You have decided to leave your current job even though you enjoy it. Write a letter to inform your manager of your decision. In your letter: - tell the manager your decision and the reason? - describe what you have learnt in your current job? - ask the manager to write you a reference letter?
Sample Response
Dear Sir,
I am writing this letter to express my gratitude as well as discontent that I have planned to switch to another organization. It has been more than five years since I took up my current rolesince taking up my current role in our company. Moreover, my family and I have taken the significant stepan extreme step to relocate to another city. Hence, it is a major change for mea crucial decision for me to lookhunt for a suitable job in the new cityplace. However, I am definitely going to miss my colleagues, who were always supportive when project tasks involved competing prioritiesdespite any priority challenges in numerous tasks in the project.
Additionally, there are many lessonslearnings from this job that I will apply and valuewhich I will practice and cherish throughout my career. I have gained valuable knowledge aboutthe utmost knowledge of time management skills from my co-workers, which has benefitted me in many situationsscenarios. Apart from this, you have given me guidanceyou have given guidance on leadershipleadership goals and how to manage a teamhandle the team during a time of crisis.
Furthermore, I request you to provide me with a letter of reference, whichletter of reference which is required when I join my new workplacefor my onboarding in my future workplace. I will definitely miss theour entire team, and I hope that our paths cross once again in the near future.
Thank you for your consideration.
Yours faithfully, [Your full name]Yours faithfully,
Why this response received Band 7.0
The letter fully covers the decision, relocation reason, lessons learned, and reference request, with clear paragraphing and a consistently respectful tone. Its main limitation is imprecise or unnatural wording, such as the mixed opening sentiment and several strained collocations, which sometimes obscures the intended nuance. Prioritise natural, exact phrasing while retaining the current logical structure and complete task coverage.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
The purpose is clear, all three bullet points are covered, and the ideas are developed in a suitably formal tone despite a slightly confusing opening sentiment.
State the resignation and relocation reason more directly in the opening so the purpose is immediately unambiguous.
Coherence and Cohesion
The letter progresses logically through the decision, learning, and reference request, with effective paragraphing despite somewhat formulaic transitions.
Use fewer routine linking adverbs and make the relationships between sentences flow more naturally.
Lexical Resource
The response shows a good range of work-related vocabulary, but several strained collocations reduce precision and naturalness.
Replace phrases such as “extreme step,” “priority challenges,” and “utmost knowledge” with simpler, idiomatic alternatives.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A variety of complex structures is generally controlled, and the remaining grammatical slips do not impede meaning.
Proofread articles, prepositions, and clause construction to make the complex sentences consistently accurate.
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IELTS General Training Writing Task 1
You have decided to leave your current job even though you enjoy it. Write a letter to inform your manager of your decision. In your letter:
- tell the manager your decision and the reason?
- describe what you have learnt in your current job?
- ask the manager to write you a reference letter?
Your response
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