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 Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses.

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Dear Max, I hope you are doing well. I am writing
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letter to remind you that I will be leaving on a holiday so I need to tell you some things you need to do while I am away. I will be leaving the house tomorrow evening
@6pm
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. So, please arrive at 5pm
to
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my house. As you agreed to take care of my dog, I would like to say
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few words about him. His name is Leo, a friendly and playful dog
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loves to play with his toys. All you have to do is give him 3 meals a day with
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of
3 hour
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gap between the meals. Take him for a walk in the morning and evening for about 20-30 minutes in the neighbourhood park. Treat him if he listens to you and
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any good job. Place his toys near his bed and I hope he won’t bother you much. Coming to household activities, Do the basic chores like Sweeping, cleaning the dishes. You can water the plants 2 times a day. Feel free to use the food in the refrigerator for cooking purposes. I am
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going to stock some fruits and snacks for you in the kitchen area. In case of emergency, please contact me through phone #123-345-7326. If I didn’t pick your call, call my uncle
Mr.
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John
@982-398-7921
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. . Once again, Thank you so much for agreeing to take care of my house and dog while I am on my vacation. Yours April
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Word Count

IELTS says that you should write a minimum of 150 words in writing task 1. If you go under word count you will lose marks in task response.

A very long letter will not give you a higher band score.

Aim for between 160 to 190 words in writing task 1. This will ensure a concise letter and will be realistic in terms of time management. You have only 20 minutes to write the letter and you need around 5 minutes of planning time, so you will not be able to write a long letter in 15 minutes.

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