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Describe an occasion when you were not allowed to use your mobile phone
Describe an occasion when you were not allowed to use your mobile phone Vocab and Idioms Well, in this day and age, life without a smartphone is almost unimaginable because it has become an inseparable part of our daily routine. However, today I’d like to talk about an occasion when I was not allowed to […]

IELTS General Writing Task 1 Letter – Baby Gift Letter | Band 7+ Sample Answer
Dear [Friend’s Name], I hope this letter finds you and your family in good health and high spirits. Congratulations on the arrival of your precious little one! I am overjoyed to hear the wonderful news and wanted to extend my warmest wishes to you all. To celebrate this special occasion, I carefully selected a gift […]

IELTS General Writing Task 1 Letter: Friend Looking After Your House (Band 7+ Sample)
Dear Simran, I hope this letter finds you well! I’m so grateful that you’ve agreed to look after my house while I’m away this summer. I’ll be traveling to [destination, e.g., Italy] for a few weeks to explore its beautiful culture, history, and cuisine. I’m really excited about this trip but feel much more at […]

IELTS GT Writing Task 1: Informal Letter – Advice About Learning a New Sport (Band 7+ Sample)
Your English speaking friend who lives in your town has asked for your advice about learning a new sport. Write an email to your friend. In your email, recommend a new sport that you would be suitable for your friend to learn explain how your friend could learn this sport suggest that you both learn […]

IELTS GT Letter Writing Task: Complaint Letter for Bad Flight Experience (Band 7+)
You had traveled by air and had an unpleasant flight. Write a letter to the airline company Manager about the following: Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with my recent flight with your airline. I traveled on [Flight Number] from [Departure City] to [Destination] on [Date], and unfortunately, my experience was far […]

IELTS GT Writing Task 1: Letter to Join a Local Orchestra
You would like to join the local orchestra. Write a letter of application to the orchestra. In the letter: –1 Introduce yourself and your instrument of choice – 2 Explain how your credentials make you a good candidate – 3 Express your enthusiasm for music Dear Sir or Madam, My name is Amandeep Kaur, and […]

IELTS GT Writing Task 1 Letter: Friend’s Travel Company Job Offer
Your friend has a travel company and would like you to come and work with him. Write a letter replying to your friend’s offer. In your letter: Write at least 150 words. Dear Rohan, I hope this letter finds you in good health and high spirits. I was thrilled to receive your offer to join your travel […]

IELTS General Writing Task 1 Letter: Cafeteria Closure Complaint (Band 7+)
The company you work has decided to close the cafeteria, as the staff is not using it much. You are not happy with the decision. Write a letter to the director Give reason of low use How it will affect the staff Suggest ways to improve it Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to […]

You work for an international company, and would like to spend six months working in its head office in another country.
You work for an international company, and would like to spend six months working in its head office in another country. Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear ………………, Dear Sir, I am writing to express my keen interest in the opportunity to work at our company’s […]

IELTS Reading Practice Test 30 | Real Exam Level Questions
READING PASSAGE 1 William Gilbert and Magnetism A) 16th and 17th centuries saw two great pioneers of modern science: Galileo and Gilbert. The impact of their findings is eminent. Gilbert was the first modern scientist, also the accredited father of the science of electricity and magnetism, an Englishman of learning and a physician at the […]

IELTS Reading Practice Test 29 | Real Exam Level Questions
READING PASSAGE 1 Can We Hold Back the Flood? A) LAST winter’s floods on the rivers of central Europe were among the worst since the Middle Ages, and as winter storms return, the spectre of floods is returning too. Just weeks ago, the river Rhône in south-east France burst its banks, driving 15,000 people from their […]

IELTS Reading Practice Test 28 | Real Exam Level Questions
READING PASSAGE 1 The coming back of the “Extinct” Grass in Britain A) It’s Britain’s dodo, called interrupted brome because of its gappy seed-head, this unprepossessing grass was found nowhere else in the world. Sharp-eyed Victorian botanists were the first to notice it, and by the 1920s the odd-looking grass had been found across much of southern […]
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