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IELTS: WRITING MODULE

General Training

BY : Sir ZAIN BALOCH

IELTS General

Training WRITING

Writing Task- 1

  • LETTER WRITING

Task- 1

Letter Writing

  • Duration: 20 minutes

  • Words: 150

170

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Specimen Question:

Specimen Question:

IELTS General

Training WRITING

IELETS General

Training WRITING

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

You rent a four-bedroom house, which you share with two other students. However, there are several problems with this house that need fixing. You also find it expensive and would like to find another student to share the spare bedroom.

Write a letter to the estate agency. In the letter

• Explain your situation

• Describe the problems with the house

• Say what you would like to do

Write at least 150 words you do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows:

Dear Sir or Madam_______________

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IELETS General

Training WRITING

IELTS General

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  • What kind of letter is it?

Types

&

Techniques

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TYPES OF LETTER AND PURPOSE

Types of Letter and Purpose

IELTS General

Training WRITING

IELETS General

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Formal

• Requesting Information

• Applying for job

• Complaining-products / services

• Making a suggestion / Recommendation

Semi-Formal

• Complaining to Landlord

• Explaining to neighbor

• Asking a Professor for permission ( related to study )

Informal / Personal

• Inviting friends

• Thanking

• Making Apologies

• Asking for advice / Information

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IELETS General

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OPENING

Opening and Closing of Letter

OPENNING AND CLOSING

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IELETS General

Training WRITING

IELTS General

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TYPE STARTEND

Formal

  • Dear Sir / Madam

Semi-Formal

  • Dear Mr. Steve Brown
  • Dear Mrs. Smith

Informal / Personal

  • Dear John
  • Dear Susan

  • Yours faithfully
  • Yours sincerely
  • Yours trustworthy

  • Yours sincerely
  • Yours sincere

  • Best regards
  • Lots of Love
  • Best wishes

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IELTS General

Training WRITING

IELETS General

Training WRITING

Opening Sentence:

Formal / Semi-Formal

• I am writing to enquire about……….

• I am writing you to inform about………

• I am writing in connection with………

• I would like to inform you about……….

• I am writing to bring to your attention a serious issue

• etc

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Training WRITING

IELTS General

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Informal

Informal

• I hope you and your family are doing well

• How have you been? It is too long since we were in touch

• I hope you all are fantastic

• How are things in Sydney? I have not seen you for ages so I decided to……..

• Greetings from Zain!

• My sincere apologies for…….

• I feel very sorry to inform you that ……

• I would be very grateful to you if you would tell me something about Sydney……

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IELTS General

Training WRITING

IELETS General

Training WRITING

TIPS

  • 4 paragraphs
  • All three bullet points
  • The Structure should be like:
  • Intro
  • Problem / situation
  • Solution
  • Conclusion

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IELETS General

Training WRITING

IELTS General

Training WRITING

Task Achievement

Spelling and punctuation

Scoring Criteria

• Cover all bullet points

• Give full response

• 150 Words

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IELETS General

Training WRITING

IELTS General

Training WRITING

Coherence & Cohesion

Lexical

Resources

Coherence & Cohesion

• Present your ideas logically

• Avoid ambiguity

• Use paragraphs

• Ideas make sense

• Use standard Expressions

Grammar

Range

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Specimen Letters

Specimen Letter

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FORMAL LETTER

IELETS General

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FORMAL LETTER

Dear Sir or Madam

I am writing to bring to your attention a significant error in your recent article about festivals in Manchester.

The mistake relates to the dates of the Manchester Christmas Market. It is stated several times in the article that the market will be open until the New Year’s Day, when in fact it is due to finish much earlier than this on the 22nd of December.

I hope you will rectify this problem by publishing a correction in the next issue of your magazine and on home page of your website. It is vital that you provide accurate information to the readers who follow your travel advice.

I trust you will act quickly to correct the mistake.

Yours faithfully

Paul Jones

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SEMI FORMAL LETTER

IELETS General

Training WRITING

Dear Mr. Smith,

I am writing to ask whether you are available to help my son with some after school Spanish lessons.

My son, Tom, missed the majority of autumn school term due to illness and he is struggling to catch up. His problems from Spanish lessons stem from the fact that he was off school when the teacher introduced some new verb tenses. He was also unable to attend the course of pronunciation lessons so he lacks the confidence when asked to speak in front of other students.

Tom is free every weekend after school, so I was hoping that you could come to our house to teach him in the late afternoon or early evening. I think two lessons per week would be ideal.

I hope to hear you from soon, and that you will be able to help.

Yours sincerely,

Nicky Palmer

SEMI FORMAL LETTER

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INFORMAL LETTER

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Training WRITING

MILESTONE

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Dear Jackson,

I hope you’re well. I am just writing to offer you a concert ticket that I won’t be able to use.

Do you remember that I am going to a gig this Saturday? There’s an up-and-coming singer and guitarist who is playing at the Apollo Theater; I think you’ll be blown away by how good he is. The concert starts at 7 p.m, but there’s a support on act on first, so you can arrive a bit latter if you want to catch the performance.

If you’re free on Saturday evening, and you would like to go, just speak to my brother. He’ll be going to the gig, so you won’t be alone, and you can arrange to meet beforehand or outside the venue on the right.

I hope you can make it, and that you enjoy the concert!

See you soon.

Simon

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