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IELTS Preparation Series 2, Episode 26: General Task Writing


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Hello. I'm Margot Politis. Welcome to Study English, IELTS preparation.

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Today we're going to talk about letter writing.

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IELTS Task 1 in the General Training module asks you to write a letter. We write letters

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to friends, strangers, businesses, government departments and institutions.

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The tone of a letter can be formal or informal, depending on who is going to read it.

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There are several purposes for writing letters:

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giving or requesting information

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giving instructions

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relating an event

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giving good or bad news

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complaining

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describing

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Some letters can include several of these purposes at the same time.

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Here are some examples.

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Letters for giving information might include: travel plans

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arrival details what to see and do on holidays.

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Letters requesting information might be for: course information

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library hours timetable information.

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Some letters for giving instructions include: how to get to your house

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how to operate a machine how to open an account.

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And relating an event: a an incident or accident

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a wedding or function or a holiday.

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giving good or bad news cancelling an appointment

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accepting a job offer informing of the birth of a baby.

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Letters complaining might include: poor service in a restaurant

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loud noise in your district or a problem with faulty goods.

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And letters describing might be about: lost property

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a friend or a place.

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OK. That's an overview of different types of letter. Now let's consider the organisation

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of the letter.

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Letters have a clear and familiar structure. Formal letters begin with a greeting: Dear

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___, and end with a closing: Yours sincerely.

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In between the top and the bottom, is the body. But what sort of body? How do we decide

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about the shape of the letter between the greeting and the closing?

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Well, we write because we have a purpose. It is important to indicate at the beginning

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of a letter what its purpose is.

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Let's consider some examples.

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If your letter is for giving information, you might start with: I am writing to advise

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that

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or for requesting information: I am writing to request information about

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for giving instructions: I am writing to explain how to

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relating an event: I am writing to describe the accident I saw

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giving good or bad news: I am very happy to tell you that

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complaining: I am writing to complain about

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describing: I am writing to describe some lost property

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It's easier for the reader of the letter if it's organised coherently.

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In Task 1, the way the IELTS General Training question is laid out will help you in organising</