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Practice Set 19 — Requesting a payment plan

Task 1 · Writing an Email — a realistic situation requiring a 150-200 word email: complaint, request, apology, recommendation, cancellation, workplace or neighbourhood issue

Writing Task 1W1-19Advanced
150-200 words

Requesting a payment plan

You received a dental bill for $1,400 that you cannot pay in one payment because you were off work for six weeks.

Write to: The billing office of a dental clinic · Formal tone

Write an email to the dental clinic's billing office requesting a payment plan.

Write an email of 150-200 words. Read the situation, then write to the person named. Cover every required point, keep the tone appropriate, and organise your email into short paragraphs. You have 27 minutes for Task 1.

You must include:

  • Refer to the invoice
  • Explain your situation honestly
  • Propose a specific payment plan
  • Confirm your commitment to pay in full
27:00
0 words · target 150-2000 characters
  1. 1Greeting
  2. 2Opening purpose
  3. 3Point 1
  4. 4Explanation
  5. 5Point 2
  6. 6Explanation
  7. 7Point 3
  8. 8Explanation
  9. 9Closing