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 Barrett, I am writing
this
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letter in connection with the advertisement that I have seen recently. I would like to help you with the things at your house that need to be done. I am highly skilled at painting, fixation of furniture and gardening, I can
also
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even move the lawn for you. The services that I offer you are free of charge. I only request you to make some English practice with me while I working there.
Next
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year I have to take an English exam to be able to study abroad;
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, I have some issues with the speaking part of the test, due to a lack of practice. Unfortunately, it is a small town
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, it is not easy to find someone who is a native English-speaking person. I am not planning to do anything
next
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summer but work on my upcoming English exam and I always prefer to study afternoon.
Therefore
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, my whole schedule is available for weekdays from 9AM to 1PM. I look forward to hearing from you, Yours sincerely, Alex.
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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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