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

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You are going on holiday and you would like to hire a car - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 104 39859
You recently visited a tourist attraction and you were very pleased - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 103 40658
You have been doing voluntary work to help local community - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 102 62329
You are organising a graduation party for your class - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 101 30996
Your best friend just had her first baby - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 100 48697
The local government is planning to change the bus timetable - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 99 25367
Your local hospital has advertised people to do unpaid work - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 98 58700
Find another student to share the spare bedroom - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 97 24458
Your neighbours have a dog that is noisy at night - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 96 59617
You went to local restaurant with family and were very satisfied - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 95 29138
You want to sell some of your furniture - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 94 66601
Room in office that can be used as a relaxation room - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 93 23994
You were offered to join a company but you can not - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 92 28148
You need to take some time off work - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 91 219093
You are unhappy about a plan to make your local airport bigger - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 90 89524
You were hurt in a minor accident inside a supermarket - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 89 84705
Your local newspaper wants to reward people who have contributed - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 88 45206
You want to sell your television - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 87 59494
You and your family are living in rented accommodation - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 86 95716
You have stayed at a friend’s house and forgot your watch - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 85 44687