IELTS Writing Task 1 letter sample 2801 – Band 7.0

General Training IELTS Writing Task 1 - Letter

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Last month, you had a holiday overseas where you stayed with some friends. They have just sent you some photos of your holiday.

Write a letter to your friends. In your letter:

thank them for the photos and for the holiday

explain why you didn't write earlier

invite them to come and stay with you

Write at least 150 words.

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Task 1 Letter, Travel and Tourism, Writing samples, Writing topics

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The writing sample displayed here is the work of IELTS candidates and has been assessed by our team for guidance and practice purposes. These scores are not official IELTS scores.

Candidate’s Response:

Dear guys

How are you doing? I hope you’ve been great. I received lovely photos of last holiday and can’t stop looking at them.

I am really thankful for the time we spent together and it was one of my most favorite holidays ever. These photos remind me of all those joys and laughs we had. You may not believe it, but city’s post office was out of service for a while because of some maintenance issues. I would’ve written to you much earlier if I could, so please don’t blame for not hearing from me until this day.

Anyway, I want to make it up to you. So I have sent you tickets to next Yankees’ which is game in my city and wish you could make it to come over and stay a few days in my house. I have bought this new barbeque that you have to check it out.

I hope you find this letter intriguing and look forward to seeing you soon.

Warm wishes,

170 words

Presented By: Shahab Hosseinzadeh

April 30, 2024

This is an IELTS writing band 7.0 sample

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Disclaimer

The writing sample displayed here is the work of IELTS candidates and has been assessed by our team for guidance and practice purposes. These scores are not official IELTS scores.

Assessor’s Comment

Thank you for writing this letter. The letter effectively fulfills the task requirements, maintaining a friendly tone and clear purpose. The letter successfully thanks the friends for the photos and the holiday, explains the delay in writing due to the post office issue, and extends an invitation to the friends to visit and attend a Yankees game. It covers all required points. Enhancements in the coherence of ideas, the smoothness of lexical usage, and grammatical accuracy could elevate the score further.

Kasra Sharifan

IELTS Writing Band Descriptors:

Task Achievement (GT)

8.0 covers all requirements of the task sufficiently

8.0 presents, highlights and illustrates bullet points clearly and appropriately

9.0 details are fully and clearly extended.

9.0 presents a clear purpose

8.0

Coherence and Cohesion

7.0 logically organizes information and ideas

7.0 there is clear progression throughout

7.0 uses a range of cohesive devices appropriately although there may be some under-/over-use

9.0 uses referencing clearly and appropriately throughout

7.0 presents a clear central topic within each paragraph

7.0

Lexical Resource

7.0 uses a sufficient range of vocabulary to allow some flexibility and precision

7.0 uses less common lexical items with some awareness of style and collocation

7.0 may produce occasional errors in word choice, spelling and/or word formation

9.0 the communication is completely natural

7.0

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

7.0 uses a variety of complex structures

7.0 produces frequent error-free sentences

7.0 has good control of grammar and punctuation but may make a few errors

6.0 errors rarely reduce communication

6.0

7.0

Feedback:

Thank you for writing this letter. The letter effectively fulfills the task requirements, maintaining a friendly tone and clear purpose. The letter successfully thanks the friends for the photos and the holiday, explains the delay in writing due to the post office issue, and extends an invitation to the friends to visit and attend a Yankees game. It covers all required points. Enhancements in the coherence of ideas, the smoothness of lexical usage, and grammatical accuracy could elevate the score further.

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Dear Ali & John,

I hope this letter finds you in great spirits. I was really thrilled to receive the photos from our wonderful holiday last month. They instantly brought back so many wonderful memories we had together . Thank you not only for the photos but also for the fantastic time I had with you. Your hospitality was unmatched, and I can't thank you enough for making my stay so enjoyable.

I apologize for not writing sooner. The past few weeks have been a whirlwind, catching up on work and family commitments. I've been meaning to reach out and express my gratitude much earlier.

I would love to return the favor. Please consider this an open invitation to come and stay with me whenever you can. There's so much I'd like to show you around here, and I'm sure we'd have an equally memorable time.

Looking forward to hopefully seeing you soon.

Warmest regards,

153 words