- Task Achievement
- Coherence and Cohesion
- Lexical Resource
- Grammatical Range and Accuracy
1 Answering the question.
1) Write at least 150 words.
2) Fully do all the things that the question asks you. In this case it asks you to do 3 main things:
- explain the situation
- apologize for the inconvenience
- say what you are going to do
2 The Opening Greeting of the Letter
3 The Opening Paragraph of the Letter
In a semi-formal letter, I feel it is important to state the reason for the letter straight away. You could use the following to help you:
I am writing to ask/ tell//inform you that...
I am writing to ask/inquire...
I am writing with regard to...
I am writing with reference to...
I am writing in connection with...
I am writing in response to...
In reply to your letter, I am writing to... (if the question indicates that you have had a letter)
If the letter is a less formal one to a friend then you should open the letter in a friendlier way. EG:
Dear John,
Hi there! It's been so long since I've heard from you. I hope you are doing well and I hope all your family are doing fine. I'm pretty good in spite of working hard. Anyway, the reason I'm writing is...
4 The Substance of the Letter
[Asking for Help]
[Complaining]
[Thanking]
[Apologizing]
5 Ending your Letter
Finally you'll need to sign off your letter. For a formal letter use:
Yours faithfully, OR
Yours sincerely,
For an informal letter, love is not always appropriate though English speakers use it a lot. Better would be to use:
Regards,
Yours,
Best wishes,
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A friendly letter will open with Dear followed by a name which should then be followed by a comma, eg:
Dear John,
A semi-formal letter will also open with Dear and then be followed by a name, (if you decide that in the situation you would know the name) or by Sir (if it's a man), Madam (if it's a woman) or Sir/Madam if you don't know, eg:
Dear Mr. Phillips,
Dear Mrs. Phillips,
Dear Sir,
Dear Madam,
Dear Sir/Madam,
Dear John,
A semi-formal letter will also open with Dear and then be followed by a name, (if you decide that in the situation you would know the name) or by Sir (if it's a man), Madam (if it's a woman) or Sir/Madam if you don't know, eg:
Dear Mr. Phillips,
Dear Mrs. Phillips,
Dear Sir,
Dear Madam,
Dear Sir/Madam,
3 The Opening Paragraph of the Letter
In a semi-formal letter, I feel it is important to state the reason for the letter straight away. You could use the following to help you:
I am writing to ask/ tell//inform you that...
I am writing to ask/inquire...
I am writing with regard to...
I am writing with reference to...
I am writing in connection with...
I am writing in response to...
In reply to your letter, I am writing to... (if the question indicates that you have had a letter)
If the letter is a less formal one to a friend then you should open the letter in a friendlier way. EG:
Dear John,
Hi there! It's been so long since I've heard from you. I hope you are doing well and I hope all your family are doing fine. I'm pretty good in spite of working hard. Anyway, the reason I'm writing is...
4 The Substance of the Letter
[Asking for Help]
- I would like you to...
- I would be grateful if you could...
- I need to ask your advice about...
- I'd like to ask for information about...
- What I'm looking for is...
[Complaining]
- I'm writing to express my dissatisfaction/annoyance/ about...
- I'm writing to express my anger at...
- I am not happy about...
- ... is not what I expected/was expecting.
- I want to know what you are going to do about this situation.
[Thanking]
- I'm very grateful for...
- I'd like to thank you very much for...
- I very much appreciated...
[Apologizing]
- I'm very sorry that/about...
- Please forgive me for...
- I'd like to apologize about...
- Please accept my apologies
For a formal letter, you could use:
If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thanking you in advance for your help, I look forward to hearing from you soon.
For a more informal letter you could use:
If you need to know anything else, just get in touch with me as soon as you can. Thanks a lot for your help and I hope to hear from you soon.
If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thanking you in advance for your help, I look forward to hearing from you soon.
For a more informal letter you could use:
If you need to know anything else, just get in touch with me as soon as you can. Thanks a lot for your help and I hope to hear from you soon.
Finally you'll need to sign off your letter. For a formal letter use:
Yours faithfully, OR
Yours sincerely,
For an informal letter, love is not always appropriate though English speakers use it a lot. Better would be to use:
Regards,
Yours,
Best wishes,
THE FREE IELTS GENERAL TRAINING WRITING TEST - TASK 1 TUTORIAL
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