Write a letter to your relative. In your letter: • Explain when and how long you will be in town. • Ask whether you can stay at their home. • Offer to pay for yourself.

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Dear Jaya, I hope
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letter finds you in good health and prosperity.I am writing
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letter to check if I can stay at your home during my official visit to your town. I have been assigned a company project in Akola for which, I need to visit in December and stay in your hometown for the whole month till the 4th of January .It has been a long
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since we had a chance to spend
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with each other and really miss the
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we spent in childhood
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, I am coming in December so we can celebrate the New Year together.
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, I am thinking of inquiring with you if I can stay at your place for that
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period
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of selecting the hotel accommodation offered by the company.
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, is not quite good to offer money for my stay at your home I would like to pay for it as it is an official trip and everything will be paid for by the company. Looking forward to hearing from you soon. Thanks, Payal

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coherence cohesion
Improve the logical flow by using clear transitions between paragraphs.
coherence cohesion
Break down the content into more distinct paragraphs, each focusing on a single idea.
coherence cohesion
The letter has a warm and appropriate greeting and closing.
task achievement
The letter directly addresses all the requirements of the task effectively.
task achievement
The tone of the letter is polite and suitable for writing to a relative.

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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Topic Vocabulary:
  • stay duration
  • schedule
  • house rules
  • financial contribution
  • expenses incurred
  • gratitude
  • eagerness
  • return visit
  • flexibility
  • accommodation
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