You live in an English speaking country and you want to do some voluntary, unpaid work in a developing country. Write a letter to a company called Cultural Expeditions, which organizes such trips. In your letter: Explain why you want to do the voluntary work. State what your skills and experience are. Indicate where you would like to volunteer and for how long.

Dear Sir/Madam I am writing to enquire about the volunteer program in India that I’ve seen in your website advertisement.
I’m
writing because
I’m
interested in
this
program and I want to take part
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it. I would be grateful if you could give me some
further
details.
I’m
studying law at the moment but I am very experienced with kids, I babysit as
part-time
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job, and
I’m
pretty good, so I would be very happy if I could work with kids.
This
would be my
first
ever experience as a volunteer in a foreign country but in the
past
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I’ve been doing a lot of volunteering in my hometown.
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, I don’t have a specific period of time, I can work as much as I have the possibility since in two weeks I’ll be free from studies and school. I would
also
appreciate some
informations
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about where
I’m
going to stay
,
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if I have to share my room and about electricity, WI-FI and running water. I look forward to your answer. Yours faithfully
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Structure your letter

A letter needs to be written using a proper format, including the following:

  • A greeting (Dear sir/madam, Dear John, Dear Mr. Smith)
  • The main body (consisting of paragraphs for each part of the letter)
  • A closing (Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully, Best wishes, Kind regards, Love)

When writing a letter as part of the IELTS General Training Writing Task 1, it is important to include the bullet points presented to you in the question.

All three bullet points need to be presented. And remember that some bullet points contain more than one element. So, make sure to watch for ‘and’ and plurals.

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