You are going on to a month-long training programme in the UK and know that the head of the course would like one of the participants to be the social events’ organiser. Write a letter to the Training Organiser. In your letter: - express your interest in the role - request for more information about it - explain what experience you have
Sample Response
Dear Mr Reynold, Thank youI would like to thank you for accepting me ontoallowing me to join the month-long training programme you are organisingmonth-long training programme that you will be organising. Anyway, I am writing this letter to express my interest to become the social events’ organizer on how to show cultural sensitivity at work as one of the participants in your training programme. In the past, I have volunteered at various social eventsvolunteered in different social events like organizing a picnic for a largehuge number of students at my junior college, organisingthrowing a welcome party for my managermy company boss after closing a successful business deala very successful business deal abroad, and organisingorganizing a Christmas party for the members of my local communitylocal community members in my area. I have even helped organiseorganize a fundraising event for a political campaign in my towna local political campaign in my town. These experiences showSo, it is fair to suggest that I have substantial experience in organising social eventsI do know a few things about organizing social events. By the way, I would like to get some additional information on the events, such as what kinds of guests are expected at the events and how large would be the gathering. I look forward to your responseI will await your response. Yours sincerely, Paul Nigel
Why this response received Band 6.5
The letter addresses all three requirements and supports the application with a substantial range of event-organising experience, which is its strongest feature. Its main limitation is an overly casual, sometimes self-congratulatory register, while the information request focuses narrowly on guests and gathering size rather than duties, budget, schedule, or support. The priority is to present the experience concisely and ask practical questions that demonstrate readiness to perform the role.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
Interest, relevant experience, and information requests are all present, but the requested details are narrow and the tone is not consistently professional.
Ask about responsibilities, event frequency, budget, available support, and expected guest profiles, then link the strongest prior experience directly to those duties.
Coherence and Cohesion
The content moves from interest to experience and questions, but one long paragraph and informal transitions weaken the organisation.
Use separate paragraphs for the application, two or three strongest experience examples, and specific questions about the role.
Lexical Resource
There is sufficient range to discuss events and experience, though phrases such as 'Anyway', 'By the way', and 'do know a few things' weaken precision and formality.
Use professional expressions such as 'I wish to apply', 'relevant experience', 'could you clarify', and 'number of attendees'.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
The response uses varied sentence forms and remains clear, but long clauses, prepositions, and indirect-question word order contain recurring errors.
Correct forms such as 'interest in becoming', 'the seminar on cultural sensitivity', and 'how large the gatherings will be'.
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IELTS General Training Writing Task 1
You are going on to a month-long training programme in the UK and know that the head of the course would like one of the participants to be the social events’ organiser. Write a letter to the Training Organiser. In your letter:
- express your interest in the role
- request for more information about it
- explain what experience you have
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