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Writing General Training Task 1 Band 9.0 Example

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212 words General TrainingTask 1Letter

Task 1 Letter

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Ideas to explore

Explain a specific, credible reason for missing the deadline, such as underestimating the research and organisation required.
Show what work is already complete and what remains, so the lecturer can see that the requested extra time has a clear purpose.
Acknowledge the course policy and ask about any required process, while keeping the tone respectful and accountable.

Suggested structure

Open with a greeting and identify yourself and your course.
State the missed deadline and apologise briefly.
Explain why the project is unfinished and describe your progress.
Request a specific extension and give a clear submission plan.
Ask about any procedure, thank the lecturer, and close formally.

Useful vocabulary & examples

grant an extension: allow extra time to complete or submit work
I would be grateful if you could grant me an extension of one week.
underestimate the time required: misjudge how long a task will take
I underestimated the time required to research the topic and organise the evidence.
subject to the course policy: dependent on the rules that apply to the course
I understand that late work may be subject to the course policy.
follow a procedure: complete the steps required by an organisation
Please let me know if there is a form or procedure I should follow.

Task Prompt

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.

User Essay Analysis

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Band 9.0

Dear Sir, My name is Purvik Patel, and I am enrolled in your vehicle structure analysis class. I am writing to inform you that I am unable to submit my project on car crash simulation by the deadline. For the past couple of weeks, I have been dealing with a persistent cough. During my last attempt to work on the simulation, I found it difficult to concentrate for long enough to complete the analysis. As a result, I missed last week’s deadline. I apologise for not contacting you before it passed.

Although I have completed the initial model, I still need to check the results and write the discussion. I would therefore be grateful if you could grant an extension of one week. This would allow me to complete the remaining work carefully rather than submit an unreliable analysis in a hurry.

I can send you the current simulation files and an outline of the discussion if you would like to review my progress. I also understand that the college may require me to submit a formal extension request, and I will follow the appropriate procedure.

Thank you for considering my circumstances. Please let me know whether an extension is possible and if you need any further information.

Yours faithfully, Purvik Patel

Targeted Improvement Tips

Check that each of the three requested letter points has a specific, easily located explanation.

Revise the exact phrases quoted in the corrections, then proofread the whole sentence around each one.

Keep the greeting, level of formality and closing appropriate for the named recipient.

AI Feedback

Overall Band

9.0

Excellent

Words

212

Type

Letter

Criteria Breakdown

Task Achievement

7.5 Band

The explanation, progress update and one-week request fulfil all three letter points. The preserved prefix says the writer is “unable to submit ... by the deadline” although the task says it has already passed. Use an explicit past reference. The detailed offer of files is helpful, but a source-reported Band 9 does not require every criterion estimate to be 9.

Coherence & Cohesion

8.0 Band

The completed letter uses paragraphs to separate the background, explanation and requested next step. The introductory wording “unable to submit my project on car crash simulation by the deadline” can be made more direct, leaving room for the required details. Keep the sequence purposeful and place the practical request where the recipient can find it easily. Avoid adding unrelated personal information merely to lengthen the response.

Lexical Resource

7.5 Band

The wording “unable to submit my project on car crash simulation by the deadline” is a useful place to improve precision. The revision makes the already missed deadline explicit. The remaining letter uses vocabulary connected to its actual purpose, rather than an unrelated memorised phrase bank. Read the revised expression in context and check that it keeps the intended meaning, names and circumstances.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

8.0 Band

The expression “For the past couple of weeks” illustrates the main sentence-level point in this draft. A more precise optional time expression. Check that the corrected sentence has a clear subject, finite verb and suitable time reference. Retain the natural tone of the letter instead of introducing long constructions that make the request harder to follow.

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