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Read the situation below and write an email in response. You have 9 minutes. You should write 80–120 words.

You have recently experienced persistent fatigue and difficulty maintaining your normal focus due to several consecutive high-pressure project deadlines. You need to contact your line manager, Ms Henderson, to discuss temporary adjustments to your current task allocation and schedule in order to maintain work quality and recover effectively.

Explain how the recent deadlines have affected your current performance.
Propose a temporary redistribution of your non-urgent tasks.
Request a brief meeting this week to agree on an adjustment plan.

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0 words · target 50–120 · 9 minutes in the test · spell-check is off, as in the test

Questions 2–3

Read the situation below and write an email in response. You have 9 minutes. You should write 80–120 words.

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Peer Mentoring Request

You have recently joined a marketing team and would like advice on navigating internal project workflows and stakeholder presentations. You want to reach out to an experienced colleague, Marcus, to ask if he would be willing to act as an informal mentor during your initial months.

Mention a recent presentation of his that impressed you.
Ask whether he would be open to meeting for occasional mentoring sessions.
Suggest a convenient time and format for an initial informal chat.

Quiet Focus Zones

Your company recently transitioned to a fully open-plan office, and several staff members are struggling to concentrate on complex data analysis due to ambient noise from nearby phone calls. You are writing an email to the workplace facilities coordinator, Mr Davies, to raise this concern.

Describe the concentration difficulties caused by the current office layout.
Recommend designating specific meeting rooms as permanent quiet focus areas.
Inquire about the timeline for reviewing office acoustic arrangements.

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