You would like to enrol in a qualification course. Write a letter to the person in charge of the course. In your letter: - ask for details about the course - ask about the fees - ask about the prerequisites
Sample Response
Dear Sir or Madam, I am John Parkinson writing to enquire about enrollingwriting in regard to getting enrolled in a diploma course for which your institution has recently invited applicationsa diploma course that your institution has recently invited candidates to apply to. I hope you can provideI am hoping that you would provide me with further details about the coursesome further details regarding this. I have learned about the course from a website, and I require more information before applying for this coursemore details to apply to this course. I have recently earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Edinburgh and hold a diploma in Basic Computing. I would like to develop my skills in this fieldenhance my skills in this arena and your course 'Advanced Diploma in Computing' seems well suited to my goalsseems a fitting one to me. Could you please write back to me with details about the course, particularly about what topics it will cover and how long it will take? I would also like to know the admission process and course fee. So kindly mention all the costs this course includes and also inform me how I should applyinform me how should I apply. If there is any specific prerequisites for the coursea special requirement to apply to the course, I should know it beforehand. I would be much obliged if you can provide me with the details at your earliest convenienceat your earliest as I am looking forward to getting enrolled in this course soon. Yours faithfully, John Parkinson
Why this response received Band 7.5
The letter is purposeful, appropriately formal, and thorough: it requests the course content and duration, fees, application process, and prerequisites while providing relevant background. Its main limitation is some repetition and a small number of awkward or grammatically faulty request forms. The highest-priority improvement is to group the questions more efficiently and ensure that indirect questions use statement word order.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
The formal enquiry fully covers course details, fees, and prerequisites, with relevant qualifications that clarify the applicant’s needs and no significant omission.
Retain the comprehensive coverage while making each requested item slightly more explicit and concise.
Coherence and Cohesion
The letter progresses clearly from purpose and background to detailed questions and a courteous closing, although repeated references to “details” and “course” create some redundancy.
Group the questions into one compact enquiry section and use referencing to reduce repetition.
Lexical Resource
Vocabulary is varied and generally precise for a formal course enquiry, with only occasional awkward phrases such as “skills in this arena” and “at your earliest.”
Use conventional formal expressions such as skills in this field and at your earliest convenience.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A good range of simple and complex structures is handled accurately overall, with a few errors in indirect-question order and modal consistency.
Use statement order after reporting verbs, as in “inform me how I should apply,” and keep polite modals consistent.
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IELTS General Training Writing Task 1
You would like to enrol in a qualification course. Write a letter to the person in charge of the course. In your letter:
- ask for details about the course
- ask about the fees
- ask about the prerequisites
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