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 # 143 - Write a letter to the Principal of a local school 24335
Letter Writing # 142 - You would like to give a presentation 27492
Letter Writing # 141 - A friend you met last year has invited you to visit 30194
Letter Writing # 140 - Write a special thank you letter 65526
Letter Writing # 139 - Write a letter to your friend to describe your present life 44887
Letter Writing # 138 - You have an extra room and you would rent it out to a student 18453
Letter Writing # 137 - You are interested in applying for a scholarship program 52218
Letter Writing # 136 - Write to a friend who is a professional event planner 26729
Letter Writing # 135 - Your friend recently had a birthday celebration 45221
Letter Writing # 134 - Your friend has asked you to be a partner in new business 36206
Letter Writing # 133 - Letter to a bank requesting information about obtaining a business loan 36125
Letter Writing # 132 - You have been to a business meeting at another company 15553
Letter Writing # 131 - Write a letter to your higher authority and suggest the possible reasons 32845
Letter Writing # 130 - You saw an advertisement for a tennis course in England 56692
Letter Writing # 129 - Evening programs on a local television station are uninteresting 51141
Letter Writing # 128 - You and some friends ate a meal at a restaurant to celebrate 135231
Letter Writing # 127 - You play sport for a local team 39254
Letter Writing # 126 - You rented a car but the air conditioner has stopped working 45412
Letter Writing # 125 - You have left a bag at the hotel 59561
Letter Writing # 124 - You are due to move into a rented apartment next month 58300