Write a letter to a friend telling him/her about an interesting website that you have found recently. In your letter: - say how you found it - how it can help - how you use it
Sample Response
Dear Victor,
Hope all is well with you.Hope all is well at your end. I quicklyjust quickly wanted to share an interesting website I recently foundsome interesting information – information about a website that is – with you.
I know that you're very much interested in growing mushrooms in your backyard. So, this particular website, called “growmushroom.net”, would probably be especially useful to youcome to your rescue since it covers a wide range of informationjust about all sorts of information about growing mushrooms. All you need to do is click on the “Our Works” pagethe “our works” page from the main menu, and it will take you to the information you would need.
However, while this particular website would be useful for just about anybody who is interested in growing mushrooms on a small scale, it would be particularly helpful for you since it talks a lot about how to successfully grow them in the areas where the weather is rather dry, and if I remember correctly, the weather is dry where you live. By the way, I came to learn about this “cool” looking website on the internet in the process of trying to find a cool theme for a gardening-related websitea “gardening” related website which I am supposed to develop for one of my clients. Although I have not used the website myselfThough I do not use the website, I'm sure it would be helpful to you.
Warm wishes,
Mitchel
Why this response received Band 7.0
The letter has a clear, friendly purpose and gives relevant, personalised detail about why the website could help Victor. Its main weakness is that it explicitly says the writer does not use the site, so the third bullet point is not fulfilled, while a few expressions are overly elaborate or awkward. The response should explain a genuine way the writer uses the website and tighten some phrasing.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
The purpose and first two bullet points are developed clearly, but the response does not explain how the writer uses the website.
Fulfil the third bullet point by describing a specific feature the writer has personally used and what it helped them do.
Coherence and Cohesion
Information progresses logically through the website's content, usefulness, and discovery, although the long central paragraph could be better balanced.
Separate the discovery and usefulness details into distinct paragraphs so that each bullet point is easier to follow.
Lexical Resource
The response uses a good range of topic-specific and informal vocabulary, with occasional awkward or overworked expressions.
Replace elaborate phrases such as “come to your rescue” with simpler, more natural wording suited to a friendly recommendation.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A varied mix of simple and complex sentences is generally well controlled, with only minor awkwardness and punctuation issues.
Refine the longest sentences by reducing unnecessary clauses and checking punctuation around inserted details.
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IELTS General Training Writing Task 1
Write a letter to a friend telling him/her about an interesting website that you have found recently. In your letter:
- say how you found it
- how it can help
- how you use it
Your response
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