Practice Activity 1
1. Look at the following General Training Writing Task 1 question.
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You rent a four-bedroom house, which you share with two other students. However, there are several problems with the house that need fixing. You also find it expensive and would like another student to share the spare bedroom.
Write a letter to the estate agency. In the letter
explain your situation
describe the problems with the house
say what you would like to happen.
Write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Sir or Madam,
2. Complete the suggested plan below to help you answer the IELTS Task 1 question shown above.
Suggested Plan
1. Greeting | Dear Sir or Madam, |
2. Opening statements (introduce yourself, say why you are writing) | |
3. Explain the situation | |
4. Describe the problems with the house. | |
5. Say what you would like to happen. | Cell |
6. Closing statements (signal the end of the letter) | Cell |
End the letter | Cell |
3. Look at the candidates notes below for their letter.
- Are all the ideas relevant to this question?
- Match the relevant ideas (A-F) with parts 2-6 of the plan. Note: You may not be able to fill in each part.
- Which two parts of the of the plan still need ideas?
A. The upstairs shower seems to be leaking into the kitchen below and this is dangerous.
B. We would be grateful if you could get the problems fixed as soon as possible.
C. We're also worried as there is no front gate, which makes the house less secure.
D. We have exams soon and my computer is broken.
E. I look forward to hearing from you very soon.
F. My friends and I rent one of your properties and I'm writing to inform you of some problems that we are having.
- D is not relevant
- A. 4 / B. 5 / C. 4 / E. 6 / F. 2 /
- Parts 3 and 7 still need ideas.