You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You will move to a new city for work. You know some people who live there.
In your letter,
- Ask them for help finding accommodation
- Tell them where you would like to live
- Tell them the type of place you are looking for
Write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Sir, …………….. ,
Sample answer
Dear Sir,
I wanted to let you know that I am coming to live in (city) and I would like to ask if you can help me with a few things before I arrive and start my new job.
Do you think you could give me a hand finding somewhere to live? Ideally I would like to live close to where I am going to be working, or in the downtown district. If possible I would like to be near some shops, like a supermarket and a DVD rental place. As I really love sports it would be great to be near a park too.
I’m not too worried about the place itself. Obviously I will be looking for a flat, rather than a house, as it is just going to be me and I won’t be able to afford too much. So, a place with one bedroom is fine, but I would like to have a private bathroom (not shared), a kitchen and some kind of living room. It doesn’t matter if the kitchen is small, but it would nice to have one. I would prefer to live somewhere new, so anything in a modern apartment block would be great.
Thanks for your help
(206 words)