You recently received a letter from a friend asking for advice about whether to go to college or to try to get a job. You think he/she should get a job Write a letter to this friend. In your letter • Say why he/she would not enjoy going to college • Explain why getting a job is a good idea for him/her. • Suggest type of job that would be suitable for him/her

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Dear Sara, How are you? I’ve just received your letter and thank you that you are relying on me and asking for
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of suggestions. I am trying to answer all of your questions as well as possible.
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of all, in my humble opinion, as you already have
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degree in computer science, it wouldn’t be essential for you to go to college and I’m sure it would be boring for you and you will waste a lot of money
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you don’t have any experience in a real
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and you don’t know how it is interesting, so I recommend looking for a new
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and I feel, because of your talent and your supremely self-confident you’ll find it soon. Let me explain more about
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subject with an example. As you have known I’ve been working as a network designer since 2005 which has been a really challenging
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but I’ve shouldered the responsibility as well, and you believe that if it weren’t for my knowledge in the network which I had been learnt at university I couldn’t be successful,
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I recommended you, arming yourself with your knowledge and start to send your resume to some prestigious international conglomerate and attach your CV plus your Cisco certificate which you have received. It would be your taste as I know your character. Only in
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way can you earn
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salary which would be mesmerized by your family.
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, by the time you work at any company, you will have been expanding your experience for minimum
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years that
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will be made you ready to start your education again. If you have any
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about finding
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a job
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, don’t hesitate to ask. I do not have any reservations about your
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to catch your appropriate
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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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Topic Vocabulary:
  • academic pressures
  • financial burdens
  • tuition
  • student loans
  • uncertainty
  • work experience
  • earn money
  • practical skills
  • professional network
  • align with interests
  • growth opportunities
  • on-the-job training
  • apprenticeships
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