You are going to have a family party in a private room in a hotel. Write a letter to the hotel manager. In your letter say: - why you need to use this private room - what you need them to provide for the party - inquire about the price of the food you are ordering
Sample Response
Dear Sir or Madam,Dear Sir or Madam; I intend to book a party venue at your hotel on 1515th December 2023 and am writing to inquireand writing to inquire about its availability. In additionBesides, I need information about the lunch buffet menubuffet menu for lunch, some additional facilities and their prices. My wife and II and my wife have decided to celebrate our fifth wedding anniversary5th marriage anniversary on 15th December. We are expecting approximately 30 guests , soand for that, we need a large party hall that includescomes with a reception area and private facilities. Furthermore, I need the following arrangementssome arrangements for that day:for that day - a comprehensive buffet menu, an anniversary cake with a message written on itanniversary cake with a greeting written on it, elegant decorationsdecoration, drinks, soft music and some suitableexciting toys for the children. A few of the guests are vegetarians, and we need the buffet to include vegetarian optionswe need your buffet to be vegetarian-friendly. Finally, I am expecting you to have some staff members ready to serve the guests. I would be grateful if you could confirm the availability of your venue, and then send me the menu along with the prices for the food and service. I look forward toI am looking forward to your prompt reply. Yours faithfully, Raymond Joseph
Why this response received Band 7.5
The letter communicates its purpose immediately and gives specific, well-selected details about the anniversary, venue requirements, catering, and prices. The main limitation is occasional grammatical awkwardness in otherwise well-controlled sentences, especially in the opening and subject phrasing. Refine these local errors and organise the requests into clearer paragraphs to produce a more polished formal enquiry.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
The purpose is clear and every bullet point is fully addressed with relevant details about the celebration, required facilities, and pricing enquiry.
Clarify whether the private room and the large party hall refer to the same space so the booking requirement is completely unambiguous.
Coherence and Cohesion
The letter progresses logically from the booking purpose to venue needs, catering arrangements, staffing, and the request for confirmation.
Group the reason for booking, requested provisions, and price enquiry into separate paragraphs rather than presenting the whole letter as one block.
Lexical Resource
Vocabulary is varied and generally precise, with appropriate items such as buffet menu, vegetarian-friendly, reception area, and availability.
Use more natural expressions such as fifth wedding anniversary and activities for children to improve idiomatic precision.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A good range of complex forms is mostly accurate, though a few conspicuous errors occur in the salutation and opening sentences.
Correct incomplete coordination and subject order by writing I intend to book a venue and am writing to enquire and My wife and I.
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IELTS General Training Writing Task 1
You are going to have a family party in a private room in a hotel. Write a letter to the hotel manager. In your letter say:
- why you need to use this private room
- what you need them to provide for the party
- inquire about the price of the food you are ordering
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