IELTS Task 1 · GT · Informal letter

Task 1 · GT · Informal letter

To someone close — a friend or family member. 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 have recently moved to a new home, and a friend helped you during the move. Write a letter to this frie…

Easier

A friend of yours is about to move to the town where you live. Write a letter to your friend giving them so…

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 use a local community facility that a friend helps to run. You would like to suggest a way it could be…

Easier

You recently missed an arrangement you had made with a friend. Write a letter to your friend. In your lett…

Medium

You had arranged to meet a friend to attend an event together, but you failed to turn up. Write a letter to…

Medium

You left an item behind on a coach during a recent trip, and you have asked a friend to help you get it bac…

Medium

A company you ordered a product from — which a friend had recommended — has not given you a refund you aske…

Medium

You are renting a small flat from a friend, and something in it has recently broken. Write a letter to your…

Medium

A friend recently told you that there is a job vacancy at the company where they work, and you are thinking…

Harder

You are going to visit a friend who lives in another town, and you have finally arranged some time off work…

Harder

A parcel you are expecting is going to be delivered while you are out at work, and the driver needs someone…

Harder

An old friend of yours is moving away to another city next month, and you and a few friends are organising…

Harder

A friend recently gave you an electronic gadget as a birthday present, but it stopped working almost straig…

Harder

You recently had a very disappointing experience at a restaurant that a close friend had strongly recommend…

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