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