Month: October 2015

IELTS Letter Tips

Getting a high band in IELTS is not just about knowing the right English, it is more than that. Let us have a look at what it is about –

  1. Answer The Entire Question Properly- Each IELTS letter consist of three parts, three bullets and you need to make sure that you have answer all the points completely in order to score well. Leaving any of the points, you can get penalized for task response. Also make sure that you elaborate on each of the point, this may mean you need to write more about one topic and less about another.
  2. Think About The Type Of Letter- There are four kinds of letters that can be asked in IELTS, and your response to it depends on the type of letter it is. So, if you are writing to a friend, you need to be a little more informal, but if writing to your head or some other authority, you need to be formal.
  3. Use Varied Grammar – There is a score in IELTS for writing varied form of grammar sentences, so no matter you are writing to a friend, make sure you use variety of grammar sentences.
  4. Plan It Right –  It is a good idea to know how you are going to write a letter, what you are going to write, how you are going to end it. So, get the answers to the above questions, before you start writing the letter.
  5. Word Limit- This is the most important thing, no matter how great your letter is, if it falls short of the work limit, even by a single word, you are going to lose marks and that is for sure.
  6. Punctuation And Spellings – It is always a good idea to use punctuation marks, but make sure that it is used correctly, also make sure that the spelling is right. You do lose marks on wrong spellings.

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Pen Pal # Letter for IELTS

You are writing to your pen pal, for the first time. Describe your previous studies and work experience, your current activities, hobbies and interests.

Tell your pen pal that you will be visiting him/her.

  • You should write at least 150 words.
  • You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Dear Avinash,

Hi! I am Anmol and got your address from the international pen pals and am very excited to write to you.

I am currently working with BBC over a documentary they are making, that includes travelling around the world and meeting different people. The work is exciting and always keeps on toes. Meeting so many people, the realization has come that we all are so much similar and yet so different.

Before this, there is a university course on Fiction writing in Cambridge that helped me reach here. It was so much fun and different from the kind of courses one does in India, our country.

Presently, I am doing scuba diving, hill climbing, swimming, jogging, anything and everything under roof. On 3rd of December, I will be in Delhi and thought it would be nice if you could show me around and celebrate your birthday.

I am eagerly waiting for your reply and know about you and hope that we can become good friends.

With love,

Anmol

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Marriage Wishes # Letter For IELTS

One of your friends recently got married, but you missed it and forgot to tell your friend that you couldn’t attend. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter,

  • apologies for missing the marriage.
  • explain why you missed it and why you could not tell it to your friend.

 

Dear Avinash,

I hope you are fine and having fun in your new life. It must be new beginning and living a life with someone you loved, nothing more could be wished for.

Knowing the person you are, you must have read the above lines in fist anger, and all I can say is I am really sorry for missing the most important day of your life and more importantly, moving out unannounced.

You remember, the dream I told you about, going on a world tour and writing all about it, it has come true. I have been three months into it and had not a minute to myself, so could not even write you earlier. Presently, my stay is at Sydney for seven days and then the journey will move towards Malaysia. The call came seven days before the wedding and it was expected that I reach Delhi as soon as possible.

It all happened so soon that I could not even tell you. Either ways, I will be reaching Bombay next month, and meeting you.

Excited to see you and your wife.

With love,

Anmol.

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Phrasal Verbs # Food

Phrasal verb is a mix of a verb with a preposition. Today we will learn phrasal verbs related to food.

  1. Pick At – Pick at means you don’t eat a lot or you eat very little . Example- I am sick so I pick my food.
  2. Snack On – When you snack on something, you don’t eat a lot of something. For instance, you might snack on your burgers or other fast food. The food you snack on is not your dinner. Example – I am going to the theater and I think I will snack on some popcorn.
  3. Pig Out- Pig out means to eat a lot. Example- Yesterday, I went to a restaurant and pigged out.
  4. Polish Off- Polish off is when you have eaten everything. It is more than pigged out. Example – Anish polished off his Maggie.
  5. Live On- Live on means you eat a lot of something i.e you actually live on it. For instance, poor people don’t have much money, so they live on onion and chapatti.
  6. Cut Down – When you cut down on something it means you have reduced the amount of its consumption. Example – After the pleura effusion, he cut down on his alcohol.
  7. Order In- Order in means you order something i.e. you order people outside to get food from outside. Example- I ordered in the pizza yesterday.
  8. Eat Out- It means you go out to eat something. Example- Let us eat out, I am feeling lazy today.
  9. Dig In- Dig in means to eat. So, if you have ordered the food and everybody is still talking, you can say, dig in.

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