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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 1. Explain why you would like the job 2. give details of why you would be a suitable person to employ 3. say how you would spend your free time while you are in Australia

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Dear Sir, I am writing
this
 letter to apply for the caretaker job to look after your child as mentioned in the newspaper advertisement.
This
 is an amazing opportunity for me to spend my break
time
 in
australia
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 while I wait for the completion of my residency visa process. I have completed my schooling in India and planning to move to
australia
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 for my
further
 education and thinking of getting the country's residency. I am living with a big family here in my home country and when I travel to
australia
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. I am going to miss my family a lot
especially
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 my younger brothers. Fortunately, if I get
this
 job,
then
 I can spend a good amount of
time
 with a family and most importantly I can be with your kid whom I will consider
as
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my brother. As I mentioned above, I am used to
be
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 with a lot of
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children
children's
childrens
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children
 most of the
time
, and being an elder child in our family I had to look after my younger brothers since they were born as my parents were working. So, I believe I can take good care of your baby and please note that I am very good at reciting rhymes and singing
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a lullaby
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 for your little one. During my free
time
, I am planning to prepare for university entrance exams and I have a bucket list of tourist places that I always wished to visit in
australia
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 - mainly the beaches. I will spend some
time
 visiting these attractions. Along with
this
 letter, I have attached a personal photograph of myself, my visa application process and a reference letter from my cousin who lives in
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. Looking forward to hearing from you. Thank you. Regards Srinivasan M
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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:
  • Childcare, Nurturing, Patience, Creativity, Early childhood development
  • Babysitting, Au pair, Engaging, Responsible, Enthusiastic
  • Safety, Trustworthy, Adaptability, Proactive, Cultural exchange
  • Activities, Educational games, Language skills, Exploring
  • Volunteering, Community involvement, Australian culture
  • Flexibility, Personal traits, Schedule, Enrichment
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