You recently visited a place that had a strong impact on you. Now you want to write to your friend about the place. Write a letter to a friend about the place. In your letter: - explain where the place was and how you got there - describe what you saw - offer to take your friend there
Sample Response
Dear Leon, I have just returned from my holidays in France, and whileFrance and while we were there we climbed a mountain called 'Parleman' in the French Alps. We were able to drive halfway up the mountain but then the road endedstopped. So we parked, put on our walking boots and began the long uphill struggle. But the place was a little piece of heavena bit of heaven and I would love to take youwish to take you to this excellent place someday. In spite of the road at the beginning, it still took us a while to complete the climb but it was well worth the effort. When we got to the top of the mountain, the view was incredible. I could see across the town and lake on one sideright across the town and the lake to one side, and on the other side were the snow-covered peaks of Mont Blanc. It was simply breathtaking. As you know, we often go to France for our holidaysholiday and next time we plan a trip, I'd really like to take you there. I'm sure you would love the scenery and as you enjoy exercise, you would be able to take advantage of all the mountain walks. Hope to seemeet you soon. Warm wishes, Paul
Why this response received Band 8.0
This engaging letter fully covers the destination, the journey, the scenery, and the invitation in a warm, convincing voice. Its vivid vocabulary and varied sentence structures are especially strong, while the main limitation is that the presentation could be more clearly divided and one transition about the road is imprecise. The best improvement is to organise the journey, view, and invitation into distinct paragraphs with consistently exact linking.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
All three bullet points are fully and naturally developed, and the friendly tone creates a convincing sense of personal impact.
Refine the account of the climb so every detail of the route is unambiguously expressed.
Coherence and Cohesion
The letter follows a clear sequence from arrival and ascent to the view and future invitation, with smooth internal connections.
Use distinct paragraphs for the journey, the scenery, and the invitation, and clarify the transition beginning In spite of the road.
Lexical Resource
Vocabulary is flexible, vivid, and natural, with effective phrases such as long uphill struggle, snow-covered peaks, and breathtaking.
Maintain the same precision in less successful phrasing, particularly the vague reference to the road at the beginning.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A wide range of sentence forms is handled with strong control, and the few minor imperfections do not impede communication.
Polish occasional awkward constructions and check singular-plural choices such as holiday when describing repeated trips.
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IELTS General Training Writing Task 1
You recently visited a place that had a strong impact on you. Now you want to write to your friend about the place. Write a letter to a friend about the place. In your letter:
- explain where the place was and how you got there
- describe what you saw
- offer to take your friend there
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