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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Dear
Mrs.
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Mrs
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Barrett, I am writing in connection with your published advertisement in Sunday Observer on
last
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Sunday 20th
with
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apply
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regarding your request for support to you
on
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apply
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your home for
upcoming
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the upcoming
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summer. My name is Jessica and I am a student at the
University
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of London. I believe that people must help
to
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others when they need support.
As a result
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, I found you while searching
help
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for help
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needing
hand
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a hand
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to give
my
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me
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full of my kindness. I am
best
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the best
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charity worker in the
university
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with
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membering
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remembering
the
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University
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charity organization
also
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. Due to my charity work experience, I can handle
the
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your
day to day
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day-to-day
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works
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work
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especially washing your clothes, Mopping the floors, dishwashing the dishes and any extra help
which
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apply
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you request.
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Besides
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I have
best
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the best
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culinary abilities
that
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which
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mean I could prepare your meals. I promise you definitely appreciate me.
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, due to my studies, I have to participate
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daytime lectures at
University
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in
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on
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weekdays.
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, I can help you on weekdays
8.00
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from 8.00
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AM to 10.00 AM and 5.00 PM to 8.00PM.
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, I will help you on
full
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the full
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day because I have
free
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a free
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schedule
in
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at
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the weekends. So if
you
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areyou
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suitable
this
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times, please let me know. Yours
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Sincerely
, Jessica
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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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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Domestic chores
  • Culinary skills
  • Horticulture
  • Cultural immersion
  • Work ethic
  • Flexible schedule
  • Time management
  • Prior commitments
  • Punctuality
  • Reliability
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