You feel the evening programs on a local television station are uninteresting. Write a letter to the manager of the television station. In your letter: - explain why you do not like the current programs - describe what kind of programs you would like to see instead - explain why these programs would be better
Sample Response
Dear Sir or Madam, I am a fan of your TV channel because of the quality of the programs and the excellent shows you broadcast most of the time. But latelyBut, lately, some of the programs, which are being aired in the eveningduring the evening time, have becomeare becoming monotonous and substandardsub-standard, to say the least. I therefore thoughtSo, I thought that it was time for me to request that youwrite this letter to you to request you to change some of the evening programs and introduce some exciting and absorbing programs instead. In particularBy the way, the TV programs, including some random cooking shows, talk shows and foreign language learning programs, in the evening are targeted at only certain groups of viewersaudiences, and they are not interesting tofor general viewers at all. Now, while I do not have much of an issue watching such programs once in a while, I would be more interested in watchinginterested to watch some famous comedy shows, documentaries on different kinds of wildlife, science fiction movies, and travel showsshow Deletealso at the same time. I think that such diversitydiversities in your evening TV programs would be betterwould prove out to be better since it would attract many more viewersaudiences for your TV channel while also generating more advertising revenuerevenues. I hope you will consider my suggestions and make some changesbring out some changes to your evening programs. Yours faithfully, Robinson Duke
Why this response received Band 7.0
The letter clearly explains that the current evening schedule is narrow and repetitive, proposes several appealing alternatives, and links greater variety to a wider audience and increased advertising revenue. Its strongest feature is complete, practical task coverage. The main limitation is language naturalness and register, with awkward phrases and conversational linkers; prioritise concise formal wording and organise the complaint, alternatives, and benefits into separate paragraphs.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
All three bullet points are fully addressed with specific current programmes, suggested replacements, and clear audience and commercial benefits.
Strengthen the proposal by suggesting a balanced weekly schedule rather than implying that all specialised programmes should simply be replaced.
Coherence and Cohesion
The letter progresses logically from criticism to alternatives and expected benefits, but the single paragraph and loosely used linkers weaken presentation.
Use separate paragraphs for the current problem, proposed programmes, and reasons they would improve the evening schedule.
Lexical Resource
There is sufficient range for discussing broadcasting and audiences, though several word choices and collocations are unnatural.
Use 'repetitive', 'appeal to a limited audience', 'a more varied schedule', and 'increase advertising revenue'.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
Complex structures communicate the ideas clearly, but agreement, articles, complementation, and pronoun reference contain noticeable errors.
Correct forms such as 'interested in watching', 'travel shows', and 'this variety would attract a larger audience'.
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IELTS General Training Writing Task 1
You feel the evening programs on a local television station are uninteresting. Write a letter to the manager of the television station. In your letter:
- explain why you do not like the current programs
- describe what kind of programs you would like to see instead
- explain why these programs would be better
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