GT Writing Task 1 Sample

In your IELTS General Training Task 1, you are required to write a letter (or sometimes an email) of around 150 words. For example, you may be asked to congratulate a friend who has recently been promoted in his/her job, or a letter to your landlord describing a problem in the house you have rented, or a letter to your manager in your office. We generally recommend writing between 160 to 180 words.

You need to write a letter/email which can be informal (to a friend or a close cousin), semi-formal (to a neighbour, or your office manager), or formal (to a shop manager or city councillor). We have added many letter and email responses which are band 7 to 9 level. You can practice them to be able to write any type of letter in your IELTS test.

Please note that if you are asked to write an email, your response would be the same as writing a letter.

More resources for IELTS Letter Writing:

Band 8/9 IELTS Letter Samples
20 Recent IELTS Letter Topics
IELTS Letter Types With Model Answers
IELTS Letter Writing Vocabulary

Title Hits
Letter Writing # 144 - Facilities for shoppers could be improved 30326
Letter Writing # 143 - Write a letter to the Principal of a local school 26576
Letter Writing # 142 - You would like to give a presentation 29567
Letter Writing # 141 - A friend you met last year has invited you to visit 32490
Letter Writing # 140 - Write a special thank you letter 71171
Letter Writing # 139 - Write a letter to your friend to describe your present life 48195
Letter Writing # 138 - You have an extra room and you would rent it out to a student 20367
Letter Writing # 137 - You are interested in applying for a scholarship program 55359
Letter Writing # 136 - Write to a friend who is a professional event planner 28463
Letter Writing # 135 - Your friend recently had a birthday celebration 48192
Letter Writing # 134 - Your friend has asked you to be a partner in new business 38167
Letter Writing # 133 - Letter to a bank requesting information about obtaining a business loan 38784
Letter Writing # 132 - You have been to a business meeting at another company 16907
Letter Writing # 131 - Write a letter to your higher authority and suggest the possible reasons 35724
Letter Writing # 130 - You saw an advertisement for a tennis course in England 59515
Letter Writing # 129 - Evening programs on a local television station are uninteresting 53443
Letter Writing # 128 - You and some friends ate a meal at a restaurant to celebrate 139744
Letter Writing # 127 - You play sport for a local team 41443
Letter Writing # 126 - You rented a car but the air conditioner has stopped working 48252
Letter Writing # 125 - You have left a bag at the hotel 62049