You have recently moved to a different house. Write a letter to an English speaking friend to tell them about it. In your letter: - Explain why you have moved - Describe the new apartment - Invite him to pay a visit
Sample Response
Dear Dav, As you know,You are aware that I have moved out of my formerformal house. I decided to move out of the house because of the poor attitude of my landlord towards maintaining the propertypoor attitude of my landlord in maintaining the house. He is slow to responddoes not respond when the house needsneed general repairs. For instance, ItI took him four weeks to fix a broken boiler in the house last winterduring last winter. My new house is a spacious three-bedroom flatthree bedrooms flat and is locatedand located near major bus routes with many shops within a three-to-four-minute walkthree to four minutes walking distance. It also has a park within seven minutes’ walk away from my house which my kids are very excited about. The landlord is also very friendly and understanding. I wouldwill like to invite you to visitinvite you for a visit. My wife and kids are looking forward to seeinghaving you. We are planningpreparing to cook one of your favourite foodsfood. If you don’t mind, you can come along with a friend. Kind regards, Abdullahi
Why this response received Band 6.0
The letter’s strongest feature is its complete, relevant coverage of the reason for moving, the new apartment, and the invitation, with enough personal detail for a friend. Its main limitation is the recurring grammatical and collocational inaccuracy, which sometimes makes otherwise clear sentences awkward. The highest priority is to edit noun phrases, verb forms, and pronoun choices so the friendly message reads naturally throughout.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
The letter clearly explains the landlord problem, describes the new flat and its surroundings, and extends a friendly invitation with relevant detail.
Make the informal purpose even more engaging by adding a specific suggested date or activity for the visit.
Coherence and Cohesion
The information follows a sensible sequence from the reason for moving to the new home and then the invitation, although it is presented as one dense block.
Separate the three main stages into short paragraphs and use referencing more carefully to improve readability.
Lexical Resource
The vocabulary is adequate for housing and an informal invitation, but several choices such as former house, three-bedroom flat, and favourite foods are expressed inaccurately.
Check common collocations and compound modifiers so familiar ideas are conveyed in more natural combinations.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A mix of simple and longer sentences communicates the message, but agreement, article, pronoun, and verb-form errors recur across the letter.
Proofread each clause for subject-verb agreement and complete verb structures, especially in sentences describing the landlord and the flat.
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IELTS General Training Writing Task 1
You have recently moved to a different house. Write a letter to an English speaking friend to tell them about it. In your letter:
- Explain why you have moved
- Describe the new apartment
- Invite him to pay a visit
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