Cancelling a Part-Time College Course Booking

You recently booked a part-time course at a college. You now need to cancel your booking.

Write a letter to the college administrator. In your letter • say which part-time course you booked • explain why you need to cancel your booking • ask about booking a different course

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows: Dear Sir or Madam,

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Letter points: Cancelling a Part-Time College Course Booking

WhyThis is aFormal letter — it asks you to cover every bullet point in a formal tone.

SoWe group the points under each bullet point of the task.

Say which part-time course you booked

3 points

Explain why you need to cancel your booking

5 points

Ask about booking a different course

4 points

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Score details

Response 01
Estimated band7.5/ 9

Overall assessment

The letter is fluent, well-organized, and covers all three required points with a consistently polite, appropriate register. Its main limitation is that the details are somewhat padded and generic, with the third bullet addressed only briefly rather than developed with a concrete request.

TA

Task Achievement

The letter clearly cancels the named photography course, explains a plausible reason, and asks about alternative options, covering all bullets in a suitable formal tone, though the request about a different course is answered only in general terms rather than with a specific new course.

7.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

Ideas progress logically through opening, explanation, and request with well-managed cohesive devices and clear paragraphing, with only slight over-reliance on formulaic politeness.

7.5
LR

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is flexible and natural, with phrases like 'furthering my education' and 'aligns with my interests and availability', though some wording is conventional rather than precise.

7.5
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A wide range of sentence structures is used accurately, including complex forms such as 'due to a recent family emergency' and 'the possibility of enrolling', with no impeding errors.

7.5

What to work on next

Replace generic praise and filler with concrete detail, such as naming the type of alternative course or dates you would like when asking about rebooking.

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