As the General IELTS is becoming more common among employees working for organisations and for immigration purposes, here is some information especially for them.
TASK 1 LETTER WRITING.
You will always get a letter to write in Task 1 of the General IELTS examination. The letter could be formal or informal and you need to be able to adjust your writing style and tone accordingly.
You have to write at least 150 words, if you write less than 150 words you will start losing marks. On the other hand, if you write too much you may lose marks as you will probably make more mistakes. Try to keep to a maximum of 175 words.
The instructions will tell you who to write your letter to and there are THREE bulleted points that you must fully address.
There are generally two types of letter that you will come across in Task 1, either an informal letter to a friend or a formal letter asking for assistance from an organisation, writing to a magazine or newspaper, applying for a job, letter giving advice etc.
How do you start a informal letter?
In an informal letter the language is friendly and shows a clear relationship between the writer and reader such as: "Hi Bob, how are you? We haven't been in contact for such a long time! How is your family? etc.
On the other hand, a formal letter would be direct and to the point. Expect to start with something like "I am writing in reference to...."; "Could you please...."
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