IELTS Task 1 · GT · Formal letter

Task 1 · GT · Formal letter

To someone you don’t know — an official, a company, a manager. Write at least 150 words in the right register (about 20 minutes), then get instant feedback.

Ordered easiest → hardest (estimated from text complexity).

Easier

You work for a company and you need to take some time off work. Write a letter to your manager. In your le…

Easier

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addr…

Easier

You work for a company and need to take some time off work. Write a letter to your manager. In your letter:…

Easier

You live in a rented flat and will soon be away for several weeks. A neighbour whom you know only slightly…

Easier

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addr…

Easier

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addr…

Easier

You had arranged to attend a meeting with a company, but you were unable to keep the appointment. Write a l…

Medium

You recently left a personal item on a long-distance coach and were unable to retrieve it. Write a letter t…

Medium

You would like to enrol in a course run by a local training centre, but you need more information before yo…

Medium

A close friend is soon moving to your town, and you want to give them useful advice about living there. Wri…

Medium

You recently experienced a problem while travelling, and a member of staff from a transport company went ou…

Medium

You were recently due to attend a compulsory workplace safety induction before starting a new job, but you…

Medium

You are renting a flat, and a problem has developed that your landlord is responsible for repairing. Write…

Medium

You have seen an advertisement for a job at a large company and are thinking of applying, but you need more…

Harder

Two weeks ago, you hired a professional cleaning company to prepare your flat before you moved in, but the…

Harder

You recently ordered an automatic coffee machine online from a company, but it has not worked properly sinc…

Harder

You recently ordered a product from a company's website, but it arrived faulty and your attempts to resolve…

Harder

You live in a managed apartment complex, and your car parking space is temporarily unavailable. Your neighb…

Harder

You recently ordered a cordless vacuum cleaner from a company's website, but it developed a fault soon afte…

Harder

Last month, a serious plumbing leak in your flat caused significant water damage, and a repair technician s…

Write it your way. Feedback rewards original, flexible answers — use these prompts to build your own structure, not a memorised template.