A request is an action, but it is not proof that an item has arrived. Your reader may need to arrange the very equipment your sentence accidentally describes as available.
The first case-and-model pair in Crack the OET Writing Test – Occupational Therapy Edition makes equipment status a useful point to check against the original notes.
Follow the status through the draft
Requested, approved, ordered, delivered and in use describe different stages. Do not move an item to a later stage because that would make the paragraph sound more complete.
Original administrative example
Notes: Replacement headset requested; delivery date unknown.
Accurate: “A replacement headset has been requested, but the delivery date is not yet known.”
Unsupported: “The learner has received a replacement headset.”
Check implied availability too
Even without the word “delivered,” a phrase such as “using the new headset” implies receipt. Review the entire sentence, not just the main verb.
Revise this sentence
Draft: “The new desk is ready for use.”
Notes: Desk approved; order not yet placed.
Revision: “The desk has been approved, but it has not yet been ordered.”
Make the outstanding action clear
If the task asks the recipient to arrange something, state that request separately from the actions already completed. Avoid inventing a delivery date or confirmation.
Practise with three items at different stages. A precise summary should let a reader identify what is available and what is still outstanding.
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