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
Email Writing # 284 - Your friend would like your advice about a place to live 58477
Letter Writing # 283 - A magazine wants to include contributions from its readers 51068
Letter Writing # 282 - Town centres in your country all look very similar 45850
Letter Writing # 281 - Write a letter to a friend about an interesting website 42544
Letter Writing # 280 - You have seen an advertisement for property management position 23882
Letter Writing # 279 - Letter to the manager of the movie theatre about the jacket 27610
Letter Writing # 278 - You and your friends want to start a weekly dance club 20639
Letter Writing # 277 - You are going to organise a family party next week 25814
Letter Writing # 276 - An English-speaking woman has advertised for help 54012
Letter Writing # 275 - You have arranged a meeting with a business partner 20515
Letter Writing # 274 - Apologise for not attending a party 39121
Letter Writing # 273 - Letter to a teacher to learn a language 27166
Letter Writing # 272 - Advice regarding your friend's parents' visit to your area 16786
Letter Writing # 271 - You want to book a hotel for a family holiday 40661
Letter Writing # 270 - You are planning a holiday abroad 21151
Letter Writing # 269 - You are organising a seminar for your company 23185
Letter Writing # 268 - Visit the town where your friend went to university 21649
Letter Writing # 267 - You are planning to study English at a college 21095
Letter Writing # 266 - Change the dates of the visit to your friend in Australia 15840
Letter Writing # 265 - You want to extend your rental agreement 19913