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 41591
Letter Writing # 243 - Letter to manager explaining why you were late 33194
Letter Writing # 242 - Write a letter to the manager of the museum 43885
Letter Writing # 241 - Invite a friend to your home for dinner 49263
Letter Writing # 240 - Express your interest in having a full-time job 25451
Letter Writing # 239 - You want to apply to a private college seeking admission 19826
Letter Writing # 238 - Building management should purchase extra laundry baskets 17589
Letter Writing # 237 - Write to the gym manager and describe the problem 49562
Letter Writing # 236 - You have seen an advertisement for a community college 33465
Letter Writing # 235 - You normally go shopping in the area where you live 29854
Letter Writing # 234 - Construction work is being done where you live 30904
Letter Writing # 233 - You have decided to sell your car 27759
Letter Writing # 232 - You are planning a surprise birthday party for a friend 149608
Letter Writing # 231 - Your parents will be celebrating their 50th anniversary 36876
Letter Writing # 230 - You paid a refundable deposit when you rented an apartment 28753
Letter Writing # 229 - A friend has asked for advice about a problem at work 44769
Letter Writing # 228 - Your friend has had his/her first book published 22177
Letter Writing # 227 - Letter to the course director at the cookery school 129675
Letter Writing # 226 - You have just read an article in an international travel magazine 81199
Letter Writing # 225 - You have seen an advertisement in an Australian magazine 103350