, for the coming six months from the first week of March till slightly over the first week of September.

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  3. Band 8.0
    Task Achievement
    Band 8.0
    Coherence and Cohesion
    Band 8.0
    Lexical Resource
    Band 8.0
    Grammatical Range and Accuracy
    Band 8.0

    Dear Mr Henry, I am writing to formally request an opportunity to work at our company’s head office in Germany for six months. I am hoping that you will allow me to take the opportunity to work in our head office for about half a year.

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  4. Band 7.5
    Task Achievement
    Band 8.0
    Coherence and Cohesion
    Band 7.0
    Lexical Resource
    Band 7.0
    Grammatical Range and Accuracy
    Band 7.5

    Dear Mr George, I am writing to express my interest in working at our company headquarters in the United Kingdom for a few months to further enhance my skills and get exposure to the global market trends of our products so that I can better contribute to my company and carry out my responsibilities more efficiently.

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  5. Band 8.0
    Task Achievement
    Band 8.0
    Coherence and Cohesion
    Band 8.0
    Lexical Resource
    Band 8.0
    Grammatical Range and Accuracy
    Band 8.0

    Dear Mr Henry, I am writing to formally request an opportunity to work at our company’s head office in Germany for six months. I am hoping that you will allow me to take the opportunity to work in our head office for about half a year.

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  6. Band 7.5
    Task Achievement
    Band 8.0
    Coherence and Cohesion
    Band 7.5
    Lexical Resource
    Band 7.0
    Grammatical Range and Accuracy
    Band 7.0

    Dear Mr Jacob, I am writing this letter to inform you about my desire to work in our company’s head office in Amsterdam for about six months. Recently, our company has announced an extensive training programme on the techniques of developing new accounting software for mid-size business firms, and I would like to avail this opportunity.

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