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 You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear Mrs Barrett,

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Dear Mrs Barrett, Hope you are doing well. I just saw an advertisement in the newspaper for domestic help published by you for
upcoming
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the upcoming
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summer season. I am curious to help you out in
daily
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the daily
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cleaning of your home which includes dusting and mopping, carpet cleaning and shampooing,
bathrooms
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bathroom
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deep cleaning and gardening. I
owned
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own
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my own cleaning company, that’s why I am equipped with all essential equipment required for home maintenance
such
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as carpet and upholstery vacuum cleaners and shampooing machines
as well as
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all the chemicals required for deep cleaning.
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, I am happy to do it for you at
economical
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an economical
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price as you are my neighbour. If my availability suits you well
as
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apply
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I am available on working days in
evening
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the evening
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after 5 pm and on weekends any time. Looking forward
for
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your positive response. Thanking You George Peter
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coherence cohesion
The letter has a clear structure but could benefit from more paragraphing, e.g., separating the introduction from the suggestions for helping.
task achievement
Ensure the tone is consistently polite and formal, perhaps using ‘Thanking you’ could be replaced with ‘Thank you’ to sound more natural.
task achievement
The letter effectively addresses all points asked for in the task.
coherence cohesion
The greeting and closing are well-expressed, showing politeness and respect.

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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