You are preparing an event in the countryside. Write a letter to your friend and ask for help with the arrangements. In your letter include: - what the event is - why the event is being held - what arrangements have already been made - how your friend can help
Sample Response
Dear Monica,
I hope this letter finds you and your family well and I’m sorry I haven’t been in touch recently. I am writing to tellinform you about a weekend trip that I am organizing for my employees, and to ask for your advice on a few arrangementsto get some advice from you about a few aspects if possible.
As we are approaching the end of this year, I would like to offer a fully paid two-day trip to my workers and I have decided that it’ll be somewhere in the countryside. I believe this will be an enjoyable experiencequite an enjoyable experience and a way to show my appreciationas well as being a way of showing them my appreciation for their great work this year.
So far, I have only contacted a couple of agencies to get an idea of how much it’ll cost me and planorganize my budget accordingly. Given the situation, and knowing how well informed you are on the matter of good locations, I would be most grateful if you could please give me one or two options of places to go for this event.
I look forward to hearing from you.
With love,
Why this response received Band 7.5
The letter is particularly effective in its clear progression and well-developed explanation of the employee trip, its purpose, and the preparations already made. The main limitation is an unevenly informal register, with some businesslike phrasing addressed to a friend; prioritise making the request warmer and more conversational while specifying exactly what information about possible locations would be most helpful.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
All four content requirements are covered clearly, and the request for help is relevant and sufficiently developed.
Maintain a consistently personal tone and specify useful location criteria, such as activities, capacity, or budget.
Coherence and Cohesion
Ideas are logically sequenced across purposeful paragraphs, and cohesive links guide the reader smoothly through the explanation and request.
Tighten the opening slightly so the main purpose is reached with greater immediacy.
Lexical Resource
The response shows flexible and precise vocabulary for planning and appreciation, despite a few overly formal or awkward choices.
Use more natural language between friends in place of expressions such as well informed on the matter and options of places.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A wide range of complex structures is used with strong control, and most sentences are error-free.
Clarify coordination in the sentence about contacting agencies so each intended action has an unmistakable subject.
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IELTS General Training Writing Task 1
You are preparing an event in the countryside. Write a letter to your friend and ask for help with the arrangements. In your letter include:
- what the event is
- why the event is being held
- what arrangements have already been made
- how your friend can help
Your response
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