Mrs. Barrett, an English-speaking woman who lives in 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 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 regard to your advertisement for a job of house help over the coming summer.
Although
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I am not a professional housekeeper, I have worked part-time as a maid for Sharma’s living on Main Street. I am well equipped in doing dishes, cleaning and doing the laundry. On top of that, I could
also
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help you with taking care of the garden.
While
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I will be on vacation for the first week of July, I am planning to start my summer job on the 15th of that month. That being said, I will start college again in September. So, I could work for at least two months for you.
Therefore
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, if you decide to hire me, I am available five days a week, any time of the day.
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, I would need a day off every other Friday because I will be starting my piano lessons next summer. Please let me know if you require any other information. Yours Faithfully,
Nardeep
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Navdeep
Kaur
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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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