You and some friends ate a meal at a restaurant to celebrate a special occasion, and you were very pleased with the food and services. Write a letter to the restaurant manager. In your letter: - Give details of your visit to the restaurant - Explain the reason for the celebration - Say what was good about the food and the services
Sample Response
Dear Sir,
I am writing this letter to express my admiration and the delightful experience I had while visiting your hotel with some friends. Initially, we planned to go to asome club for great music and a Halloween party. While we were crossing the street, our attention was caught byour eyes caught on the fun and appealing Halloween-themed banner displaying detailsHalloween theme banner put up with the details of the live music event and happy-hour offers on food and drinksthe happy hour offers on the drinks and food.
First of all, we were totally impressed bythrown away with the spooky Halloween themed decorationstheme decoration and a personalized selfie booth for takingclicking photos which was such a unique idea for creating great memories. I loved the pumpkin carving idea for each table, followed by live music and dance. This was our first Halloween party, and we could not have asked for a better onecould not ask for the better one.
Besides, the food was delectable and flavorfulthe quality of the food was delectable and flavorful, especially desserts such asespecially some desserts like Pumpkin Truffles and special Halloween cheesecakeHalloween special Cheesecake. On top of that, although the restaurant was crowdeddespite getting crowded, all your staff members were very friendly and attentive. They offered the best service they could provide us withprovide us.
I hope the relevant managersconcerning authorities of your restaurant will maintainensure this excellent service in the long run.
Please accept my sincere thanks for the great event that you organisedmade for us.
Yours faithfully,Thanks & Regards,
Why this response received Band 7.0
The letter gives a warm, detailed account of the Halloween visit and clearly praises both the food and the attentive service. Its strongest feature is the specific supporting detail, while its main weakness is the frequent use of ambitious but inaccurate expressions. The highest-priority improvement is to choose more natural collocations so the positive message remains polished and precise.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
The response clearly expresses appreciation, explains the Halloween occasion, and provides specific details about the visit, food, and service in a suitable register.
State the visit details more directly and consistently refer to the venue as a restaurant rather than a hotel.
Coherence and Cohesion
Information is logically organised into focused paragraphs, and the sequence from arrival to entertainment, food, service, and thanks is easy to follow.
Reduce the number of additive linkers and simplify the long opening paragraph for smoother progression.
Lexical Resource
There is a broad and lively vocabulary range, but several expressions are inaccurate or unnatural, such as 'thrown away' and 'concerning authorities.'
Prioritise precise, conventional collocations over elaborate wording, for example 'impressed by' and 'restaurant management.'
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
The writer uses varied complex sentences with generally clear meaning, though article, clause, and modifier errors occur throughout.
Check articles and sentence boundaries, especially in long sentences containing relative clauses and multiple coordinated ideas.
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IELTS General Training Writing Task 1
You and some friends ate a meal at a restaurant to celebrate a special occasion, and you were very pleased with the food and services. Write a letter to the restaurant manager. In your letter:
- Give details of your visit to the restaurant
- Explain the reason for the celebration
- Say what was good about the food and the services
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