You have recently moved to a different house. Now you would like to notify one of your English-speaking friends that you have moved to a different house. Write a letter to this English-speaking friend. In your letter: - explain why you have moved - describe the new house - invite your friend to come and visit Dear...............,
Sample Response
Dear Henry, I know it would come as a surprise to youcome to you as a surprise, but I've finally moved to a new house after living in my previous home for so longafter living in my previous house for such a long time. Of course, it was not an easy decision for me, because I loved its proximity togiven how much I loved that house because of its proximity to a beautiful lake and animal sanctuary. But I needed to move outmove out of it because its owner wanted to renovate it and then sell it to businesspeoplesome corporate businesspeople at a very handsome profit. Of course, the new house, which I moved intoin, is a great place since it is a lot more spacious than my previous house. Besides, the new house is built with some solid wood, which I really like, because it helps keep the house atit would help the house to keep at a comfortable temperature throughout the year. So, it would mean that I'd have to spend a lot less money on the electricity bill to maintain a comfortable temperature in my new house than in the old oneat my house unlike the old one. Finally, it's located in a beautiful neighbourhood.
So, come and visit me sometime, possibly next weekend. I believe you would also like my new house. Warm wishes, Patrick
Why this response received Band 7.5
The letter warmly informs the friend about the move, gives a well-developed reason, describes several appealing features of the new home, and ends with a clear invitation. The main limitation is a cluster of awkward constructions and slightly repetitive linking, despite the message remaining easy to follow. Focus on more idiomatic sentence patterns and a more naturally conversational flow.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
All three bullet points are fully covered with relevant detail, and the friendly purpose and invitation are clear throughout.
Make the tone still more personal by adding a brief detail about what the friends could do together during the visit.
Coherence and Cohesion
The letter follows a logical sequence from the reason for moving to the house description and invitation, though linking is sometimes repetitive and the main paragraph is long.
Divide the reason for moving from the description of the new house and vary transitions instead of repeatedly using 'Of course'.
Lexical Resource
There is enough range to describe the old and new homes precisely, but expressions such as 'built with some solid wood' and 'come to you as a surprise' are not fully idiomatic.
Choose more natural collocations, such as 'built of solid wood' and 'come as a surprise to you'.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
The response uses varied complex structures with mostly clear meaning, although several relative clauses, prepositions, and modal forms are awkward.
Refine structures such as 'the house I moved into' and use consistent present or future forms when explaining the new home's benefits.
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IELTS General Training Writing Task 1
You have recently moved to a different house. Now you would like to notify one of your English-speaking friends that you have moved to a different house. Write a letter to this English-speaking friend. In your letter:
- explain why you have moved
- describe the new house
- invite your friend to come and visit Dear...............,
Your response
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