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A friend has agreed to look after your house and pet while you are on holiday. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter • give contact details for when you are away • give instructions about how to care for your pet • describe other household duties

Dear Carolyn, Thank you for agreeing to house-sit for me. If you need to contact me during my holiday, I’ll be staying at the Imperial Hotel in Bundaberg. If it’s urgent, however, please ring my mobile phone, which I’ll keep with me at all times. I’ve written the numbers on a sticky note which I’ve left on the fridge. My cat needs to be fed twice daily so each morning and evening put a handful of cat biscuits in his dish. You will find these in the kitchen pantry. Also, please check throughout the day to make sure he has fresh water. You can give him a small bowl of milk in the evening. I would like you to water my plants, too. The indoor ones in the lounge only need water once every few days but the plants on the balcony need to be watered daily unless there has been heavy rain. Finally, for security, please clear my mail box every day and keep the outside lights on at night. I look forward to seeing you on my return. Yours, Katie

Dear Carolyn,

Thank you for agreeing to This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :residence
house
-sit for me. “If” at the beginning of a sentence usually requires a 2nd clause. Maybe a comma, question or exclamation mark is missing, or the sentence is incomplete and should be joined with the following sentence.
If
 you need to contact me Please add a punctuation mark at the end of paragraph.during.during!during?during:during,during;
during


This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter.My
my
 holiday, I’ll be staying at the Imperial Hotel in Bundaberg. If it’s urgent, however
,

This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :satisfy
please
 ring my mobile phone, which I’ll This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :retain
keep
 with me at all times. I’ve written Please add a punctuation mark at the end of paragraph.the.the!the?the:the,the;
the


This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter.Numbers
numbers
 on a sticky note which I’ve This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :departed
left
 on the fridge.

My cat needs to be fed
 twice daily This phrase/word is too simple and can be replaced with:consequently
so
 each morning and evening put a handful

This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter.Of
of
 cat biscuits in his dish. You will find these in the kitchen pantry. Also
, This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :satisfy
please
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :monitor
check


This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter.Throughout
throughout
 the day to This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :createconstructmanufactureproduce
make
 sure he has fresh water. You can give him a This phrase/word is too simple and can be replaced with:tiny
small
 bowl Please add a punctuation mark at the end of paragraph.of.of!of?of:of,of;
of


This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter.Milk
milk
 in the evening.

I would like you to water my plants, too. The indoor ones in the lounge Please add a punctuation mark at the end of paragraph.only.only!only?only:only,only;
only


need water once every few days This phrase/word is too simple and can be replaced with:on the contrary
but
 the plants on the balcony need to be watered
 daily

This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter.Unless
unless
 there has been heavy rain. Finally
, for security, This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :satisfy
please
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :apparent
clear
 my The noun “mailbox” is spelled as one word.mailbox
mail box
 every

This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter.Day
day
 and This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :retain
keep
 the outside lights on at night.

I look forward to seeing you on my return.

Yours,

Katie