IELTS General Task 1: Letters

You have been doing some voluntary work to help your local community. However, now you are unable to continue doing this work.

You recently took a part-time job working for a local company. After a few weeks, you realised there were some problems with the job.

You play a team sport with some friends. Last week a member of the team had an accident and was not able to play with you at the weekend. You decide to write to him/her in the hospital, telling him/her about the match.

One of your friends recently had a birthday celebration, but you missed it and you forgot to tell your friend that you couldn't attend.

You are studying overseas. You need to return to your country before the end of the semester for a family event.

You booked a two-week holiday to Sydney with a tour agency. You are not happy with the holiday – the flight was delayed, the hotel was noisy, and so on.

You are planning to go to a music concert in your town and would like a friend to accompany you. Write a letter to invite your friend to the concert you are planning to go to.

You are not happy about a service you received a couple of days ago from a company and you have decided to complain about it.

You recently saw an advertisement about a business conference that can be helpful for your work. Write a letter to your manager asking permission to attend the conference.

You are studying for a qualification, and you would like some time off from your work to complete it.

You work for an international company. You have seen an advertisement for a training course which will be useful for your job.

Your university lecturer gave you an assignment. You won’t be able to submit your assignment on time.

You have just rented an unfurnished flat and a friend has told you that the Opportunity Shop in the shopping centre has cheap second-hand furniture.

You are unhappy about a plan to make your local airport bigger and increase the number of flights. You live near the airport.

You are living in a University residence, and you have a problem with the high levels of noise from a new campus restaurant which is open until midnight.

You are going to spend your vacation in a city in a foreign country. You have never been there before. Your cousin has a friend who lives there.

A large company in your area has decided to spend a certain amount of money, either to sponsor a local children’s sports team for two years, or to pay for two open-air concerts. It has asked for feedback from the general public.

You are going on a short training course at a college in Greenmount, Northern Ireland. You need somewhere to live while you are there.

You play sports (e.g. football) for a local team. You recently heard that a player in your team is in a hospital.

You have just spent a week with a friend on holiday. When you got home, you realised you had left your wallet there.

A friend of yours is going on holiday soon and has asked you to recommend a destination.

You have arranged to visit a friend in England but an important event at home now means that you must change the dates of the visit.

You live in a high-rise building, which has a communal laundry room. Sometimes people don't come in time to empty the machines and other residents have to wait for a washer or dryer. You think the building management should purchase 10 extra laundry baskets and make them available for such times, so the machines can be freed up.

You paid a refundable deposit when you rented an apartment a year ago. You left the apartment last month in good condition but the landlord won't return your deposit.

Your family is going to move to another town.

Your company has recently introduced a new uniform for the staff. But you have learned that the staff members are not happy about it.

Your mentor recommended you to learn a new language and gave you the contact details of a teacher. Following his advice, you need to write a letter to the teacher.

Write a letter to your friend who lives in another town, and invite him/her to a party you are going to organise.

You have been staying in a foreign country for the last two years, and your visa is about to expire next June. However, you are planning to take a three-month professional course. You will need a visa extension.

You recently ordered a small item online but when it arrived, it was damaged.