Mrs Barrett, an English-speaking woman who lives in your town, has advertised for someone to help her in her home for a few hours a day next summer. Write a letter to Mrs Barrett. In your letter: • suggest how you could help her in her home • say why you would like to do this work • explain when you will and will not be available

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Dear Mrs Barrett, I am writing to you with regards to your advertisement in yesterday's newspaper. The advert mentioned that you require a person to help you around in your house for a few hours a day for
next
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summer. Well, I am glad to let you know that I am interested to take up
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job. I am a very good cook.
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, I thought that I would visit you every day and cook food for you.
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, I will
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take care of groceries,
vegetables
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and vegetables
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and clean the kitchen along with it.
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, I am happy to stock up
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refrigerator weekly. I have great skills in organizing the kitchen and I
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make delicious food. For ,me my kitchen is a paradise and I enjoy working there all day.
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, I was pleased to find your ad and delighted to start it as soon as possible.
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, I have my own house to take care of, so I would not be available on weekends but, you will have my uninterrupted presence
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all weekdays. Looking forward to your response. Regards, Rachana Gohel
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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

Linking words are very important in your essay.

To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.

Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.

In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.

Linking word examples:

  • firstly
  • secondly
  • thirdly
  • in additional
  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
  • even though
  • despite

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Domestic chores
  • Culinary skills
  • Horticulture
  • Cultural immersion
  • Work ethic
  • Flexible schedule
  • Time management
  • Prior commitments
  • Punctuality
  • Reliability
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