Writing Task 1: Writing an Email

Read the following information.

You are working for a company. You need to take some time off work and want to ask your manager about this.

Write a letter to your manager in about 150-200 words. Your email should do the following things:

Explain why you want to take time off work
Give details of the amount of time you need
Suggest how your work could be covered while you are away

Sample Answer

Dear Mr. Samuel, My name is Thomas. I am a part of a software developer group in your company ABC Technology and Solutions, for the last five years. I am going to get married on August 14th. I would like to request you to grant me a vacation for one month. I haven't been to my home country for the last three years. As you know, I need to apply for a VISA for my wife and me to re-enter in the USA, which itself would take 2-3 weeks. I have checked with HR, and all my accumulated vacation days come to 30 days, which I would like to utilize for this time. I understand taking off for a month will impact our project. However, except for a few days from August 10-20th, I will be available to work from home. I believe in this way I can cover most of the part of our projects. In case if there is an urgent requirement of the client, I will be available over the phone. I hope you can consider my request. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, Thomas.