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Band 4+: Mrs Barrett, an English-speaking woman who lives in your town, has advertised for someone to help her in her home for a few hours a day next summer. Write a letter to Mrs Barrett. In your letter, suggest how you could help her in her home say why you would like to do this work explain when you will and will not be available

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Dear Mrs Barrett,

I have seen yor advertisment about helping you in your home. Next summer I wouldn’t have an amount of work so I am free to help you.

I can do almost anything what you want. For example I can make some cleaning work, also I can help you with the gardening. I was on the gardening courses last summer, that’s why a can manage myself to be a profecional gardener. Another thing I can do is cooking. I can cook most of the dishes, since my mother was teaching me cooking frome the age of 10. Last years I also helped some elderly people with the house, and I really liked this experience. At this summer a will be free in the morning, because I have some extra maths classes 3 am and in the evening I want to have an opportunity to stay home.

Your sincerely,

Vasyl Vasyliev

Word Count: 152

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Vocabulary Complexity:
A2 - Upper Beginner
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Grammar Mistakes: N/A

Vocabulary Repetition:

summer: 3

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Task Response

The letter addresses the main points of the task by suggesting how the writer could help Mrs. Barrett, stating why they would like to do this work, and explaining their availability. However, the response could be more detailed and specific to Mrs. Barrett's needs.

Coherence & Cohesion

The letter is somewhat coherent and cohesive, but there are some issues with clarity and organization. The ideas could be better connected, and the overall structure could be improved with more logical paragraphing.

Lexical Resource

There is an attempt to use a range of vocabulary, but some words are misspelled ('yor' instead of 'your', 'profecional' instead of 'professional'). More varied and accurate vocabulary related to household tasks and assistance could enhance the lexical resource.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

There are several grammatical errors throughout the letter, such as subject-verb agreement ('a can manage myself', 'a will be free'), article usage ('the gardening courses', 'the house'), and tense consistency ('I was teaching me cooking', 'I also helped'). More attention to grammar and sentence structure is needed for a higher score.

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