Q: You are going to visit New Zealand for an 'English and Homestay' program. You have just received details of your homestay host family. Write your first letter to the family. In your letter 1. introduce yourself 2. ask the family some questions to get information that is important to you 3. tell the family about your arrival date and time

Dear Jessy, I am Rose. Hope you are fine. I am writing
this
letter to inform you that I am the person who is going to stay at your
home
from the 6th of march. With regard to
this
, I need to know how far the city called Nesinland is from your
home
as I want to attend one English class from there. Actually, it would be a 3 days program. After that, I would like to see famous tourist places in New Zealand.
Moreover
, I do not have any idea regarding
this
. Kindly give me some information regarding
this
and I would appreciate it if you can arrange a tour guide for me as I am not familiar with all those places. Apart from
this
, I booked my ticket for the 5th of march and I will reach there the
next
day.
Additionally
, I have got the details of an airport taxi driver. So,
definitely
Add a comma
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I can reach safely at your
home
by 6.00pm. I am really excited to stay at your
home
. You can directly contact me if any additional information is required at the end. Looking forward to meeting you soon. Yours faithfully Rose Sin
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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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