Your child is going on a three day school trip to another country. The head teacher wants to find parents to go with the group and you would like to go. Write a letter to the head teacher. In your letter:  Say why you would like to go on the trip  Suggest what you could do to help during the trip  Ask other questions about the trip

Dear Ms/Mrs Smith, I am Angelica Dy, mother of James Dy, and I am writing to enquire from you that your school is planning a three-day trip
next
month to Japan. I have mixed feelings when I heard the announcement from my son because never he had the chance to travel from a long distance, especially to another country.
However
, I
also
that you want a parent to accompany them on the expedition and I'm glad in volunteering myself for that position. I am a nurse at the hospital, and with my expertise, I can help the children if they get injured along the trip. There was a time that I got to visit Japan during my college days so I can still speak their language even a little. Do let me know what are the plans during the outing and the specific dates in order for me to organize my schedule ahead of time. I'm looking forward to your reply and I'm expecting it at your earliest. Yours truly, Angelica
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The Closing

The style of the letter determine how you have to close it.

Check out the suggested closing sentences for each type of letter in the General IELTS Test. The closing sentence should be the last sentence of your letter.

Formal style (To someone you have not met, whose name you don’t know)

  • Yours faithfully,

Semi-formal (To someone you may or may not have met, whose last name you know)

  • Yours sincerely,

Informal (To someone you know well, whose first name you know and use)

  • Best regards,
  • Warm wishes,

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