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General IELTS Writing Task 1 ✍️ Letter Samples Band 7 8 9 Answers

Successful passing of any exam requires positive, preparation and practice! General Writing Assignment 1 IELTS measures your ability to communicate in general practical matters. You have 20 minutes to answer the question by writing a letter to the person, company or institution. Your answer is graded approximately 30% of your written grade and is graded separately from the Assignment 2 essay. The information below includes exam tips, strategies, expressions, sample questions, sample letters, and links. This can help you get the highest possible score for the IELTS writing section. Use it regularly to keep track of your progress. All the best!

Check out the series of the IELTS Writing Task 1 Topics With Answers (Sample Answers), written by the professionals of IELTS. These solutions will help you to explore ideas in IELTS writing task 1. A wide range of grammatical structure and lexical resources guaranteed you to achieve 7.5 + Score in writing. The Model answer tells you how to organize ideas in paragraphs. Learn about the IELTS marking criteria, paragraphing, vocabulary and much more. These pages has various tips for General writing task 1.

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IELTS Letter Samples Band 5, 6

6band
You have just read an article in an international travel magazine which contained some information about your town that is incorrect. v.3
Dear Sir or Madam, A couple of weeks ago, your popular international travel magazine, in its 250th edition, published an article about my hometown in an effort to provide a bit more exposure to the travel-related activities in it. Well, while I appreciate this noble effort of yours, I regret to inf...
6band
You have seen an advertisement in an Australian magazine for someone to live with a family for six months and look after their six-year-old child. v.3
Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing this letter in response to an advertisement, published last week in one of the leading Australian family magazines, where you asked for a short term live-in caregiver for your six-year-old child. I have proper experiences to take the best care of your child and I wou...
6band
You will go to a foreign country to stay there for one year, and you need a place to live in. You have decided to write to an agency for accommodation. v.1
Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to get some details about accommodation in Sydney that your agency can arrange for me. I have been accepted at Macquarie University in a research-based Master's degree programme, and I will start my classes from next June. I will stay there for one year and my wife ...
5.5band
A friend you made while you were studying abroad has written to ask you for help in finding a job in your country. You have heard about a job in a local company that might be suitable for him/her. v.1
Dear Julian, I am so glad to hear from you after such a long period of time since we both graduated from university. From your letter, it sounds like you have been quite busy travelling some parts of Europe and doing a couple of part-time jobs. Your interest to find a job in Japan is exciting news ...
5.5band
The system used for rubbish/garbage collection in your local area is not working properly. This is causing problems for you and your neighbours. v.1
Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to express a grave situation that the community of Lake West Spring is facing due to the faulty and inadequate rubbish management system, especially for the last three to four weeks. With relation to the problems, the number of rubbish bins installed in the area i...
5.5band
The system used for rubbish/garbage collection in your local area is not working properly. This is causing problems for you and your neighbours. v.2
Dear Sir or Madam, I cannot really believe that I am writing such a letter to you about the messy rubbish collecting situation in my neighbourhood. And I am hoping that your mediation would solve the problem. The garbage management authority in my area these days are not really picking up the rubb...

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IELTS Letter Samples Band 7, 8, 9

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