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 # 204 - You have recently started work in a new company 91965
Letter Writing # 203 - You cannot join the course due to some reasons 50313
Letter Writing # 202 - Problems with the public transport you use 183617
Letter Writing # 201 - You have recently moved to a different house 61106
Letter Writing # 200 - You would like to suggest a place you have visited lately 38279
Letter Writing # 199 - A friend has invited you to his/her daughter's birthday 28976
Letter Writing # 198 - You would like to move into another room 85112
Letter Writing # 197 - You borrowed an important textbook from a classmate 108573
Letter Writing # 196 - Letter to your friend about the museum you have visited 200992
Letter Writing # 195 - Letter to the friend who has a plan to visit your city 412265
Letter Writing # 194 - You are going to have a family party in a hotel 47965
Letter Writing # 193 - Letter to the manager asking permission to attend the conference 91071
Letter Writing # 192 - Letter to authority complaining about damaged road 61468
Letter Writing # 191 - Write a letter to an employment agency for a part-time job 38674
Letter Writing # 190 - You would like a friend to accompany you on a holiday 32153
Letter Writing # 189 - You would like to rent out an extra room to a student 32199
Letter Writing # 188 - Your rented accommodation was recently damaged 26268
Letter Writing # 187 - You have purchased some goods from a company 20441
Letter Writing # 186 - Write a letter to a friend asking for a recipe 49756
Letter Writing # 185 - Your new neighbours have recently invited you to a party 26122