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IELTS Sample Letters of Band 7
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IELTS Essay Samples of Band 7
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Recently, ...

Some people let their voice out to ... .

On the other hand, others claim that ...

Although both sides have their own reasons, I personally agree that...

First and foremost, ...

This is largely because ...

The recent research by the ABC has indicated that more than 70% of the animals are ...

In this respect, ...

Second but not least, ...

It is well known that ...

The rational behind this is that ... / This is mainly attributed to the fact that ...

For example,

Consequently, ...

Likewise, ...

To sum up, ...

Therefore, I strongly urge people to ...

In conclusion, ...

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Cohesive phrases include wordings like…

It is clear that…
Because of this, …
To illustrate this, …

As this shows, …
As can clearly be seen from this example, …

After analyzing both points of view, …

Thus, the idea that…
Without a doubt, this causes…

To provide a summary, …

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Nowadays, ...

Primarily, ...

Moreover, ...

... , while ...

However, ...

Conversely, ...

Of course, ...

According to ...

Not only ... , but also ...

such as ... / ranging from A to B / including A and B

used to ...

If

the more ... , the better ...

physically, psychologically, financially

It is common knowledge that ...

I definitely believe ...

Composition for an argument essay

Including a thesis (in the case of an argument essay),

at least 2 supporting ideas,

real-life examples,

proper discussion of those examples as well as

some kind of summary and finally a reasoned conclusion.

To break it down, an argument essay is most likely going to contain 15 sentences partitioned into 4 paragraphs and follow a pattern something like this:

Introduction paragraph

• A background sentence giving some background information on the essay topic.
• A more detailed sentence linking the background sentence to the thesis.
• A thesis that presents your point of view on your given topic.
• An outline sentence declaring the 2 points you are going to use to support your thesis.

Supporting paragraph 1

• A topic sentence illustrating the first point you will be presenting to support your thesis (this point taken from your outline sentence).
• A sentence showing a real-life example of this topic in action.
• A discussion sentence that shows how your example links or proves your topic sentence.
• A conclusion sentence that links this entire paragraph back to your thesis.

Supporting paragraph 2

• A topic sentence illustrating the second point you will be presenting to support your thesis (this point taken from your outline sentence).
• A sentence showing a real-life example of this topic in action.
• A discussion sentence that shows how your example links or proves your topic sentence.
• A conclusion sentence that links this entire paragraph back to your thesis.

Conclusion paragraph

• A summary sentence that briefly states the 2 points you discussed in your supporting paragraphs.
• A restatement of your thesis using different words.
• A prediction or recommendation based on the topic you have been given.

Writing Letters

* Marking for the IELTS General Training Task 1 Writing

• 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

3) Make your letter realistic so it would function in a real life situation.

2 The Opening Greeting of the Letter

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,

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

5 Ending your Letter

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.

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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