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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Barrett, I hope you are doing well. My name is Joy Kim. who is your neighbour
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to your house. I am writing
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letter to let you know that I am ready to help you
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summer. I would be the person whom you are looking for. There are several reasons why you need to hire me.
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, I have lived in our town for more than twenty years, so I know everything about
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town like the back of my hand, and if you have any questions about our town, I will explain
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to you.
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, I love doing household chores at home. When I was a kid, I often helped my mom clean and cook food. I can prepare breakfast, lunch, or dinner if you want. I am very interested in
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job because in the summer I will have a short vacation and I want to find a part-time job to earn extra income. I appreciate you giving me an opportunity to help you. I will be available four days a week from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and I can start on Monday. So, please let me know if
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convenient for you. Waiting for your reply. Best regards Joy Kim
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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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