Write a letter to the manager of a cinema (movie theatre) about a jacket you have left behind after a film. In your letter: - Describe the jacket - Describe where you were seated - Explain what you want to be done
Sample Response
Dear Cinema Manager,Dear theatre management,
I am writing because I left my jacket behindforgot my jacket during a recent showing at your cinema. The jacket is made from hempmade from handmade hemp and has a rough textureso it is rough and very distinctive. It is dyed blue and there is brightly colored flower embroidery on the sleevesembroidery on the sleeves of brightly colored flowers.
I was in Cinemacinema 6 for the afternoon session of King Kong. I ordered my tickets online beforehand and I just double-checked to confirm that my friend and I were seated in row K, seats 12 and 13, near the center of the cinema.
Could you pleaseI would advise you to check under the seats in Cinema 6chairs in the cinema and in your lost-and-found arealost and found section. If you are able to locate my jacket, please call megive me a phone call at 781-334-5054 and I will drive over to pick it up. If it is more convenient, you can also mail it to the return address on this envelope.
Thank you for your assistance.
Regards,
Why this response received Band 8.0
The letter is direct, well organised, and fully develops the jacket description, seating location, and requested action with precise practical details. Language is flexible and highly controlled, with only minor opportunities to make a few expressions more natural and the salutation more conventional. The highest-priority refinement is to polish those small register and phrasing choices while preserving the concise structure.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
The purpose is immediately clear, every bullet point is fully addressed, and the requested action is practical and appropriately detailed.
Use a more conventional salutation to the cinema manager and slightly soften the instruction to check specific locations.
Coherence and Cohesion
The letter follows a clear sequence with focused paragraphs, effective referencing, and cohesive devices that do not draw attention to themselves.
Retain this paragraph structure while making the transition into the requested action marginally smoother.
Lexical Resource
Vocabulary is varied, precise, and natural, particularly in the physical description and arrangements for recovering the jacket.
Refine the placement of brightly colored flowers so the embroidery description cannot be momentarily misread.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A wide range of sentence forms is used accurately and flexibly, with punctuation and clause control consistently supporting clarity.
Continue this level of control while checking that long conditional or coordinated sentences remain as concise as possible.
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IELTS General Training Writing Task 1
Write a letter to the manager of a cinema (movie theatre) about a jacket you have left behind after a film. In your letter:
- Describe the jacket
- Describe where you were seated
- Explain what you want to be done
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