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 40377
You recently visited a tourist attraction and you were very pleased - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 103 41050
You have been doing voluntary work to help local community - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 102 62897
You are organising a graduation party for your class - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 101 31287
Your best friend just had her first baby - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 100 49087
The local government is planning to change the bus timetable - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 99 25628
Your local hospital has advertised people to do unpaid work - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 98 59143
Find another student to share the spare bedroom - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 97 24810
Your neighbours have a dog that is noisy at night - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 96 60072
You went to local restaurant with family and were very satisfied - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 95 29604
You want to sell some of your furniture - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 94 67109
Room in office that can be used as a relaxation room - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 93 24383
You were offered to join a company but you can not - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 92 28473
You need to take some time off work - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 91 220594
You are unhappy about a plan to make your local airport bigger - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 90 89957
You were hurt in a minor accident inside a supermarket - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 89 85231
Your local newspaper wants to reward people who have contributed - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 88 45591
You want to sell your television - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 87 59962
You and your family are living in rented accommodation - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 86 96480
You have stayed at a friend’s house and forgot your watch - GT Writing Task 1: Sample 85 45122