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IELTS Letter Samples

In the General Training Writing Module, task 1 is to write a letter. The task rubric will pose a problem or describe a situation and you have to write a letter in response. You may be asked to write an informal letter to a friend or a family member or a formal letter to an official or a stranger. The task rubric will typically have three bullet points. They indicate what you should include in the letter.

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You can also find a quick collection of the most popular IELTS letters on this blog below.

IELTS Letter Samples

  1. You recently did a short cookery course
  2. Letter to your friend suggesting a good place for holiday
  3. Your local newspaper published an advertisement asking people to help with protecting the environment
  4. You are going to another country to study; you would like to do a part time job
  5. Letter to the manager of a department store
  6. You had arranged to meet a friend next week but you won’t be able to go
  7. You ride a bicycle to work but there is a problem with the parking
  8. Write a letter to one of your classmates and invite them to a class reunion
  9. You have seen an advertisement for a weekend job as a tour guide
  10. You recently bought a piece of equipment for your kitchen but it did not work
  11. Recently you saw an article in a newspaper about a city you know
  12. You recently attended a meeting at a hotel
  13. You are having some issues with a colleague
  14. Write a letter to local authorities by requesting additional sports facilities for your age group
  15. Write a letter to a colleague who gave you a book that helped you for a presentation at work
  16. You eat at your college cafeteria every lunch time
  17. A café near your home put some chairs and tables on the pavement for customers
  18. You have a pen friend living in a foreign country and she is curious to learn about the social life of your country
  19. A magazine published incorrect information about your hometown
  20. You and your family have just rented an apartment and one or two problems occurred
  21. You have seen an advertisement in a magazine for someone to live with a family for six months
  22. You have a problem with your neighbor
  23. An English speaking woman has advertised for someone to help her in her home
  24. You have just returned from holiday and were not satisfied with your trip
  25. There is a problem with the changing room in the sports centre
  26. You work from home and have a problem with a piece of equipment you use for your job
  27. You work for an international company. You have seen an advertisement for a training course
  28. A museum is looking for voluntary workers
  29. You have decided to resign from your work
  30. Your child is going on a three day trip to another country
  31. A friend has offered you some work in his company
  32. You want to learn a language. There is a teacher near where you live
  33. Your local council is considering closing a sports and leisure centre it runs
  34. Write a letter to an English speaking friend explaining why you changed jobs
  35. You and your family are moving to another country and you are looking for rented accommodation
  36. You are going to visit a town where your friend went to university
  37. You work for an international company and would like to work in its head office in another country
  38. You have received a letter from your university demanding a reason for your absence from an exam
  39. City council is planning to pull down a historic building
  40. A friend of yours is thinking about applying for the same course you did at university
  41. Write a letter to a hotel manager about the poor quality of food
  42. You have a spare room in your flat and you want to rent it to a student
  43. You have got a new camera but when you got home you found it had some problems
  44. During a recent plane journey you sat next to a businessman who owns a chain of restaurants
  45. Write a letter to your friend in another country where you like to visit for holidays
  46. You are a current student of Loren Brusque university
  47. You want to go camping for a week with a friend
  48. Last weekend your cousin celebrated her 50th birthday
  49. You recently organized an all day meeting for your party in a local hotel
  50. You saw an advert asking volunteers to help run a charity event
  51. Write a letter to a hotel manager to inform them that you are coming with a group of people to have a business meeting at the hotel
  52. Your local newspaper published an advertisement asking for people to offer time for local environmental initiatives
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