You work for a company and have recently decided to leave your current employment. Write a letter to your employer. In your letter: - explain why you are writing - explain why you have decided to leave the company - tell your employer what you plan to do after leaving your present employment
Sample Response
Dear Sir or Madam, I have been working forin your company as a software engineer since 2020 and it is an absolute honour to have been a part of this great company. I am writing to inform you that I have decided to resign from my positiondiscontinue my service with effect from 1 September 2025effective from September 01, 2025. As per my employment agreement, I am giving one month’smonth's notice prior to leaving, starting todaydated from today. It was a tough decision for me because of the opportunitiesopportunity and recognition I have received so far. It was a perfect and conducive working environment that has made a lasting impression on meenvironment that has an undeniable impression on me. However, I have recently accepted a job in AustraliaAustralia and need to move there in three months. My family lives there and I havehad been planning to be with them for a long timefor a long. I will settle in Australi and work as a software engineer in Australiasoftware engineer there. This willwould help me stay close to my family and further enhance my career. I would like to expressshow my gratitude to all who have helped me in my journey. Yours faithfully, Fahad Sultan
Why this response received Band 7.0
The letter clearly fulfils its purpose by stating the resignation, giving notice, explaining the move to Australia, and outlining the writer's future plans in an appropriately formal tone. Its main limitation is that one-block organisation, unclear references, and recurring tense, spelling, article, and preposition errors reduce polish. The highest-priority improvement is to structure the content into formal paragraphs and proofread carefully, while adding a practical offer to support the handover.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
The resignation letter clearly states the purpose, gives notice, explains the move to Australia, and says what the writer will do next. The formal tone is suitable for an employer.
Add one sentence offering to support the handover during the notice period.
Coherence and Cohesion
The response has a logical order from employment background to resignation, reason, future plan, and thanks. It is one paragraph, and some referents such as “this” could be clearer.
Use formal paragraphs for resignation details, reason for leaving, future plans, and appreciation.
Lexical Resource
Vocabulary is appropriate for employment and resignation, with phrases such as “employment agreement” and “one month’s notice”. A few choices are unnatural, including “discontinue my service” and “for a long”.
Use standard resignation wording such as “resign from my position” and “for a long time”.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
Meaning is mostly clear, but tense control and word choice errors reduce accuracy. There are also spelling, article, and preposition issues.
Check present perfect and past perfect forms, and proofread proper nouns such as “Australia”.
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IELTS General Training Writing Task 1
You work for a company and have recently decided to leave your current employment. Write a letter to your employer. In your letter:
- explain why you are writing
- explain why you have decided to leave the company
- tell your employer what you plan to do after leaving your present employment
Your response
Write the task yourself, then compare your choices with the annotated response.