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 about your advertisement that I read
over
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in
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the newspaper about a helper for summer. I can help you
in
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your household chores
such
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as cleaning, laundry and more. My organization skills are pretty good,
it
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so it
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might be helpful to maintain your home in perfect condition. I
had
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worked for a hotel as a chef and in hospitality too, currently working in a restaurant. It will be enjoyable to help you
around
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your daily work. To add, I
also
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had experience in caregiving. It might be pretty helpful for your nourishment. Actually, I am here on a work visa. I need
this
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job to meet my daily expenses and for the upbringing of my child as well. As you know, it is quite expensive to fulfil your daily needs in
this
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inflation era. I
also
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need to pay off my student loan. My availability will be in the evenings from Monday to Friday and any time on
weekend
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. As
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I am already on a full-time placement in a restaurant. Sometimes, it might fluctuate
on the contrary
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I will give you a notification about that. I would love to hear back from you. Feel free to contact me if you have any
further
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concerns. Yours regards,
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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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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Domestic chores
  • Culinary skills
  • Horticulture
  • Cultural immersion
  • Work ethic
  • Flexible schedule
  • Time management
  • Prior commitments
  • Punctuality
  • Reliability
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