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Write clear, professional business emails for workplace scenarios — delays, requests, follow-ups, and apologies.
Write a professional email to your team manager explaining that you will be one hour late to work today due to a transport issue. Apologise briefly, mention you will make up the time, and confirm you are on your way. Keep the email under 70 words and use an appropriate subject line.
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This exercise is designed to help you build the writing skills commonly assessed in job screening tests. Read the instructions carefully, complete the exercise, and review your result to understand where to focus your next practice session.
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Create Free Account →A clear, specific subject line — "Delayed Arrival — 14 March" is better than "FYI" or leaving it blank.
State the situation immediately — do not pad with generic greetings before reaching the point.
Professional but not robotic — acknowledge the inconvenience without excessive apologising.
What are you doing about it? Arriving in 1 hour, making up the time — the reader wants the plan, not just the problem.
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