Thank you for asking me to babysit for you.AsyouknowIenjoylooking after
Anthonyandwould behappytohelpyou out.However,thisweekendIhavea
commitmentwhichIcannotbreak.
My parentsarecomingto visitandIam goingtotakethemdowntothecoastasI have
alwayspromisedto do.Theyare getting oldersoIliketospendasmuchtimewiththem
aspossible.Also,it ismyfather'sbirthdayandIwanttocelebratewiththem.I am
reallysorrythat Iam not
ableto helpthistime, butIamfreenextweekendandIwould begladto babysitfor you
then, if you should choose to go outfortheevening.
Mychargeisfifteen dollarsperhouruntilmidnightandtwenty dollarsperhourafterthat.
You would need to give me anyspecialinstructionsyoumighthaveand, ofcourse,
leaveaphonenumberincaseofemergency.
Yourssincerely
Sample 45
Youhavejustrentedanunfurnishedflat andafriendhastoldyouthatthe
OpportunityShopintheshopingcentrehascheapsecond-handfurniture.
Writetotheshopownerdescribingwhat youneedandaskingwhethertheyhave
theseitemsandwhattheycost.
Youshould write at least 150 words.Youshouldspendabout 20 minutes onthistask.Youdonot need towrite your own address.modelanswer:DearSir/Madam
Ihavejustarrivedfromoverseasand needto havesomefurnitureformy unfurnished
flat.Afriendhastoldmethat youhavesomecheapsecond-handfurnitureforsale.
Perhapsyoucan helpme.Iwouldlikea kitchen table, some chairs, a double bed,as
wellasasinglebedforavisitor, acupboardfor our clothes, anda bookcase.Ifyou
sellhomeappliances,Iwouldlikeamicrowave oven, a fridge, TV set and aCD
playertoo.Thesemustallbecleanandtheelectricalitemsmustbein goodworking
conditionwithaguaranteeofatleastthreemonths.
Iwould begratefulifyoucould givemesomepricesfortheseitems.Ifyou do notsupply
electricalgoods,can yourecommend another shop which does?Also,could youlet
meknowwhatyouwouldchargeto delivergoodstoHighStreet.