To help you prepare for the IELTS General test, a great exercise is to practice organizing General IELTS Writing Task 1 letters. In IELTS writing task 1 responses, it is important to place information in the correct places.
So, the IELTS Task 1 letter organization exercises below can help you with your IELTS preparation, even if you have to prepare for the IELTS at home. The three letters you are ‘building’ below are examples of ‘semi-formal‘ style Task 1 letters.
Remember: Each body paragraph focuses on one bullet point
For every IELTS Writing General Task 1 question, you will always have 3 bullet points, which list three important topics, issues, or ideas you need to write about in your Task 1 letter. So, your letter responses should use each bullet point as the main focus of a short paragraph.
In the exercises below, you see that we have determined how many sentences you need in each part of the letter. This organization follows our recommended structure that uses the following outline:
- Greeting
- Opening sentence
- Body Paragraph #1: First bullet point
- Body Paragraph #2: Second bullet point
- Body Paragraph #3: Third bullet point
- Closing sentence
In the above outline, body paragraphs #1, #2, and #3 focus on just one bullet point given in the question. Each body paragraph only needs 2 or 3 sentences, with each of those sentence focused on giving specific information about only that one bullet point.
In addition, it is always recommended that you order the paragraphs in the same order of the bullet points in the question.
How to use these Task 1 practice letters
- Read the Question to determine what information belongs in the opening sentence, body paragraphs, and closing sentence.
- Then, analyze the sentences on the right to determine where they should be placed in the letter.
- Drag the sentences into the yellow boxes where you think each sentence belongs in the letter. Only one sentence can go in a box.
- If you have placed a sentence in the correct location, it will stay there. However, if you placed a sentence in the wrong location, it will move back to the right!
NOTE: There is only one correct placement for each sentence. These placements have been determined using the recommended outline for Task 1 letters as explained above, as well as how the ideas in one sentence are connected to ideas in other sentences. You need to think about how ideas ‘flow’ logically from one to another. Good luck!
IELTS Task 1 Writing – Practice #1
IELTS Task 1 Writing – Practice #2
IELTS Task 1 Writing – Practice #3
Summary
So, follow these IELTS general writing tips. Make sure you are using a variety of vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structures in your IELTS Writing General Task 1 letters. Use the Opening + 3 Body Paragraphs + Closing outline for every Task 1 letter you write, and make sure you focus on one bullet point in each body paragraph. Remember, it takes time to become effective with these techniques, so practice building Task 1 letters using this organization many times before IELTS test day so that it becomes a habit!
More IELTS exam tips!
- Top 5 Tips for IELTS General Writing 1 Letters
- Different Types of IELTS Writing General Task 1 Letters
- Opening & Closing Sentences for General IELTS Task 1 Letters
- General IELTS Task 1 Practice – ‘Informal’ letters
- General IELTS Task 1 Practice – ‘Formal’ letters
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