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Category: IELTS General Training Writing Task 1

  • IELTS General Training Letter Writing Tips and Examples (Video)

    IELTS General Training Letter Writing Tips and Examples (Video)

    Find out how to improve your writing score in IELTS General Training Writing Task 1 with IELTS Writing tips and tricks for General Training!

  • General Training Task 1: Formal vs. Semi-Formal Letters

    General Training Task 1: Formal vs. Semi-Formal Letters

    There are two common types of letters you might write: informal and formal. What you may not know is that there is a third type of letter: a semi-formal letter. Semi-formal letters have some formal language and are written in response to tasks involving situations that have formal elements. Let’s take a closer look at…

  • General Training Task 1: Personal or Informal Model Letter

    General Training Task 1: Personal or Informal Model Letter

    In IELTS General Training Writing task 1, you will write a letter, based on the situation and description in the prompt. Situations range from personal, informal ones (communicating with a neighbor or friend for instance) and more formal business/work oriented ones (writing a memo to your boss, talking about an experience you had as a…

  • General Training Task 1: Model Formal Letter

    General Training Task 1: Model Formal Letter

    IELTS General Training Task 1 requires you to write a letter to someone. The letter itself will always serve a specific purpose; this purpose, as well as the three main details you should touch on, will always be outlined in the task instructions. The task itself is relatively short: 20 minutes long, and you can…

  • Example Letters for IELTS General Training Test Writing Task 1

    Example Letters for IELTS General Training Test Writing Task 1

    For IELTS General Training Writing Task 1, you must write a letter based on information provided in a prompt. The letter you write will be either formal or informal letter. In this post, you’ll find writing prompts, templates, and model answers for formal and informal letters. Formal Letters A formal letter is addressed to someone…