A friend has agreed to look after your house and pet while you are on holiday. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter •Give contact details for when you are away •Give instructions about how to care for your pet •Describe other household duties you would like your friend to undertake When giving contact details, you do NOT need to write any addresses; something like the name of a friend you are staying with or a holiday destination is fine.

Dear Mary, Thank you for agreeing to take care of Marshmallow when I am away. I will be in the Blue Mountains, staying with Sue and her husband in their summer cottage for a week starting tomorrow. You can easily reach me on my cellphone if you had any questions or concerns. Marshmallow has a routine for his soft and dry food. Most importantly, he takes his soft canned meat in the morning right at 8 O’clock. I should warn you he might wake you up if you did not fill his bowl on time. You may fill his other feeder whenever you find it empty. If you run out of pet food, you can always purchase some from the convenience store across the street. Of course, I will pay you back when I return. Do not forget to clean up his litterbox every day,
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there is a risk of defecating on the floor! Another main chore that I would be grateful if you could do is watering the plants. I have no specific watering schedule for them, just make sure to check their soil every day and water them in case it is dry. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your help. See you soon! Best, Fatemeh
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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.

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  • secondly
  • thirdly
  • in additional
  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
  • even though
  • despite

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