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 to you in regard to your requirement for a helping hand around your house during the summer.

Firstly

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, I have had a few chances to do

such

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stints in the past, which I believe were carried out exceptionally well. I have gained experience from my previous work in relation, gardening, cooking, vacuuming the carpets, and

also

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looking after pets.

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, I am keen on taking up

such

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work for several reasons, the main reason being that

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stints allow me to learn new types of activities which would be required to do at the houses, and these would add to my experience which would help me get more opportunities

such

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this

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Although

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I am a student at the local university, since

this

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work is required during the summer, I would be available during the five weekdays.

However

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, unfortunately, I will not be available during the weekend as I have community service on those two days,

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, I hope you will take my application into consideration when choosing the ideal candidate, and look forward to a positive reply. Yours sincerely, Rob Tucker.

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Task Achievement

To further improve, try to provide more specific examples of your previous experience. This will make your application stand out and seem more tailored to Mrs. Barrett's needs.

Coherence & Cohesion

Connect your ideas more smoothly by using a wider range of linking words and phrasing to enhance the flow of your letter.

Task Achievement

Your letter successfully addresses all the points mentioned in the task with a clear structure.

Task Achievement

Your polite and formal tone throughout the letter is appropriate for the context of writing to an English-speaking woman in your town for a job.

Coherence & Cohesion

The structure of the letter, including the greeting, body paragraphs, and closing, effectively organizes your ideas and makes the letter easy to follow.

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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meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 7.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 9.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 9.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 7.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

8 paragraphs

188 words

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