During a recent plane journey, you sat next to a businessman who owns a chain of restaurants. You talked to him and he suggested that you should contact him about a possible job in one of his restaurants. Write a letter to this businessman. In your letter: •remind him when and where you met • tell him what kind of job you are interested in • say why you think you would be suitable for the job

Dear Mr Smith, I am writing to you to express my interest in your
job
when I heard
it
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from you
for
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part
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part-time
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time
waitress position. I hope you can remember me, we met
at
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the plane
20th
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on 20th
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June, on Sunday,
last
week. We had great conversation and we ordered some meals together. So in short during the
lunch
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you told me a lot about your restaurant.
Although
, you said that you want to hire experienced waitress for your
part
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part-time
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time
job
. I am
International
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an International
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student
first year
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student at the college. Living in the
U.S.A
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U.S.A.
is expensive and I need some extra money to cover my living expenses. I can not
work
full-
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a full-time
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time
job
as I have classes in the morning so I decided to apply for
this
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time
job
. Before starting college I came to the
U.S
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U.S.
for summer jobs. At that
time
I worked in one of the restaurants as a waitress.
Moreover
, my
work
experience
was
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taught me skills
such
as communicating with clients, serving orders on
the
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time
and working under pressure. Currently, lessons start at 9 a.m and finish
4
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p.m so I would be available to
work
after 5 p.m
untill
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until
midnight from
Munday
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to Saturday. Unfortunately, I can not
work
on
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Sundays because I have exams and I have to prepare for exams on Sundays. Thank you for your
time
and consideration. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Yours sincerely, Feruzabonu
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coherence cohesion
The letter's logical structure could be improved by organizing ideas more effectively. For instance, an introduction that clearly states the purpose, followed by details of the meeting, your qualifications, and then your availability. Consider using paragraphs more effectively.
task achievement
While your response addresses all parts of the task, ensuring that each point is covered in a more structured manner will enhance clarity. Ensure to remind the businessman of key details of your meeting using specific time markers: 'on the plane on 20th June'.
task achievement
Some grammatical errors and lack of precision in expression slightly affect readability. For example, instead of 'before starting college I came to the U.S for summer jobs,' it could be 'before starting college, I came to the U.S. last summer for a job.'
task achievement
You have successfully included all relevant points requested in the task.
task achievement
The tone of your letter is appropriately formal and polite, which is suitable for this context.
coherence cohesion
You have appropriately used a greeting and a closing which enhances the structure of the letter.

Structure your letter

A letter needs to be written using a proper format, including the following:

  • A greeting (Dear sir/madam, Dear John, Dear Mr. Smith)
  • The main body (consisting of paragraphs for each part of the letter)
  • A closing (Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully, Best wishes, Kind regards, Love)

When writing a letter as part of the IELTS General Training Writing Task 1, it is important to include the bullet points presented to you in the question.

All three bullet points need to be presented. And remember that some bullet points contain more than one element. So, make sure to watch for ‘and’ and plurals.

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