You have seen an advertisement in an Australian magazine for someone to live with a family for six months and look after their six- year-old child. Write a letter to the parents. In your letter: – Explain why you would like the job – give details of why you would be a suitable person to employ – say how you would spend your free time while you are in Australia

Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing
this
letter in response to your advertisement which is posted recently about baby sitter job in magazine Child Care. Currently, I am studying in a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering course at the University of Perth and since the pandemic has hit the country, my classes have become completely online.
Therefore
, I would like to take
this
opportunity and express my interest in
this
job. I would have
this
job so that I can cover some of my expenses. Since I am the eldest child in my family, I am quite experienced to take care of children. My parents used to work when my siblings were young and I was the one who took care of them.
Moreover
, I am friendly and love children. I hope your kid will love my company. I usually like to go to beautiful places in the city centre when I am free. If you do not mind, you would give me to visit sometimes while I am working with you. I am excited to hear your reply. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Yours faithfully, Yan
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The Greeting

Depending on the style and aim of the letter, you will need to adapt your greeting.

Always start an informal letter in the ways:

  • Dear + name
  • Hi / Hello + name

‘Dear...’ is more appropriate, so stick with this.

For a formal letter there are two options for the greeting:

  • Use Dear Sir or Madam if you don’t know the name of the person you are writing to.
  • Use Dear + surname if you do know their name, e.g. Dear Mr Smith or Dear Mrs Jones.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • advertisement
  • live with
  • look after
  • six-year-old child
  • suitable
  • employ
  • free time
  • Australia
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