You would like to participate in a work-related seminar in another country. Write a letter to the person in charge of the seminar. In your letter: - ask for information about the seminar dates - ask for details of the programme - ask about accommodation - ask about the cost
Sample Response
Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to obtain further informationget some details about the seminar:seminar - New Techniques of Production Management, which your organisation will holdadminister in London. I am hoping that you will respond to my questionsreply to my queries so that I can reserve my placebook my seat for the seminarsymposium. I have been working as a production manager in a large home-appliance companyhome appliances company in Iran for the last five years and I believe this seminar would benefit meI think this seminar would be helpful to me as it covers some new approaches to managing workers and manufacturing lines. I believe this seminar would enhance participants' knowledge and skills in different management methodsmanners and styles used in home-appliance manufacturingapplied in the home appliance manufacturing industry. As I did not obtain all the information that I need from your advertisement, I would like to know the dates and daily schedule of the seminardate and schedule of the seminar. What kind of accommodation would you provide for participantsprepare for the participants, if anyif at all? Finally, how much would registration costthe registration would cost? Can I book and pay online? If so, give me detaileddetails instructions, please. I look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenienceat your earliest. Yours faithfully, Milad Rahimi
Why this response received Band 6.5
The letter establishes a clear purpose, supplies relevant professional context, and addresses the requested dates, programme, accommodation, and cost. Its main limitation is uneven language control, with several awkward collocations and malformed question or request structures, while the single-block presentation also weakens readability. The highest priority is to organise the requests into clear paragraphs and edit each question for natural, grammatically complete phrasing.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
The purpose is clear, all four requested areas are covered, and the formal tone is generally suitable.
Develop the programme enquiry more explicitly by asking about specific sessions, speakers, or activities rather than mainly describing the seminar's likely benefits.
Coherence and Cohesion
The ideas follow a broadly logical sequence, but presenting the entire letter as one block reduces clarity and progression.
Separate the background, seminar enquiries, and closing into distinct paragraphs and reduce repetition around management and manufacturing.
Lexical Resource
The letter uses a reasonably varied professional vocabulary, although several collocations such as management manners and details instructions are unnatural.
Prioritise accurate common combinations such as management approaches, detailed instructions, and registration fee over less secure formal wording.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A range of complex structures is attempted successfully, but errors in question formation, determiners, and fixed expressions remain noticeable.
Review indirect and direct question structures, especially how much the registration would cost, and check noun phrases for correct adjective and determiner forms.
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IELTS General Training Writing Task 1
You would like to participate in a work-related seminar in another country. Write a letter to the person in charge of the seminar. In your letter:
- ask for information about the seminar dates
- ask for details of the programme
- ask about accommodation
- ask about the cost
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