You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You are due to move into a rented apartment next month but you will not be able to because you have some problems.
Write a letter to the landlord. In your letter:
explain your situation
describe your problems
tell him/her when you think you can move in
Write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Dear Miss Berry,
As you know, I have rented 41 George Roche Road from you for six months from 15th August. However, I am afraid I will no longer be able to move in on that date, as my plans have had to change because of illness.
During the summer vacation, I was working in a company as a Project Manager. Towards the end of my shift, I slipped and fell on a wet floor and broke my wrist. Luckily, it was a clean break and didn't require surgery. However, it is my right wrist, and so I am unable to write for the time being.
At present, I am at home in Kuala Lumpur until the plaster can be taken off – I think this should be in the last week of September. I will then return to my course in Canterbury and take up residence at 41 George Roche Road.
I hope this will not cause you any difficulties.
Yours sincerely,
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Attribute Value Ideal
Score: 7.0 out of 9
Category: Good Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 0 2
No. of Spelling Errors: 0 2
No. of Sentences: 11 10
No. of Words: 163 200
No. of Characters: 632 1000
No. of Different Words: 107 100
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 3.573 4.0
Average Word Length: 3.877 4.6
Word Length SD: 2.101 2.4
No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 36 60
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 21 50
No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 6 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 5 20
Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0
Avg. Sentence Length: 14.818 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 7.756 7.5
Use of Discourse Markers (%): 0.455 0.12
Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.355 0.35
Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.732 0.50
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.088 0.07
Number of Paragraphs: 4 4