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Dear Xxxxx,

We are hoping to employ xxxxxxxxx as a teacher in our centre in xxxxxx, China.

I have been given your name as a referee and would be very grateful if you could send me a reference. Where possible, we would like to know the following information about the candidate in particular:

Their general reliability, punctuality and ability to get on with colleagues
Their ability to work under their own initiative as well as part of a team
Their potential for succeeding in a challenging, culturally unfamiliar environment

Thank you for your time, and I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely,

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