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 # 244 - Invite your colleague to your son's birthday party 40015
Letter Writing # 243 - Letter to manager explaining why you were late 32027
Letter Writing # 242 - Write a letter to the manager of the museum 42616
Letter Writing # 241 - Invite a friend to your home for dinner 47829
Letter Writing # 240 - Express your interest in having a full-time job 24336
Letter Writing # 239 - You want to apply to a private college seeking admission 18974
Letter Writing # 238 - Building management should purchase extra laundry baskets 16612
Letter Writing # 237 - Write to the gym manager and describe the problem 48201
Letter Writing # 236 - You have seen an advertisement for a community college 32460
Letter Writing # 235 - You normally go shopping in the area where you live 28855
Letter Writing # 234 - Construction work is being done where you live 29873
Letter Writing # 233 - You have decided to sell your car 26662
Letter Writing # 232 - You are planning a surprise birthday party for a friend 147927
Letter Writing # 231 - Your parents will be celebrating their 50th anniversary 35626
Letter Writing # 230 - You paid a refundable deposit when you rented an apartment 27715
Letter Writing # 229 - A friend has asked for advice about a problem at work 43475
Letter Writing # 228 - Your friend has had his/her first book published 21140
Letter Writing # 227 - Letter to the course director at the cookery school 127359
Letter Writing # 226 - You have just read an article in an international travel magazine 78936
Letter Writing # 225 - You have seen an advertisement in an Australian magazine 101410