Task I
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
Write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear………………………
You were supposed to go on an interview in a few weeks, but you have since found out you cannot go on the date arranged.
Write a letter to the potential employer. In your letter
• Tell them why you need to move the interview time
• Ask to change the interview date
• Explain that you are still interested in being interviewed for the job
Dear Sir,
I am writing this letter to request for rescheduling of my interview that I was supposed to attend this Thurday.
It has been 3 weeks now that I am suffering from viral fever. My doctor has prescribed me for a bedrest upto a period of four weeks, which has left me with no other alternative other than being confined within the four walls of my room. As you can see, I can't even venture out of my home as the disease is highly contagious.
Therefore, I would be grateful if you can postpone my interview date to anytime time after a week as I would be fully recovered by then. Also I have been preparing for the job whenever I was able to during my time at home as I am really looking forward to having a great professional conversation with you.
Hoping to receive your reply with the new date of my interview.
Yours faihfully,
Ashim
Sentence: Therefore, I would be grateful if you can postpone my interview date to anytime time after a week as I would be fully recovered by then.
Description: The fragment to anytime time is rare
Suggestion: Possible agreement error: Replace anytime with adjective
Sentence: Also I have been preparing for the job whenever I was able to during my time at home as I am really looking forward to having a great professional conversation with you.
Description: The token to is not usually followed by a preposition
Suggestion: Refer to to and during
flaws:
No. of Words: 154 200
Attribute Value Ideal
Score: 7.0 out of 9
Category: Good Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 2 2
No. of Spelling Errors: 0 2
No. of Sentences: 7 10
No. of Words: 154 200
No. of Characters: 647 1000
No. of Different Words: 98 100
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 3.523 4.0
Average Word Length: 4.201 4.6
Word Length SD: 2.547 2.4
No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 39 60
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 28 50
No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 18 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 13 20
Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0
Avg. Sentence Length: 22 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 7.91 7.5
Use of Discourse Markers (%): 0.286 0.12
Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.494 0.35
Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.77 0.50
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.243 0.07
Number of Paragraphs: 4 4