You are soon going to spend three months doing work experience in an organisation. Write a letter to the manager of the organisation where you are going to do work experience. In your letter: - thank the manager for the opportunity to work experience - explain what you hope to learn from the work experience - ask some questions about the work experience you are going to do
Sample Response
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am writing to express my sincere gratitude for the opportunity to complete a three-month work placementundertake a three-month work experience placement withat your organisation. I greatly appreciate the privilegeIt is a privilege to gain practical experience in your professional environmentsuch a professional environment, and I am eager to contribute effectively and learn as much as possiblecontribute and learn as much as possible during my time with you.
Through this placement, I hope to develop a betterdeeper understanding of professional practices in your fieldindustry practices and enhance my technical and interpersonal skills. Specifically, I am keen to understandkeen to gain insight into how your organisation operates on a daily basis and how different departments collaborate to achieve business objectives. Additionally, I am eager to learn from experienced professionals and apply my academic knowledge to real-world scenarios.
Before my placement begins, I would appreciate it if you could provide some information regarding my daily responsibilities, working hours, and the team I will be working with. Additionally, are there any specific materials or documents I should review beforehand?
I look forward to your response and to starting this exciting opportunity.
Yours faithfully,
Ada Margaret
Why this response received Band 9.0
The letter fully addresses the purpose in an appropriately formal tone, with clearly developed learning goals and focused questions arranged in a smooth progression. Its main limitation is minor repetition of words such as experience, eager, and additionally, which slightly reduces stylistic variety. The best improvement would be to vary these expressions and make one or two questions even more specific to the placement.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
The letter fully and directly covers the thanks, intended learning outcomes, and relevant questions in a consistently suitable formal register.
For even greater specificity, ask one question tied to the organisation's particular field or likely projects.
Coherence and Cohesion
Purposeful paragraphs and well-managed linking create a clear, effortless progression from gratitude to goals and practical questions.
Vary the repeated transition additionally to make the already strong flow still more natural.
Lexical Resource
Vocabulary is broad, precise, and professional, with effective phrases for workplace learning and organisational practice.
Reduce repetition of experience and eager by using selective paraphrase where it sounds natural.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A wide range of complex structures is used accurately and flexibly, with consistently controlled punctuation and sentence formation.
Maintain this high level of control while experimenting with slightly more varied sentence openings.
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IELTS General Training Writing Task 1
You are soon going to spend three months doing work experience in an organisation. Write a letter to the manager of the organisation where you are going to do work experience. In your letter:
- thank the manager for the opportunity to work experience
- explain what you hope to learn from the work experience
- ask some questions about the work experience you are going to do
Your response
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