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Inquiry About A/V Equipment Rental for Nov 15th

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The prompt

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You are a university student named Alex Martinez, and you are planning an event for the Engineering Club. The event is scheduled for November 15th and you're considering renting audio-visual equipment from TechRentals for the day. You need to ensure that the equipment is available and fits within the club's budget. Contact Jessica Lee, the representative at TechRentals, to inquire about their pricing and availability.

What the response has to do

  • Ask about the availability of audio-visual equipment on November 15th
  • Request a detailed breakdown of rental costs
  • Inquire about any potential discounts for university clubs

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Sample answers, by band

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Middle response

Band 4.53.5/5 rubric
To
jessica.lee@techrentals.com
Subject
Inquiry About A/V Equipment Rental for Nov 15th
Dear Ms Lee, My name is Alex Martinez and I am a university student currently enrolled in our Engineering Club. I am writing to you regarding renting of audio-visual equipment from your business ,TechRentals ,for the day of 15th November 2026. I would like to enquire whether you have this tech available on the required date as it is very necessary for smooth operations in our event. I would also like to be given detailed records about the total breakdown of rental costs and whether there will be any additional charges when borrowing it. Furthermore I would be much obliged if you told me about any available discounts on these machines and if there are any pertaining to student rentals I would be greatly beholden if you alerted me about them. Looking forward to your kindest co-operation, [name withheld]

What worked

  • Clear Introduction
  • Polite Tone
  • Direct Request

What cost points

  • Awkward Phrasing
  • Incorrect Name
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Middle response

Band 4.53.5/5 rubric
To
jessica.lee@techrentals.com
Subject
Inquiry About A/V Equipment Rental for Nov 15th
Dear Jessica, I hope you are doing well. I am writing to inquire about if the audio- visual equipment is availiable on November 15th, since I am the one responsible of planning an event for the engineering club. I would appreciate it if you could kindly inform me how much it could cost, so I could make sure if it suitable with the club' budget. I would also want to ask if there any chance to have a discounts, since its for university club. Thank you for your time and consedration, I look forward to your response. Sincerely, [name withheld]

What worked

  • Clear purpose
  • Polite tone
  • Gratitude expressed

What cost points

  • Awkward syntax
  • Grammatical errors
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Middle response

Band 4.53.5/5 rubric
To
jessica.lee@techrentals.com
Subject
Inquiry About A/V Equipment Rental for Nov 15th
Dear Ms. Lee, I am writing you to inquire about detailed information for pricing and availability of audio-visual equipment. I need to ensure whether the equipments are available for our Engineering club event that will be held on 15th November. Could you please provide me detailed breakdown of rental costs for your equipment? Additionally, I want to ask for any potential discounts for the university clubs? I would appreciate it if you could provide any discount for our event. Thank you for your time. Best regards, [name withheld].

What worked

  • Clear statement of purpose
  • Specific inclusion of event details
  • Professional closing and sign-off

What cost points

  • Incorrect pluralization of non-count nouns
  • Punctuation error in declarative sentence
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