IELTS Writing Task 1 (general)
Tips and techniques
Letter writing skills
1. Short and long sentences
2. Extending an idea
3. Formal phrases
4. The opening sentence
5. A student’s mistakes
6. Scoring a letter
7. Correcting a letter
8. Tone
9. Describing an accident
10. Making suggestions
11. Informal beginning / end
12. Storytelling
13. Formal beginning / end
14. Formal letter mistakes
15. Formal or informal?
Model Answers
Formal letters
1. Job application
2. Job reference
3. Job resignation
4. Equipment complaint
5. Missed flight
6. Transport complaint
7. Accommodation request
8. Sports centre complaint
9. Letter to a tutor
10. Environment problem
11. Travel insurance claim
12. Road problem
13. Requesting time off
14. Thanking a restaurant
15. Sports centre closure
16. Private tutor request
17. Magazine error complaint
18. Library improvements
19. Minor accident
20. Accommodation problem