You have seen an advertisement in an Australian magazine for someone to live with a family for six months and look after their six- year-old child. Write a letter to the parents. In your letter: – Explain why you would like the job – give details of why you would be a suitable person to employ – say how you would spend your free time while you are in Australia

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Dear Sir/ Madam, I am writing to express my interest in the job of a nanny for your kid for six months. I have seen your advertisement in a magazine that you need someone for taking care of your

six year old

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. I would love to do

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as I like children and have been taking care of my

two year old

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nephew since he was four months old.

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is because both my brother and his wife were working and

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I took

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responsibility

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my nephew happily.

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, I have two years of experience as a

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babysitter

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with five different families, and they all appreciated my work.

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, I am a calm and extrovert person and easily mingle / gel with the small children which make me a suitable candidate for the job. I am coming to Australia to visit my sister on a

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visa and hoping to spend my free time

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visiting different places there. If you offer me

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job, I would get a chance to earn money for myself, and learn about a new culture. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Yours faithfully, Adam Ray

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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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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 9.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 4.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 4.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 5.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

8 paragraphs

199 words

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The Greeting

More and more people are shifting to a plant-based diet. Why is this the case? Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

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