IELTS WRITING

TASK 1 General Training

Writing Criteria
Writing Task 1 Marking Criteria
● Task Achievement.
● Coherence and Cohesion.
● Lexical Resource (Vocabulary)
● Grammatical Range and Accuracy.
TYPES OF LETTERS:

● Formal

● Semi-formal

● Informal
Important
points in
writing a letter
I. Purpose of the letter

● The reason for writing your letter

● The purpose of the letter must be in direct

response to the situation outlined in the
question.
II. Tone of your letter

● The way in which you write the letter, formal or

informal style.

Informal or semi-formal: written to a friend, colleague

or someone you know

Formal: written to someone you do not know

III. Bullet points
presented in the question
IV. Structure of your letter

1. A greeting (Dear sir/madam, Dear John, Dear Mr. Smith)

2. The main body (consisting of paragraphs for each part of the letter)

3. A closing (Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully, Best wishes, Kind regards, Love)
Informal Letter Structure
1. Salutation/Title (Dear Peter, Dear Rommel, Dear Dad etc.)

2. Purpose of Writing

3. Body paragraph 1 (first bullet point in the question)

4. Body paragraph 2 (second bullet point in the question)
5. Body paragraph 3 (third bullet point in the question)

6. Closing sentence (I look forward to seeing you ; I look forward to

your response ... etc)
7. Ending (Best Wishes, See you soon… etc)
8. Your name
Formal Letter Structure
1. Salutation/Title (Dear Sir/Madam.)

2. Purpose of Writing

3. Body paragraph 1 (first bullet point in the question)

4. Body paragraph 2 (second bullet point in the question)
5. Body paragraph 3 (third bullet point in the question)

6. Closing sentence (Anticipating for your immediate response ... etc)

7. Ending/Letter closing (Sincerely yours, Yours truly, Respectfully
yours… etc)
8. Your name
Semi-formal Letter Structure
1. Salutation/Title (Dear Mr. Ingel, Dear Ms. Pedro)

2. Purpose of Writing

3. Body paragraph 1 (first bullet point in the question)

4. Body paragraph 2 (second bullet point in the question)
5. Body paragraph 3 (third bullet point in the question)

6. Closing sentence (Thank you for understanding ... etc)

7. Ending/Letter closing (Sincerely, Yours faithfully, etc)
8. Your name
Important things to remember:

● A clear purpose
● Appropriate tone
● Present and highlight all the bullet points
● Appropriate format