Here are 15 letter prompts for IELTS General Training Task 1.
CONTENTS
1 — need to take some time off work
2 — local council is considering closing a sports and leisure centre
3 — a training course that will be useful for your job
4 — lost a valuable item
5 — advise a friend to go to college or get a job
6 — left some important papers at a hotel
7 — a faulty piece of furniture
8 — invite a friend to your new home
9 — kitchen appliance isn’t working, and no reply to your phone call to the shop
10 — apply to be a waiter or waitress
11 — faulty heating system at a hotel
12 — say thank you to a family you stayed with
13 — studying for a qualification and need some time off
14 — ask friend for help finding a job in a new country
15 — compliment a restaurant on a great party
FULL QUESTIONS
You are working for a company. You need to take some time off work and want to ask your manager about this.
Write a letter to your manager. In your letter:
- explain why you want to take time off work
- give details of the amount of time you need
- suggest how your work could be covered while you are away
Begin with: Dear…
Begin with: Dear Sir or Madam…
2 — Your local council is considering closing a sports and leisure centre that it runs, in order to save money.
Write a letter to the local council. In your letter:
- give details of how you and your friends or family use the centre
- explain why the sports and leisure centre is important for the local community
- describe the possible effects on local people if the centre closes
Begin with: Dear Sir or Madam…
3 — You work for an international company. You have seen an advertisement for a training course which will be useful for your job.
Write a letter to your manager. In your letter:
- describe the training course you want to do
- explain what the company could do to help you
say how the course will be useful for your job
4 — On a recent holiday you lost a valuable item. Fortunately, you have travel insurance to cover the cost of anything lost.
Write a letter to the manager of your insurance company. In your letter:
- describe the item you lost
- explain how you lost it
- tell the insurance company what you would like to them to do
5 — You recently received a letter from a friend asking you for advice about whether to go to college or try to get a job. You think he/she should get a job.
Write a letter to this friend. In this letter:
- say why he/she would not enjoy going to college
- explain why getting a job is a good idea for him/her
- suggest types of job that would be suitable for him/her
Begin with: Dear…
6 — You recently attended a meeting at a hotel. When you returned home, you found you had left some important papers at the hotel.
Write a letter to the manager of the hotel. In your letter:
- say where you think you left the papers
- explain why they are so important
- tell the manager what you want him/her to do
Begin with: Dear Madam or Sir…
7 — You recently bought a piece of furniture that was faulty. You called the shop about the problem but were asked to put the complaint in writing.
Write a letter to the shop. In your letter:
- explain what the problem is
- explain if anything was done to improve the situation
- say what you would like the shop to do
Begin with: Dear Sir or Madam…
8 — You have recently moved to a different house.
Write a letter to an English-speaking friend. In your letter:
- explain why you have moved house
- describe the new house
- invite your friend to come and visit
Begin with: Dear…
9 — You have recently bought a piece of equipment for your kitchen but it did not work. You phoned the shop but no action was taken.
Write a letter to the shop manager. In your letter:
- describe the problem with the equipment
- explain what happened when you phoned the shop
- say what you would like the manager to do
Begin with: Dear Sir or Madam…
10 — A restaurant has placed an advertisement for waiters and waitresses in your local newspaper.
Write a letter to the restaurant, applying for the job. In the letter:
- explain what you are currently doing
- describe your suitability for this area of work
- say when you can attend the interview
Begin with: Dear Sir or Madam
11 – You recently spent a night in a hotel. There was a great deal of noise at night because of a faulty heating system. The manager promised to contact regarding compensation but still hasn’t contacted you.
Write a letter to the manager of the hotel. In your letter:
- describe the problem at the hotel
- explain what the manager had said at the time
- say what you want the manager to do
12 — You stayed with a family in another country while you were studying.
Write a letter to the family. In your letter:
- thank the family for your stay
- say what you enjoyed about your stay
- invite the family to visit you in the future
Begin with: Dear…
13 — You are studying for a qualification and you would like to some time off work to complete it.
Write a letter to your supervisor. In your letter:
- ask for some time off to complete the qualification
- suggest what you will do later at work if you receive this time off
- say how the qualification helps your job or the company
Begin with: Dear…
14 — You are going to another country to study. You would like to do a part-time job while studying, so you want to ask a friend who lives there for some help.
Write a letter to this friend. In your letter:
- give details of your study plans
- explain why you want to get a part-time job
- suggest how your friend could help you find a job
Begin with: Dear…
15 — You and a friend ate a meal at a restaurant to celebrate a special occasion, and you were very pleased with the food and service.
Write a letter to the restaurant manager. In your letter:
- give details of your visit to the restaurant
- explain the reason for the celebration
- say what was good about the food and the service
Begin with: Dear Sir or Madam…