ou have seen an advertisement for a job working as a tour guide during the summer holidays. Write a letter to the manager of the tour company. In your letter: explain why you are interested in the job, describe the skills and qualities you have, ask for further details about the position.

Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to apply for the position of 'tour
guide
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' as advertised on your company's website. My name is Anna, and I'm pursuing a
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degree in tourism management. I am planning to get some valuable experience in my field during my summer
vacations
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, and
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across
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advertisement on your online portal.
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, I believe that
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would be an amazing opportunity for me to work as a tour
guide
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in my own city. I have never worked as a lead tour
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;
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, I have
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knowledge of the duties and responsibilities.
Last
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year, I worked as an assistant
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in Delhi, so I possess all the management skills.
Moreover
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, I am a multilingual person. I can fluently speak 7 international
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and 8 local languages of India. I would appreciate it if you
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provide me with more information regarding
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position.
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I have already read about the job responsibilities on your website, information about schedules and qualifications is not clear to me. If you could provide more details on
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it would be really helpful for me. Thank you for your assistance. I look forward to your prompt response. Yours faithfully, Anna.

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task response
Explain more why you want the job and link your past work to the tour guide role.
structure
Break the letter into clear parts so each para has one main idea.
greeting closing
Start with a short, clear intro and end with a tidy sign-off.
paragraphing
Keep one main idea in each paragraph.
tone
Use plain words and keep a formal tone.
task strength
The aim to get the job is clear.
tone strength
Polite and formal tone is shown.
content strength
Past work and language skill are noted.
content strength
It asks for more details about the job.
greeting strength
Close is proper.
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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