Recently you went to a local restaurant with your family and were very satisfied with the food and service. Write a letter to the editor of a local newspaper. In your letter: - tell the editor about the restaurant - describe the meal you and your family had - explain why you think the restaurant is worth visiting
Sample Response
Dear Sir or Madam, I am a regular reader of your daily newspaper “Times of India”.“Times of India.” I am writing this letter to inform you about an excellentauthentic restaurant called “Step and Eat” which I recently visitedwhich I have visited recently with my family. I reckon this is a worth visiting place for others and hoping that you would write a review on this eatery to let others know about this fabulous place. Located on Smith Street near the National Park, it is a restaurant offering several cuisinesmulti-cuisine restaurant. I went there with my family last Sunday. As we are fond of Italian food, we orderedmy husband ordered an Italian meal. The meal comprisedcomprised of a delicious soup, a signature dish of the restauranthotel known as mixed vegetable spaghetti and finallyat the end we had a mouth-wateringmouth savouring dessert called Green Marshmallows which had a smooth, creamy textureperfect creamy texture. It was one of the most memorable dinnersone of the memorable dinners I have ever had with my family. The restaurant is worth visiting for people throughout the townfor everyone in the town because it offers a wide variety of foodwide range of varieties in food to suit different tastesto satisfy the human palate. Moreover, it maintains high standards of cleanliness and hygieneproper cleanliness and hygiene. The staff members are so polite, co-operative and professional - which gives a diligent feeling to the customers. Hence, I request you to write an article or review on this restaurant so that more people can learn about it and visitcould come to know and visit it. I look forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully, Vishwa Vinutna
Why this response received Band 7.0
The response fully covers the restaurant, the family meal, and the reasons for recommending it, while maintaining an appropriate formal purpose throughout. Its main weakness is a pattern of awkward collocations and several incomplete or poorly controlled structures. Prioritise natural word combinations and complete sentence construction so the enthusiastic recommendation sounds polished and precise.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
All three bullet points are fully developed with specific information about the restaurant, meal, service, hygiene, and reasons to visit.
Make the recommendation even more convincing by briefly identifying what distinguishes this restaurant from other local options.
Coherence and Cohesion
The information follows a clear progression from introduction and location through the meal to the final recommendation and request.
Use distinct paragraphs for the restaurant description, meal, and recommendation, and reduce reliance on basic sequencing markers.
Lexical Resource
There is sufficient range for the topic, but several expressions are unnatural, including worth visiting place, mouth savouring dessert, and diligent feeling.
Replace forced or imprecise combinations with natural phrases such as a place worth visiting, mouth-watering dessert, and welcoming atmosphere.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
The response attempts varied complex sentences, but recurring faults in clause construction, articles, and modification reduce accuracy.
Ensure every coordinated clause has a complete verb structure, particularly in sentences such as I reckon this is a place worth visiting and hope that you will review it.
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IELTS General Training Writing Task 1
Recently you went to a local restaurant with your family and were very satisfied with the food and service. Write a letter to the editor of a local newspaper. In your letter:
- tell the editor about the restaurant
- describe the meal you and your family had
- explain why you think the restaurant is worth visiting
Your response
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