You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. You are going to another country to study. You would like to do a part-time job while you are studying, so you want to ask a friend who lives there for some help. Write a letter to this friend. In your letter • give details of your study plans • explain why you want to get a part-time job • suggest how your friend could help you find a job

Hello Maria, It's been a long
time
since we've talked. How is Malaysia there? Is it comfortable or is it noisy? But as long as you can enjoy it I'm sure I will be able to enjoy it too later on. I am planning on studying
in
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Taylor's
university
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while
doing a
part
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part-time
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time
job
. If you could whenever you have
a
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some
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free
time
, I want you to do a
favor
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for me to find a suitable
part
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part-time
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time
job
to help my parents pay for my tuition college. I need a
job
that is
related to art so I
could
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still develop my skills in art
while
working and the ones that have
high
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salary of course. I've heard that you are
also
in a
part
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part-time
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time
job
?
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If it
is
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also
involves in some kind of art either in sculpting, decorating, baking, drawing, or sketching but I cannot do literature well. I need a salary
at
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least earns me 100$ a week. I know
this
might sound too much to
fulfill
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but even if you didn't find one
that is
ideally what I want, I still appreciate you
try
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to help me. Just a heads up, there is going to be a concert
your
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with your
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favorite
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band in Jakarta and I've bought two tickets for us, it's 2 months later but I hope we can have some together. Your dearest friend, Keisya
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task achievement
You have included all the key task points, but you could provide more specific details about your study plans and exactly what type of art-related job you are looking for.
coherence cohesion
Consider organizing the letter into clearer paragraphs, each focusing on a specific aspect of the task. This will make your letter easier to read and understand.
suitable writing tone
Your letter has a warm and friendly tone, which is appropriate for writing to a friend.
greeting and closing
You included a greeting and a closing, which adds to the overall structure of the letter.

The Closing

The style of the letter determine how you have to close it.

Check out the suggested closing sentences for each type of letter in the General IELTS Test. The closing sentence should be the last sentence of your letter.

Formal style (To someone you have not met, whose name you don’t know)

  • Yours faithfully,

Semi-formal (To someone you may or may not have met, whose last name you know)

  • Yours sincerely,

Informal (To someone you know well, whose first name you know and use)

  • Best regards,
  • Warm wishes,

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