A friend of yours is coming to stay in your house for a week while you are away on holiday. Write a letter to your friend to prepare them for their stay. In your letter: Give your friend information about the location of your house, tell your friend what tasks you would like them to do each day, Explain what he/she can do and see in your area

Dear Rishi, I can’t believe that we didn’t see each other since your brother’s birthday party two years ago! Anyway, it was great catching up
last
week! I’m undoubtedly grateful to you for agreeing to look after my house while I’m away. As you know, I have recently moved to one of the happening
street
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streets
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in the city, which is
the
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Sinclair street. My apartment is in A1 block and you could spot it without much effort as it is just on the entrance of the lane and
also
there’s a huge palm tree which can be seen from a distance. I don’t want to burden you with my household chores, but I would be really grateful to you if you can walk my pet, Tony twice every day. He’s extremely friendly
although
he seems scary at times. Other than that, do you think you could manage
watering
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my plants in the garden? Just once a day would be fine. Since there’s a maid in the house, you don’t have to worry about cleaning. There are plenty of things to keep entertained in the area. Trust me, you won’t be bored. There’s a food festival
in
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the
next
road if you’re interested to check out various cuisine. You could
also
go to the movies, the tickets are not that expensive. Do visit the new cafe, which has opened just beside the block if you want to grab some coffee. Have a safe travel and don’t hesitate to buzz me if you need anything. Love, Vijaya

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The Closing

The style of the letter determine how you have to close it.

Check out the suggested closing sentences for each type of letter in the General IELTS Test. The closing sentence should be the last sentence of your letter.

Formal style (To someone you have not met, whose name you don’t know)

  • Yours faithfully,

Semi-formal (To someone you may or may not have met, whose last name you know)

  • Yours sincerely,

Informal (To someone you know well, whose first name you know and use)

  • Best regards,
  • Warm wishes,

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