A friend has agreed to look after your house and pet while you are on holiday. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter • give contact details for when you are away • give instructions about how to care for your pet • describe other household duties

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letter finds you in good spirits. I would like to express my sincere gratitude and appreciation for agreeing to look after my dog and my home while I am on vacation. I have decided to visit my hometown for 2 weeks to spend quality time with my family. In Case of Emergency, you can reach out to me at my hometown number 707-890-4312. My dog
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is entertaining and friendly, I hope you will have a good time with him. Please feed him chicken every day and make sure that throughout the day he has fresh water to drink. I request to take him out for a walk in the evening. I have recently planted some flowers like Rose, Sunflower, in my small garden behind my house which
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needed to be watered every day. My house is a small
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one-bedroom flat and I request you to clean it at least twice a week. I look forward to seeing you on my return.

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The Greeting

Depending on the style and aim of the letter, you will need to adapt your greeting.

Always start an informal letter in the ways:

  • Dear + name
  • Hi / Hello + name

‘Dear...’ is more appropriate, so stick with this.

For a formal letter there are two options for the greeting:

  • Use Dear Sir or Madam if you don’t know the name of the person you are writing to.
  • Use Dear + surname if you do know their name, e.g. Dear Mr Smith or Dear Mrs Jones.

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