As you know, the IELTS General Training is designed to assess applicants who plan to migrate to an English speaking country for the purpose of working or joining a non-academic form of training.
The subject topic for the IELTS Writing test is different in IELTS Academic and IELTS General. In this post, we will be looking at the sample semi-formal letters for the IELTS General Writing task 1.
The IELTS General Writing Test takes 1 hour to complete 2 tasks. In task 1 you’ll have to write a letter, while in task 2, you’ll have to write an essay of at least 250 words.
For the IELTS Writing test, you’ll get a total of 1 hour to complete both the tasks, so it is recommended to not spend more than 20 minutes for task 1.
In task 1, you have to write a letter of correspondence, not less than 150 words, explaining a situation, or requesting information of some kind. The question will be a common everyday scenario like expressing your interest in a new job, complaining to a company about bad service, apologizing to a friend for missing a party or so on.
Along with the task question, there’ll be 2 bullet points to outline the specific information and pointers you have to include in your letter. The bullet points may include suggestions and recommendations to help you draft the letter.
Before you start writing the letter, you have to first identify the type of letter you are being asked to write. There are 3 types of letters that can be asked, namely
It’s important to identify the type of letter that’s being asked as each letter type will require a different communication tone and level of respect. The communication tone and level of respect will differ based on the kind of relationship you have with the person you’re writing to.
Since we’re covering semi-formal letters in this article, the semi-formal letters will mostly be a question that’ll ask you to write a letter to someone you may or may not have personally met like your professor, neighbour, landlord, so on…
Here are a few samples of semi-formal letters for IELTS Writing Task 1 for the General Training Paper. All of them should be written in not less than 150 words.
You need to take some time off from work to go on holiday. Write a letter to your direct manager.
In your letter:
You are experiencing financial problems and want to ask your landlord if you can pay your rent late. Write a letter to your landlord.
In your letter explain:
You were absent from an important event held by the company you work for.
Write a letter to your manager. In your letter:
You are due to move into a rented apartment next week but you will not be able to due to an unexpected problem.
Write a letter to the property manager. In your letter
You have been living in a rental apartment for the past year. Recently, a new neighbour moved in who has loud parties several times a week.
Write a letter to your landlord. In your letter:
You applied for a job, were offered the position, but have decided not to accept the offer.
Write a letter to the HR supervisor with whom you interviewed. In your letter:
You have received a job offer for an exciting, new position. Although you are expected to start on September 7th, you are only available to start a week later due to personal reasons.
Write a letter to your new boss. In your letter:
Although you are meant to present your thesis project in one month, your sister is getting married in Spain at the same time. You would like to change the dates of your presentation.
Write a letter to your professor. In your letter:
You have been invited to a networking conference for your field of work.
Write a letter to your boss. In your letter:
You have been assigned to give a networking presentation with your colleague from a different office, who you met last year.
Write a letter to your colleague. In your letter:
You are going to spend your vacation in Rome, Italy. Your friend’s grandfather lives there and has offered to let you stay in his apartment.
Write a letter to your friend’s grandfather. In your letter:
You have had a problem with your neighbor for the past few months. You have not been able to meet with your neighbor to discuss the problem.
Write a letter to your neighbor. In your letter:
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عباس پورمیدانی | 1 | 90/00 % |