You are living in a city in a foreign country, and a friend from your home country is coming to the same city soon for several days.

Model Answer 1: 

Dear Shrity,

I’m so excited that you’ll be visiting me in Adelaide this coming March. I’ve made many plans for us, and I’m eagerly waiting for your arrival. We haven’t seen each other for ages and I hope you had been great during this time. I have a favour to ask you, and I hope it wouldn’t be a burden for you.

I’d really appreciate it if you could meet my mother before flying to Australia as I’d want you to bring a couple of items for me. The first thing is a woollen cardigan that my grandmother made for me. It has some sentimental values both for my grandmother and me. My mother would also give you a couple of books – don’t worry, they are not heavy. I need those books to complete a thesis. I couldn’t find them here. Finally, my mother would also give you a tin jar that will contain some homemade cookies and delicacies that my mother used to prepare me in my childhood. They also have emotional and sentimental values both to me and my mother.

I do hope that it’ll not cause you any problem. In the meantime, send me your travel itinerary so that I can plan to receive you at the airport. We’ll take a taxi and directly get back to my apartment.

I can’t wait to see you and spend some quality time as friends.

Have a safe flight.

Yours truly,

Susmita