General Training Task 1
IELTS letter samples
Practice tasks and model letters for General Training Writing Task 1. Write your own letter to any of them and get an estimated band, with checks on every bullet point, your tone and the letter format.
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Formal letters
How to write oneTo: someone you don’t know: a company, a council, a manager you have never met.
- ComplaintComplaint about a late, damaged delivery
You recently ordered a piece of furniture from an online shop. It arrived late and was damaged. Write a letter to the customer service manager.
- RequestAsking the council to make a road crossing safer
The road outside your children’s school has become dangerous for pupils to cross. Write a letter to your local council.
- ApplicationApplying to volunteer at a health clinic
A community health clinic near your home is looking for volunteers to help on weekends. Write a letter to the clinic manager.
- RequestAsking a hotel to find and return a lost item
You stayed at a hotel last week and left something valuable in your room. Write a letter to the hotel manager.
Semi-formal letters
How to write oneTo: someone you know by name but not as a friend: a landlord, a manager, a neighbour, a teacher.
- ComplaintAsking a landlord to fix the heating
The heating in the flat you rent has stopped working. Write a letter to your landlord.
- RequestAsking your manager for time off to take a course
You would like to take a short course that would help you in your job, but it takes place during working hours. Write a letter to your manager.
- ComplaintAsking a neighbour to reduce building noise
Your neighbour is having building work done on their house, and the noise is causing you problems. Write a letter to your neighbour.
- RequestAsking a former teacher for a reference
You are applying for a job or a course and need a reference. Write a letter to a teacher who taught you in the past.
Informal letters
How to write oneTo: a friend or a relative.
- InvitationInviting a friend to visit your new city
You have recently moved to a new city. Write a letter to a friend inviting them to come and visit.
- ApologyApologising to a friend for missing their party
You missed a friend’s birthday party last weekend. Write a letter to your friend.
- AdviceGiving advice to a friend moving to your country
A friend of yours is planning to move to the country where you live. Write a letter to your friend.
- Thank youThanking a friend for letting you stay
You recently stayed with a friend for a few days while you were travelling. Write a letter to your friend.
Check a letter for any task
Paste a task from a book or a past paper with your letter, and get a band with the bullet points, tone and format checked.