Practicing recently appeared letter questions of IELTS writing exam would enable you to gain an insight of your preparation level and the kind of questions that appear in the exam nowadays. One of the students reported an IELTS letter question recently which is written below along with model answer. Though it may not be the exact question word to word, since the student remembers the meaning only but not the exact words, it would help you to get an idea of the recent exam question.
सवाल:
Your employer has recently allowed some employees to work remotely from home. Write a letter to the HR manager to make request for the same and in your letter,
- Say why you are writing
- Why you want to work from home
- What suitable arrangements you have at home
Write your answer in at least 150 words and you should spend 20 mins on this task. Start your letter with
प्रिय सर/मैम,
Now, first try to attempt this letter yourself in 20 minutes. Once done, compare your answer with the following model answer and make note of the vocabulary you have used in your letter.
प्रतिमान उत्तर:
प्रिय सर/मैम,
I am writing this letter to you regarding my request of permitting me to work from the comfort of home from next week onwards according to the recent policy updates received from you in the last meeting.
मैं चाहूंगा avail the facility of working from home for various reasons. Firstly, I would be able to look after my grandmother who is suffering from serious illness and needs my immediate attention. Secondly, my home town is too far from office location which makes it so inconvenient to travel every day for reaching the office on time. तथापि, with work from home advantage, it would be extremely comfortable to avoid this unnecessary travel that can let me stay more active on the job.
I want to notify that I have made good arrangements at my home which is equipped with latest technology such as, broadband internet, personal laptop, printer, post paid mobile connection and a peaceful workspace. Hence, I am absolutely sure about providing high quality work from home itself.
I shall be grateful to you if you can permit me to work remotely.
आपका विश्वासी,
Rahul Verma
(189 words)
Let us understand the words or phrases that can be used in this type of letter:
उपयोगी शब्दावली:
- I am writing this letter to
- I would like to avail the facility of
- I want to notify you that
- I want to inform you that
- I am absolutely sure
- I shall be grateful to you
- I am extremely thankful to you
- It would be great if
- I request you to
- Kindly allow me to
- Kindly permit me
- Please allow me
- Please give me permission
- Kindly grant me permission
- Firstly/Secondly/Finally
- Moreover/Apart from this/Furthermore/What is more/However
- Inconvenient
- Extremely comfortable
- Unnecessary travel
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