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A friend has agreed to look after your house and pet while you are on holiday. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter: give contact details for when you are away give instructions on how to take care of your pet describe the other household duties

#friend #house #pet #holiday #contact #instructions #care #household #duties
Dear Neena, Hello, How are you? Hope you are doing well. Thanks for agreeing to be my “
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-sitter” and Rocky’s doggy-sitter while I am away
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 Singapore. I fly out on July 2 and get back on July 12. I will be staying at Hotel Vista, Cambridge Road, Singapore. You already have my mobile number so if you need to contact me you can call or message me on Whatsapp or IMO. If I take
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 number, I will let you know immediately. I wrote down Rocky’s diet and kept the note on the table. You have to give him food three times a day
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 he needs a walk morning and evening. He is used to you and will give you no trouble. My maid comes twice a day for cleaning the house. You can give her time according to your schedule. Please remember to turn off the garden lights at night. The fridge is stocked up and it’s all yours. If you feel like cooking you can take
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. Make yourself completely at home. Affectionately, Merry
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The Closing

The style of the letter determine how you have to close it.

Check out the suggested closing sentences for each type of letter in the General IELTS Test. The closing sentence should be the last sentence of your letter.

Formal style (To someone you have not met, whose name you don’t know)

  • Yours faithfully,

Semi-formal (To someone you may or may not have met, whose last name you know)

  • Yours sincerely,

Informal (To someone you know well, whose first name you know and use)

  • Best regards,
  • Warm wishes,

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