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
Dear Mrs Barrett, I hope
this
mail finds you well. My name is May, and who is your neighbour in the Victoria zone. Recently, I read an advertisement which stated that you are looking for a helper to take care
of your home for a few hours a day next summer. I would like to write a letter to express my interest in this
job. I am a full-time university student in year 3. My personality is a detailed and organised person that make me to keep thing tidy. I can mopping the floor, take care
of your cats. Moreover
, I have helper experience in the last
2 years as I helped my sister and neighbour to take care
of their house while
they were away to have overseas travel in summer. Firstly
, I want to earn my pocket money to support my university life to reduce my parent's financial burden. In addition
, I would like to create a friendly neighbourhood in our community. When I was young, our neighbour was taken care
of me when my parents need to work. Therefore
, I want our community can keep this
spirit. Most of my time is flexible as I am Year 3 university student. I will be available Monday to Thursday morning session. However
, I am not available on Friday afternoon as I need to have tennis training during this
time. My contact number is:123456 and email address is: [email protected] If you want to have informtion from my side. Please feel free to contact me. Wish you have a nice summer holiday! Yours faithfully, XXXXXSubmitted by ABC_XYZ on
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Structure your letter
A letter needs to be written using a proper format, including the following:
- A greeting (Dear sir/madam, Dear John, Dear Mr. Smith)
- The main body (consisting of paragraphs for each part of the letter)
- A closing (Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully, Best wishes, Kind regards, Love)
When writing a letter as part of the IELTS General Training Writing Task 1, it is important to include the bullet points presented to you in the question.
All three bullet points need to be presented. And remember that some bullet points contain more than one element. So, make sure to watch for ‘and’ and plurals.