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IELTS GENERAL WRITING - TASK 1 You are asked to write a letter to a friend, government agency or interest group.

IELTS GENERAL WRITING - TASK 1 You are asked to write a letter to a friend, government agency or interest group. 0A0AB

IELTS GENERAL WRITING - TASK 1 You are asked to write a letter to a friend, government agency or interest group. The level of formality depends on who you are writing to and how well you know them, so the style may be formal, semi-formal or informal. You are given a brief description of a problem or situation, followed by bulleted instructions on what to include in your letter. Make sure you write about each and every one of the points mentioned. Also use appropriate grammar, capitalization, and punctuation. It will also help to read through several sample tests in order to both familiarize yourself with the type of situations presented, and to learn how to write these types of letter answers easily, correctly, and quickly. Sample Task 1 tasks include: writing to a college administration officer about problems with your dormitory writing to a landlord to resolve problems with the heating system writing to a friend to invite him/her to a surprise party

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 TASK 1

You are asked
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government
 agency or interest group. The level of formality depends on who you are writing to and how well you know them, This phrase/word is too simple and can be replaced with:consequently
so
 the style may be formal, semi-formal or informal. You are This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :accorded
given
 a brief description of a problem or situation, followed by bulleted instructions on what to include in your letter. This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :createconstructmanufactureproduce
Make
 sure you write about Consider using "each one".each one
each and every one
 of the points mentioned. Also
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use
 appropriate grammar, capitalization, and punctuation.

It will also
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help
 to read through several sample This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :evaluates
tests
 in order to both familiarize yourself with the type of situations presented, and to learn how to write these types of letter answers easily
, correctly
, and quickly
. Sample Task 1 tasks include:

writing to a college administration officer about problems with your dormitory

writing to a landlord to resolve problems with the heating system

writing to a friend to invite him/her to a surprise party