Letters of apology in the IELTS test are often about missing something e.g. a party or a meeting, in the past or in the future. You will probably need to apologise to either a friend or a boss, and the level of formality depends on how well you know your boss! The main thing is…
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How to write a letter of complaint for IELTS Writing Task 1
Some common letters of complaint in the IELTS test are to… a neighbour a landlord a shop a bus company It’s important to get the tone right and remain polite, however angry you are. Here’s a basic template you can follow. Get the full lesson and worksheet in The Members Academy. You are a student…
How to write a job application for IELTS Writing Task 1
Job applications and cover letters follow quite a simple formula (see the 10 steps below – replace the words in brackets with suitable alternatives, depending on the job). IELTS will always try to test how well you can adapt a formula to different situations, so in this lesson we’ll look at the language of a…
10 ways to make your writing LESS FORMAL in GT Task 1
Which one would you choose? Last week I was marking my students’ General Training Writing Task 1 Letters. The question was something like this: You can no longer attend you gym class next month. Write a letter to your instructor Say what lesson you attend Explain why you can’t go Tell them that you’ll be…