You will be celebrating your son’s 6th birthday next week. You want to invite one of your colleagues to attend the birthday party.
Write an invitation letter to this college.
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
Letter Writing # 243 – Letter to manager explaining why you were late
For the past seven days, you were late for work due to some unavoidable issues at home.
Write a letter to your manager explaining why you were late for work for several days.
Letter Writing # 242 – Write a letter to the manager of the museum
You took an elderly member of your family, who was not able to walk properly, to a museum and he/she faced a few problems.
Write a letter to the manager of the museum.
Letter Writing # 241 – Invite a friend to your home for dinner
You made a friend when you visited another city a few months ago. This friend has come to your city for some work and will stay for another week. You want to invite this friend to your home for dinner.
Write a letter to your friend.
Letter Writing # 240 – Express your interest in having a full-time job
You work as a part-time employee in a company. The company has recently posted an advertisement seeking a person for a full-time position. You want to apply for this full-time job.
Write a letter to your manager.
Letter Writing # 239 – You want to apply to a private college seeking admission
You want to apply to a private college seeking admission for a bachelor degree. You are experiencing financial problems at the moment and can not get admitted to the college without some help.
Write a letter to the Principal of the college explaining your situation and ask for information on scholarships or other means of financial help available.
Letter Writing # 238 – Building management should purchase extra laundry baskets
You live in a high-rise building, which has a communal laundry room. Sometimes people don’t come in time to empty the machines and other residents have to wait for a washer or dryer. You think the building management should purchase 10 extra laundry baskets and make them available for such times, so the machines can be freed up.
Write to the Property Manager, Mr Watson.
Letter Writing # 237 – Write to the gym manager and describe the problem
You exercise regularly and have been a member of many different gyms. Recently, you moved into a new neighbourhood and joined a new gym. You have noticed that people at this gym do not bother to wipe down the machines after use and often leave dirty towels on the benches in the change rooms.
Write to the gym manager.
Letter Writing # 236 – You have seen an advertisement for a community college
You have seen an advertisement for a community college that needs teachers for night classes.
Write a letter to the community college.
Letter Writing # 235 – You normally go shopping in the area where you live
You normally go shopping in the area where you live. However, you think some of the facilities for shoppers could be improved there.
Write a letter to your local newspaper.