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 # 263 - You would like to rent a commercial space for a shop 24804
Letter Writing # 262 - Your neighbour often listens to loud music late at night 28497
Letter Writing # 261 - A friend from your home country is coming to your city 54395
Letter Writing # 260 - You are trying to improve your knowledge of a language 31998
Letter Writing # 259 - You have a problem with the high levels of noise 22305
Letter Writing # 258 - You are studying a short course in another country 48176
Letter Writing # 257 - The office you work in does not have any cafeteria for staff 48112
Letter Writing # 256 - A museum is looking for people to do voluntary/unpaid work 67871
Letter Writing # 255 - You have recently purchased a gift item for your friend 67568
Letter Writing # 254 - A friend of yours is thinking about applying for the same course 51247
Letter Writing # 253 - A local college wants people to come and talk to students 20437
Letter Writing # 252 - Teach their two children your language for a year 23983
Letter Writing # 251 - A friend of yours is thinking of going on a camping holiday 146124
Letter Writing # 250 - The manager at your company is going to retire next month 32727
Letter Writing # 249 - Your computer has started giving some problems 24000
Letter Writing # 248 - Thank friend for having you at their house 20653
Letter Writing # 247 - You all want to do some more language training 16937
Letter Writing # 246 - Congratulate colleague for successfully organising the event 20638
Letter Writing # 245 - Thank your friend and say that you enjoyed the meal 26768
Letter Writing # 244 - Invite your colleague to your son's birthday party 36310