You have just spent a week with a friend on holiday. When you got home, you realized you had left your wallet there. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter: - Thank your friend for the holiday - Explain that you left your wallet in their house - Give them instructions on how to send it back to you
Sample Response
Dear Adam,
I hope you are doing great, as alwaysdoing great like always! I’m writing this letter to let you know that I have left my wallet in your home.
Firstly, I’d like to thank you for the wonderful time I spent atin your place. The trip to the mountains in the countrysidecountryside mountain was awesome, and it will remain etchedit would be etched in my memory for a long time. Also, the morning we spent camping and fishingtenting, and fishing was fantastic. I’d love to see the photos taken withon your camera. My friends and parents are eagerly waiting to see them, so please send them when you canso send them as soon as possible. By nowBy this time, you would have noticed that I had left my wallet in your home. I remember taking it to the grocery storetaking it to the grocery on the last day of my stay but somehow forgot to take it homeand somehow forgot about it. This wallet has some important documents like an ID card, driving license, and creditCredit card apart from the cash. I wouldn’t bother with the money, but you know that the other papers in the wallet are necessary.
Could youI’d ask you to give the wallet to Roger, who lives in Richard’s town. He is my old friend, and I have already told you that he is coming back to his home this month. I have asked himalready asked him to call you soon. He will be travelling on the 28thtravelling on 28th, and you can hand over the wallet to him on the evening of the 27thon the 27th evening near the Sofia mall. I can’t wait to see you again!
All the best, [Your name]All the best,
Why this response received Band 7.5
The letter fully addresses the three requested points with a warm, appropriate tone and especially clear, practical instructions for returning the wallet. Its main limitation is occasional awkward phrasing and some unnecessary detail about photographs, which makes the middle section less focused; the highest-priority improvement is to streamline that paragraph and use more natural collocations while preserving the strong personal detail.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
The purpose is immediately clear, all three bullet points are fully developed, and the friendly register suits a letter to a friend.
Keep supporting details tightly connected to the holiday, wallet, and return arrangements so the request remains fully focused.
Coherence and Cohesion
Ideas follow a logical sequence and are linked effectively, although the long central paragraph contains several distinct topics.
Separate the holiday thanks from the wallet explanation to make the progression easier to follow.
Lexical Resource
Vocabulary is varied and generally effective, with a few unnatural collocations such as 'countryside mountain' and 'spent tenting.'
Use more idiomatic combinations, for example 'trip to the mountains' and 'morning spent camping and fishing.'
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A good range of sentence forms is used with generally strong control, despite occasional tense, article, and punctuation slips.
Review tense consistency and remove unnecessary commas in coordinated phrases to improve accuracy further.
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IELTS General Training Writing Task 1
You have just spent a week with a friend on holiday. When you got home, you realized you had left your wallet there. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter:
- Thank your friend for the holiday
- Explain that you left your wallet in their house
- Give them instructions on how to send it back to you
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