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 37681
Letter Writing # 243 - Letter to manager explaining why you were late 29924
Letter Writing # 242 - Write a letter to the manager of the museum 40642
Letter Writing # 241 - Invite a friend to your home for dinner 45368
Letter Writing # 240 - Express your interest in having a full-time job 22243
Letter Writing # 239 - You want to apply to a private college seeking admission 17311
Letter Writing # 238 - Building management should purchase extra laundry baskets 15613
Letter Writing # 237 - Write to the gym manager and describe the problem 46171
Letter Writing # 236 - You have seen an advertisement for a community college 30564
Letter Writing # 235 - You normally go shopping in the area where you live 27080
Letter Writing # 234 - Construction work is being done where you live 28005
Letter Writing # 233 - You have decided to sell your car 24711
Letter Writing # 232 - You are planning a surprise birthday party for a friend 145303
Letter Writing # 231 - Your parents will be celebrating their 50th anniversary 33724
Letter Writing # 230 - You paid a refundable deposit when you rented an apartment 25867
Letter Writing # 229 - A friend has asked for advice about a problem at work 41455
Letter Writing # 228 - Your friend has had his/her first book published 19266
Letter Writing # 227 - Letter to the course director at the cookery school 122376
Letter Writing # 226 - You have just read an article in an international travel magazine 76079
Letter Writing # 225 - You have seen an advertisement in an Australian magazine 98393