A friend has agreed to look after your house and pet while you are on holiday. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter: give contact details for when you are away, give instructions about how to care for your pet, describe other household duties you would like your friend to undertake. When giving contact details, you do NOT need to write any addresses; something like the name of a friend you are staying with or a holiday destination is fine.

Dear Raman, I am writing to say thanks for looking after my home and pet, as you
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I am going out of town for a week. First of all,
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want to tell you that I am off to London from March 14 to March 21 with my cousin , and we will stay there in a Motel. Here I want to share something about my pet Gabroo , and he is shy,
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he loves to play outside , so if you don't mind, can you take him outside in the evening
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Another thing I want to mention about him is that he eats only two times , so make sure you feed him properly. There are some other tasks which you have to take care of
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the lights in the house should be turned off in the evening. Other than that, can you sweep my apartment
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And under the table in the kitchen area, there are a bunch of keys for the house that you can use for doing anything. To pull the plug on ,
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want to thank you very much for that , and we will catch up next week. Lots of love, Ravdeep

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Add a clear contact detail. Include a phone number or the name and place of the person you stay with so your friend can reach you.
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Give exact pet care steps. Say when to feed Gabroo, how much, water, and what to do if he is not well.
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List all house tasks in order or on new lines. Say what to do and when.
language
Use capital I, end sentences with a dot, and fix big mistakes so it is easy to read.
structure
Keep ideas in small groups. Use short lines and one idea per paragraph.
tone
Be sure the tone stays warm and friendly while you are away.
tone
A kind and warm tone in the letter.
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The ending is nice with 'Lots of love'.
content
You tell the friend what you want to be done for the home and pet.
Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

Linking words are very important in your essay.

To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.

Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.

In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.

Linking word examples:

  • firstly
  • secondly
  • thirdly
  • in additional
  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
  • even though
  • despite
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