You just moved to a new city for work. Write a letter to a friend. In your letter: - Tell your friend about your work. - Describe your new city. - Invite your friend to visit you.
Sample Response
Dear Juliette, How are you doing these days? I wanted to tell you how life is going here in Vancouverupdate you on my life here in Vancouver now that I am settled. I moved to Vancouver for work last month. A small but promising artificial intelligence companycompany working on artificial intelligence offered me a position as a project manager. My job is to ensure thatMy work consists of making sure that the different engineering teams are working towards the same goal. I currently oversee two major projects. Vancouver is a stunning city. I get to see the sun rise over a beautiful mountain range and set over the oceangently set on the ocean. The mild climate allows me to commute to work by bicycleon my bicycle. There is also a bustling art scene that I think you would enjoy! I would love to see you and take you around Vancouver sometime. I set up my study so that I can host a guest. You mentioned that you would like to go kayaking. July orand August would be a perfect time to go kayaking along the fjords. Let me know when you would like to visit! Please keep in touch and let me know how you are doing these days. I can’t wait to see you again! Best, Fujiko Kine
Why this response received Band 8.0
The letter fully covers the work, city, and invitation points with specific, engaging details and a warm, convincing tone. Vocabulary and sentence structures are varied and controlled, while the progression from work to the city and visit is easy to follow. The highest-priority refinement is presentation: divide the content into clear letter paragraphs and trim the repeated closing contact request.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
All three bullet points are fully developed with relevant personal details, and the friendly purpose is sustained throughout.
Refine the invitation by suggesting one or two possible visit dates more directly while retaining the warm tone.
Coherence and Cohesion
The ideas move naturally from work to the city and then the invitation, but the single-block presentation weakens paragraphing.
Organise the letter into separate paragraphs for the update, job, city, invitation, and closing.
Lexical Resource
Vocabulary is varied, precise, and natural, with effective language for work, scenery, leisure, and hospitality.
Avoid minor repetition of words such as “kayaking” and “these days” by using concise reference or rephrasing.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A wide range of sentence forms is used accurately and flexibly, with only very minor stylistic awkwardness.
Polish the occasional compressed expression, such as the description of the sun setting, for maximum clarity and natural flow.
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IELTS General Training Writing Task 1
You just moved to a new city for work. Write a letter to a friend. In your letter:
- Tell your friend about your work.
- Describe your new city.
- Invite your friend to visit you.
Your response
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