Last month you had a holiday overseas where you stayed with some friends. They have just sent you some photos of your holiday. Write a letter to your friends. In your letter: thank them for the photos and for the holiday explain why you didn’t write earlier invite them to come and stay with you

Dear Mr Jenkins, I am writing to you regarding the upcoming trip to Paris for which you are looking for people to accompany the children. I am the father of Joshua Williams and I would be delighted to join the trip and to help out. I can assist during
this
time because I am currently off work for a few months and I would like to find something to fill up my free time, and
this
would be perfect. As you may remember, I have helped the
school
out on a variety of events,
such
as in the
school
sports day
last
summer and
also
at the jumble sale just a few months ago, and I thoroughly enjoyed being of assistance. There are a number of things I could do to help out. I can come early in the morning to the
school
before we leave and make sure everybody is accounted for and on the bus. But of particular relevance is the fact that I can speak French and I know Paris quite well, so I will be able to assist with the day-to-day practicalities of moving the children around and going to the museums and other attractions that we will visit. There are, though, some things I would still like to know about and to clarify. Do you have an itinerary you can send me so I know what we are going to see whilst there?
This
will be useful as I can
then
prepare myself with some background reading. I
also
wondered what time exactly are you due to arrive back in the UK at the
school
? I have an event
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the evening of the 15th when we are due to come back.
Although
I can miss it, I would like to let them know in advance if
this
will be the case. Thank you for considering my offer and I look forward to hearing from you, Yours sincerely
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