You had a good meal at a local restaurant with your family. Write a letter to the newspaper. In your letter: - tell the newspaper about the restaurant - describe the meal you had - explain why you think the restaurant is worth visiting
Sample Response
Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to draw your attention to a local restaurant that provides wonderful services to its customers and I request you to publish a review of this restaurant in the ‘Food and Life’ section of your famous daily to let people know about it. Recently, I took my family to dine out at a local restaurant named Golden Spoon at Lalmatia, Mohammadpur. The restaurant mainly serves Chinese and Thai food, although they have arrangements for continental dishes. It is a two-storeystoried building with a rooftop and has ample space for car parking in front of the restaurant. The restaurant is decorated with paintings and soft lightinglightings, and wonderful wooden furniture. We were impressedstunned by the music being played at a low volume to create a pleasant atmosphere for gueststo add pleasure to the guests. It has a playground for children on the first floor. We were also delighted at their warm reception and reasonable price. During our last visit, I ordered Thai soup, fried chickenchicken fry, rice with beef and prawn, and vegetable salad. The food was so fresh and delicious that we ate more than usual. The waiters provided excellent servicegave us a great service and we were offered a 10% discount10% complimentary discount. I believe this restaurant is worth visiting for the food lovers who like to taste different dishes and want the best return on their money. I am hoping you would write a review on this establishment so that more people can learnknow about it. Yours faithfully, Enamul Kabir
Why this response received Band 7.5
The letter fulfils its communicative purpose convincingly, covering the restaurant, the meal, and the reasons to visit with specific, relevant detail and an appropriately formal tone. Its main limitation is occasional imprecise or unnatural phrasing, while some long sentences make the presentation slightly less polished. The highest-priority improvement is to refine collocations and streamline sentence structure so the strong content reads more naturally and precisely.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
The purpose is immediately clear, all three bullet points are fully developed, and the formal newspaper-facing register is appropriate.
Make the request to publish a review slightly more concise and direct for an even sharper communicative effect.
Coherence and Cohesion
Information progresses logically from the introduction and setting to the meal, service, recommendation, and closing, with effective linking.
Use clearer paragraph breaks and shorten the opening sentence to make the sequence easier to scan.
Lexical Resource
A broad vocabulary describes cuisine, atmosphere, facilities, service, and value, although several collocations are unnatural.
Replace phrases such as “soft lightings,” “stunned by the music,” and “complimentary discount” with more idiomatic alternatives.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A good range of simple and complex structures is used with generally strong control and only minor, non-impeding errors.
Tighten article use and noun forms, and divide very long sentences to improve grammatical precision.
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IELTS General Training Writing Task 1
You had a good meal at a local restaurant with your family. Write a letter to the newspaper. In your letter:
- tell the newspaper about the restaurant
- describe the meal you had
- explain why you think the restaurant is worth visiting
Your response
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