A Museum Near your home is looking for people to do part-time voluntary / unpaid work. You would like to do some voluntary / unpaid work at the museum. Write a letter to the museum director to apply for the voluntary / unpaid work. In your letter - explain why you want to do voluntary / unpaid work at the museum - describe some skills and qualities you have that would be useful - give details of when you would be available for work

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Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to you to express my interest in being a part-time voluntary worker at your museum. I am currently studying
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bachelor's degree at Harvard
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University
. Since my childhood, I have
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habit of collecting goods with great historic value.
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I would love to take
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opportunity.
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, I am pretty much interested in helping society whenever possible. I was venturing for
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. I have two years of working experience in the national library. The qualities and skills I practice there,
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as neatness and the ability to handle valuable things with care will be a great advantage in
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type of work. Not only that but
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, I have good experience with cleaning both indoors and outdoors as well. Since my university is located
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to the museum building, I will be able to come and work on all the weekdays. But I would find it difficult to attend on weekends as I will be out of town to visit my parents. Hope you will consider my request and look forward to hearing from you soon. Yours faithfully, John Doe
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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:

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  • thirdly
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  • moreover
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  • for example
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Enthusiastic
  • Volunteer
  • Part-time
  • Unpaid work
  • Museum director
  • Skills and qualities
  • Customer service
  • Organization
  • Team player
  • Flexible
  • Reliable
  • Positive attitude
  • Availability
  • Professional goals
  • Community contribution
  • References
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