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

✨ Do you want to improve your IELTS writing?
Dear John, Thanks for agreeing to house-sit for a couple of weeks during my vacation I am writing
this
Linking Words
to give you some information about my pet
along with
Linking Words
a few prominent daily activities for the house.
Firstly
Linking Words
, I am going to stay in a hotel called "ABC Hotel' and I always carry my mobile with me so, if you need any support please reach out to my number. In case of urgency, and if you can't reach my mobile, please ring to hotel desk number mentioned below.
Secondly
Linking Words
, my cat needs to eat twice a day and please put some biscuits in his bowl
along with
Linking Words
water in his pot those are kept in the kitchen. The food is placed in a blue colour box and is on top of the fridge.
In addition
Linking Words
to that, please make sure to check whether he is drinking adequate water because he is been since a few weeks.
Lastly
Linking Words
, please water the house plants twice a week and plants in the garden need to be watered daily.
Furthermore
Linking Words
, make sure to switch on the street lights at night time, and don't forget to lock the door from inside before you sleep. We will meet post-completion of my vacation and take care. Best wishes, Smith
Submitted by ssssss9999 on

Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Writing9 with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.

Task Response
Ensure to provide the contact details completely, including the hotel phone number and your mobile phone number. Additionally, specify the duration of your vacation.
Coherence and Cohesion
The greeting and closing are appropriate. However, there is a need to organize the information more cohesively to improve its effectiveness.
Lexical Resource
The range of vocabulary used is sufficient, but there is a need to improve the clarity and accuracy of the instructions.
Grammatical Range
There are several grammatical errors in the letter, including sentence structures and punctuation. Pay attention to verb tenses and sentence structures to enhance the overall grammatical range.

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

Discover more tips in The Ultimate Guide to Get a Target Band Score of 7+ »— a book that's free for 🚀 Premium users.

What to do next:
Look at other essays: