A friend has agreed to look after your house and pet while you are on holiday. (Informal Letter) Write a letter to your friend. In your letter: Give contact details for when you are away Give instructions on how to care for your pet Describe other household duties

Dear Cynthia, Thank you for agreeing to house-sit for me. If you need to contact me while I’m away, I’ll be staying at The Merrion Hotel, Merrion Square in Dublin. If it’s urgent,

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, please call me on my mobile phone, which I’ll keep with me at all times. I’ve written the numbers on a sticky note which I’ve left on the fridge. My cat needs to be fed twice daily -morning and evening. So each morning and evening put a handful of cat food in his dish and fresh

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in his

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pot. You will find the food in a jar in the kitchen cupboard. Please check throughout the day to make sure he drinks plenty of

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. You can give him a small bowl of milk in the evening, but do it every other day. I would like you to

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my plants, too. The indoor ones in the lounge only need

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twice a week, but the plants on the balcony need to be watered daily except on rainy days.

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, for security, please lock the door and shut the windows before you go to bed.

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, clear my mailbox every day and keep the outside lights on at night. I look forward to seeing you on my return. Warm wishes,