A museum near your home is looking for people to do unpaid work. You would like to do some voluntery work at the museum. Write a letter to the museum director to apply for the volunteer work in your letter explain why you want to do voluntary work at the museum describe some skills and qualities you have that would be useful give details of when you would be available for work

Dear Mr. Andersen. My name is Tomás Alcaide, and I

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to you regarding the recent advice that I saw yesterday on the

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History Museum website, in which it was claimed that you are seeking

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voluntiers

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volunteers

to work at your facilities.

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with, I have to mention that I would be pleased to do

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voluntary work.

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is because I find nothing more valuable than teaching others about the history and nature of our beloved nation. Since I am already a science teacher at an elementary school

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the zone, I am sure my previous experience will help me to give a great experience to every visitor, especially

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for the little ones who might think that a museum is not as fun as going to the playground at the park.

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you I can show them the opposite.

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, I would be available on

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from 2:00 pm until 6:00 pm and on

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:00 am until 1:00 pm. Looking forward to having an interview with you to discuss on my application for the job. Yours faithfuly. Tomás Alcaide.

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Jul 28, 2025

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grammar

Make sure to correct spelling mistakes, such as 'voluntiers' to 'volunteers' and 'faithfuly' to 'faithfully'.

content

Try to add more details about your passion for history or nature to strengthen your letter.

coherence

Use a clearer structure by dividing your ideas into distinct paragraphs, focusing on one main point per paragraph.

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You clearly express your desire to volunteer and your passion for teaching.

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You provide specific days and times you are available, which is very helpful.

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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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 6.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 4.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 4.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 5.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

8 paragraphs

188 words

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The Closing

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Many people put their personal information online (address, telephone number, and so on) for purposes such as signing up for social networks or online banking. Is this a positive or negative development?

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