You have recently moved to a different house. Write a letter to an English speaking Friend. In your letter: - Explain why you have moved - Describe the new apartment - Invite him to pay a visit.
Sample Response
Dear John, Hope this letter finds you well. I am writing to let you know that we moved to a new place last month. There isare a range of reasons for moving housebehind moving to a new address. First of all, you know I recently changed jobshave changed my job recently so the new workplacenew job location was very far from my old address. It is now very convenient from my new home. Secondly, my parents are coming from Australiamy parents come from Australia and will be living with us from now on. As a result, itSo, It became very difficult to accommodate 4 people in our old place. That’s why we needed to moveshift. You will be happy to see our new apartment.It is on the sixth floor of a ten-storeyten story building. We have 2 master bedrooms and a small bedroom. In additionIn addition to that, itIt has 2 washrooms, a kitchen and a huge living room where we watch TV.I should also mentionI must not forget to say, my bedroom has a beautiful view of a park outside. Most importantly, this apartmentMost importantly this apartment has a lot of open space which we especially lovethat we love most. Last but not least, please pay usas a visit anytime soon. We wouldwill love to see you here. I bet you will not regret the visit. Please let me know when you can comewhen you are coming. I look forwardI will look forward to hearing from you. Yours, Sam
Why this response received Band 6.5
The letter has a clear purpose, develops convincing reasons for the move, and describes the new apartment in enough detail to make the invitation engaging. Its main weakness is presentation and language control: the single-block structure, mechanical sequencing, and recurring grammar and collocation errors reduce polish. The highest-priority improvement is to organise the three functions into distinct paragraphs and proofread each sentence for natural phrasing and accurate forms.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
The response clearly explains the job and family reasons for moving, describes the apartment extensively, and warmly invites John to visit.
Make the invitation more concrete by suggesting a possible date or weekend while retaining the friendly tone.
Coherence and Cohesion
Ideas follow a clear functional sequence, and signposting such as 'First of all' and 'Secondly' makes the progression easy to follow.
Use separate paragraphs for the move, the apartment, and the invitation, and rely less on formulaic sequencing phrases.
Lexical Resource
There is sufficient range to discuss location, accommodation, and the visit, but several word combinations are imprecise or unnatural.
Refine collocations such as 'convenient from my new home,' 'open space that we love most,' and 'pay as a visit.'
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
The writer uses both simple and complex sentences, while recurring errors in tense, articles, capitalization, agreement, and punctuation remain noticeable.
Proofread sentence boundaries and verb forms, including spacing after full stops and the distinction between past events and current circumstances.
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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. In your letter:
- Explain why you have moved
- Describe the new apartment
- Invite him to pay a visit.
Your response
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