IELTS Writing Task 1

Letter to Colleague About Shared Workload

You share an office and work on several joint projects with a colleague. Recently, this colleague started working from home three days a week, which has affected your shared workload and project deadlines. Write a letter to your colleague. In your letter: - acknowledge their remote working situation and show understanding of their reasons - explain specifically how this change has affected shared tasks and deadlines - propose a concrete arrangement to ensure fair distribution of work Write at least 150 words.

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Estimated time

20 min

Credits

2

Recommended length

150+ words

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You share an office and work on several joint projects with a colleague. Recently, this colleague started working from home three days a week, which has affected your shared workload and project deadlines. Write a letter to your colleague. In your letter: - acknowledge their remote working situation and show understanding of their reasons - explain specifically how this change has affected shared tasks and deadlines - propose a concrete arrangement to ensure fair distribution of work Write at least 150 words.

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Letter type: letter-semi-formal Situation: Colleague started working from home 3 days/week, affecting shared workload and deadlines. Must acknowledge their situation, explain specific impacts, and propose fair arrangement. Task: You share an office and work on several joint projects with a colleague. Recently, this colleague started working from home three days a week, which has affected your shared workload and project deadlines. Write a letter to your colleague. In your letter: - acknowledge their remote working situation and show understanding of their reasons - explain specifically how this change has affected shared tasks and deadlines - propose a concrete arrangement to ensure fair distribution of work Write at least 150 words.

You share an office and work on several joint projects with a colleague. Recently, this colleague started working from home three days a week, which has affected your shared workload and project deadlines. Write a letter to your colleague. In your letter: - acknowledge their remote working situation and show understanding of their reasons - explain specifically how this change has affected shared tasks and deadlines - propose a concrete arrangement to ensure fair distribution of work Write at least 150 words.

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