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Guide To The Letter

Letter writing is often regarded as one of the toughest thing to score marks in. You never realise what are the points you have missed and what are the ones you over wrote. Given below is a guide to the letter writing that will surely help you in understanding how to write effective letters.

You are organizing a trip to the Taj Mahal for a group of students from Perth in western Australia. Write to the manager of a nearby student hostel services and explain when you are you planning to visit the Taj Mahal, how long will your visit will be, how many students are there in your group and what will be your accommodation requirement.

HOW SHOULD YOU ANSWER THIS QUESTION ?

The letter writing questions asked in IELTS are usually of this form. You will be given a situation and some other related details that must be covered by you in the answer. Remember, you love purposeful answer all the details asked in the question. Leaving any one would result in loss of marks.

WHO ARE YOU WRITING TO ?

Now as is stated, you are writing this letter to the manager of the student services. So, how will you begin this letter. You must write-

Dear manager or you may also write Dear manager of student hostel services.

WHAT ARE YOU WRITING ABOUT ?

Look carefully at the question, you are given a set of clues advices the first line. All you need to do is enlarge upon these clues.

1. When do you want to visit the Taj Mahal ?

Answer this question in your letter. Give a time or times you will be visiting the place.

2.  How long will you stay?

Make sure you give a specific time you will be visiting for. It could be either a week or a month for for few days.

3. How many people are in your group ?

You lose writing to the manager asking for accommodation. It becomes very important for you to mention the number of people who will be staying or coming along with you. It could either be five or ten or fifty. Make sure you give the specific number.

4. What are your requirements ?

Imagine you are at Taj Mahal right now and imagine all what you require. It could be a guide, a list we other places you can visit near Taj Mahal, a cab, or any thing. In a letter this is the question you need to use your imagination.

HOW TO END THE LETTER ?

Just like any other conclusion write in a sentence what exactly you want from the manager side and finish the letter with yours sincerely or faithfully.

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Writing A Letter

Writing a letter is the first task of IELTS general writing section. For writing an effective letter you must make sure that you have covered the following points.

WHO ARE YOU WRITING LETTER TO?

Remember one thing you will be always provided the information you require for writing task. All you need to do is looking through the text and find for whom is the letter directed. Usually it Is either a particular person or group of people. Even more , you will be given their names, their won’t be anyone you need to give names to.

The introduction of the letter is the greeting, Dear ___________  and the first sentence gives the reason you are writing the letter.

WHAT ARE YOU WRITING ABOUT ?

Now you need to search for clues in the question. Remember there is nothing that you need to add from you side. The question will surely have sub questions that will tell you what information must be given by your side.  This forms the body of the letter and it should be one Mervyn paragraphs.

THE END OF THE LETTER

The conclusion of the letter consist of a final sentence summarizing what you want the letter to achieve and perhaps thanking the person you are writing to. The letter is then finally finished off with yours sincerely or faithfully if it is a business letter, followed by your name.

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Writing Task # IELTS General

The writing task of IELTS general requires you to answer two tasks in 1 hour.
The first task is about writing a letter and the suggested time for it is 20 minutes. You are required to write aleast 150 words in 1-2 paragraphs. The letter is divided into two parts –

  • Introduction- This part begins with a greeting and includes one sentence.
  • Conclusion – this part concludes the letter and includes yours sincerely /faithfully/etc.

Apart from these two a letter has a body. The idea of the letter is expressed in the body. The main function of the letter is to either complain or request information or seek assistance or either make arrangements.

The second task is writing a essay. This task is for about 40 minutes and you are required to write at least 250 words. There must be at least 4 or more paragraphs. The first paragraph is the introduction and the conclusion can either be of 1 or 2 paragraphs.
The main motive is to describe the topic and convince by either giving reasons or examples or comparing. You can either weigh up the advantage or the disadvantage.

Remember, the word length for both the task must be taken seriously. If your answer is too short you may loose marks.
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Being Late # Speaking Section

Given below are some questions that can be asked in the Part II of speaking section about being late.

Is being late acceptable in your country? Why/Why not?
I would say you are given chances. If you are late for the first or the second time, it is allowed, however, if it becomes a habit, chances are you will shown the way out of office. However, in careers like teaching or medicine, late for even a minute is not acceptable. I think this is more of because our country men have high tolerance level. We tend to listen or understand others point of view before reacting.
Are you ever late for appointments? Why/why not?
Yes. There was this appointment I had with a director, and I was late by five minutes. I started off early, however, my bicycle got punctured on the way and had to get it done. The person who does it was already busy with some work, so in all I got delayed by five minutes. When I reached, I asked for an apology and told him the reason. He was very polite and understood my point.
What kind of excuses do you think are acceptable for coming late?
I think genuine excuses must be acceptable. For example- if someone is ill or gets into vehicle trouble or may be if some last minute work pops up. I think what is important is, if someone can beforehand tell that they might get late. Or if after coming late can tell the reason and make sure it does not becomes a habit.
How do you feel if someone is late for an appointment?
For me five to ten minutes is not an issue, but if it goes beyond that, I expect the person to tell me that he/she is going to be late. That gives me the room to plan out things for that period.

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