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 in reference to your advertisement for helping at your place
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summer. I would like to apply to be your helper. I have been through the advertisement and would be able to help you with the daily chores
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as cleaning the garage, watering the plant in the back yard and cleaning the floor of the house outside area. The main reason to apply for
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job is mainly that
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want to earn my college fund. My family wants me to study in college after my high school graduation
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year.
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we do have financial constraints now because my parent just bought a new house
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year. They could only pay half of the college fees and hoped
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could spend my spare time to earn for another half.
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I am free the entire summer I hope you can arrange my job in the afternoon after 12. I still have my music class learning in the morning and it is my favourite hobby since
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was young. I do not wish to stop the class at the moment. I am looking forward to your prompt response. Thank you. Yours faithfully, John Smith
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Topic Vocabulary:
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  • Horticulture
  • Cultural immersion
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  • Prior commitments
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