30 Model Letters for IELTS Writing Task 1 General Training

By Mark Griffiths

This short book contains 30 model answers for IELTS General Training Writing Task 1 to help GT candidates with their IELTS preparations. The tasks are based on those reported by candidates for tests in 2019 and 2020. The aim of the book is to show candidates how to write appropriate IELTS letters with regards to suitable format, vocabulary, grammar and tone (formal/informal).

This is my third collection of model answers for IELTS GT Writing Task 1. A compilation book with a total of 101 model letters from all three books is available.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mark Griffiths
• Release date: Feb 18, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005787714

Mark Griffiths

I have been teaching English as a foreign language since 1990, mainly in the Czech Republic and China. I have written several books on IELTS that have been published in China, selling over 200,000 copies. My work has also been used to create various apps which have been downloaded tens of thousands of times.The books that I will be publishing on Smashwords are updates of my published works, modified for the international market.The majority of books will be in the 'English 101 Series' which has proven so popular in China.The cover photographs on the Smashwords editions are all by the author.

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30 Letters for IELTS General Training Task 1

Mark Griffiths

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Model Letter 1

Model Letter 11

Model Letter 21

About the Author

Introduction

Despite the fact that many IELTS candidates take the General Training module (rather than the academic module), there are relatively few books about writing letters for General Training candidates.

This book does not tell you how to write letters, but it does show you. Candidates wishing for more details on how to write letters should use my book ‘IELTS Writing: A Comprehensive Guide’, available from the same website where you found this book. The model answers from that book are not the same as in this book.

As there are only 30 letters in this book, they have not been categorised by topic or type.

IELTS General Training candidates should note that it is very easy for the test makers to change one or more of the points to be included in the letters, despite keeping the main topic of the letter the same. This is sometimes done to prevent candidates from memorising answers.

When answering the points in General Training Writing Task 1, remember that it is not necessary to answer the points in the order in which they are presented. In fact, as a few of these model answers demonstrate, it is often more convenient not to do so.

Model Letter 1

You recently bought a toy online and after receiving it you found one or more problems with it. Write to the seller.