You are planning a short visit to a city where one of your relatives lives. Write a letter to your relative. In your letter: • Explain when and how long you will be in town. • Ask whether you can stay at their home. • Offer to pay for yourself.

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Dear molly, Hope you are doing fine. I have been missing you so much. I am writing
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letter to inform you that
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week I am planning to come to Mumbai for attending an event. To my surprise, I came to know that the place is near to your home. So I was planning if I could stay at your home for three days.
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, I have been desiring for so long to spend time with you and your family whom I haven't seen for so long. It would
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kind of you If you could let me stay at your home for some time. You don't need to bother about my expenses as I will be able to manage them and will reimburse any major expenses if you have to spend
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for me.
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, I guarantee you that my presence won't affect your daily routine and
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I would be happy if I could be of any help during that period. Looking forward to hearing from you Yours truly Seema
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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:
  • anticipate
  • accommodation
  • arrive/depart
  • duration
  • itinerary
  • gracious hospitality
  • household
  • inconvenience
  • lodging
  • reimburse
  • temporary residence
  • travel arrangements
  • visit
  • warm welcome
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