Read the situation below and write an email in response. You have 9 minutes. You should write 80–120 words.
You are organising a local reading group session focused on the history of eighteenth-century circulating libraries and early fiction. You need to write an email to the community library manager to arrange a room booking and discuss resources for your attendees.
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Read the situation below and write an email in response. You have 9 minutes. You should write 80–120 words.
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You are taking an evening creative writing module and recently missed a workshop on the rise of epistolary novels and character voice. Write an email to your module tutor to explain your absence and request guidance on catching up with the class.
You are coordinating a small heritage display on eighteenth-century subscription publishing and the earliest mass-market novels for a local history fair. Write an email to a fellow volunteer to delegate preparation duties and organise the installation schedule.
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