You are going away to travel for the summer. A friend will be looking after your house while you are away. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter: say where you are going, describe your home explain some of the things your friend must do to look after your house. You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear ___,

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Dear Maha, I am writing

this

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to inform you that

on the upcoming

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week I'll be

travling

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travelling

to Jaban in the mater of visitng a family

memmber

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member

who

wroks

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works

there.

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while

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I travel, I am expecting you to be looking after my house. My house is kina gainet, I have three floors. The first floor

contain

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contains

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the living

room

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connected with a

ketchin

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kitchen

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The second floor

have

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has

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three bedrooms

one

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, one

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of which is

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master

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the master

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room

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and

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the others are

kids

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kids' rooms. Finally,

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room

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Finally

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the

last

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floor is a full

balcone

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balcony

connected with

gym

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a gym

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space. I need you to do the following

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I am away. One

cheack

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check

the

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that the

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is on in the master

room

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as I have many

product

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that might be

ruiend

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ruined

if it stayed long

hourse

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time

above 25 degrees.

Second

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you have to

manintne

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maintain

the

overall

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orginstion

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organisation

of the living

room

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, as

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my parents may visit me the first day after I

arrive

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arrive,

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hence

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I will not have time to

pickup

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pick up

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and clean the day

i departe

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I depart

last

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make sure the balcony is closed well

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. I

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heard we are having strong

wind

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next week

the alst

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. The last

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thing I want is my gym to be

courppted

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contaminated

by the air coming in. Thank you Your friend

walaa

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be77.walaa

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task response

Say the exact place you are going, such as Japan, and give a clear reason for the trip. Your letter covers all main points, but some home care steps need clearer detail.

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Use short, clear points for each job. For example, say when to check the air, how to keep the living room clean, and how to close the balcony door.

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Keep a warm, friendly tone. You can add a kind line such as, “Thank you so much for helping me.”

coherence and cohesion

Put each main point in its own paragraph: your trip, your home, and the jobs your friend must do.

coherence and cohesion

Use clear link words such as “First,” “Also,” and “Finally” to show the order of the jobs.

coherence and cohesion

Make sentences shorter. This will help your friend understand the house details and each job more easily.

task response

You tell your friend where you plan to go, describe the rooms in your home, and give three useful jobs to do.

coherence and cohesion

Your letter has a greeting, a main message, and a closing. The home description follows a clear floor-by-floor order.

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: 6.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

4 paragraphs

206 words

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