You will move to a new city for work. You know some people who live there.

    » Ask them for help finding accommodation
    » Tell them where you would like to live
    » Tell them the type of place you are looking for

 

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You should write at least 150 words.

You do NOT need to write your own address. Begin your letter as follows:

Dear Sir/Madam,

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Model Answer:

Dear Sir/Madam,

I wanted to let you know that I am coming to live in (...the city name...) 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, much 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.

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Sincerely Yours,

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