Recent IELTS General Writing Task 1 Topics

October 2020

Recently you saw an article in a newspaper/journal about a city/town you know and some of the information in the article was incorrect. Write a letter to the editor regarding this. Include the following in your letter:

– How you know about this city/town
– What information was incorrect
– What the editor should do about this.

Your friend is planning to go on a business trip to a city you know well. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter

– tell him/her about some attractions to go sightseeing
– recommend a restaurant to eat
– give some advice on transportation

September 2020

Write a letter to your trainer to let him/her know that you cannot continue doing a sport activity with him/her. In your letter

– Give details of the sport activity and your session times

– Explain why you are leaving

– Tell the trainer what you liked about him/her.

Write a letter to your former employer to ask him/her for a reference letter to give to your new employer. In your letter

– Remind him/her about what you were doing in the company.

– Tell him/her about the responsibilities in your new job.

– Ask him/her for a reference letter.

You promised a friend that you’ll teach their child English. Write a letter to an English teacher that you know to ask for some study books. In your letter

– Give details of the child
– Explain how you will teach him/her
– Say what books you’d like to borrow.

August 2020

You recently organized an event that was mentioned in a newspaper article. The article had some incorrect information about the event.

Write a letter to the newspaper editor and include the following:

– When and where the article was published

– What information in the article was wrong

– How you expect the editor to correct the error

You have a meeting with your manager the next day. Write a letter telling him/her what you are going to discuss in the meeting. Include the following in your letter:

– What have you done for the company in the year you worked there?

– What changes would you like to recommend?

– What training do you require?

Write a letter to your friend about a job opportunity you came across that they might find interesting. In your letter

– give some details about the job

– mention how you came across the job opportunity

– explain why you feel the job would be suitable for your friend.

You are doing an evening course. Write a letter to the principal of your school and explain that the course that you are taking is slightly different in the way it is delivered from what the school offered. In your letter

– provide the details of the course

– explain what the problem is

– give some suggestions to fix the problem.

Write a letter to your friend to ask him/her to develop a website for your business. In your letter

– Give a brief description of the business

– Mention what you’d like to be there on the website

– Provide some ideas on use of images on the web site.

July 2020

You are renting an apartment. Write a letter to your landlord regarding a noise problem from your neighbors. Include the following in your letter:

– What is the problem?
– What have you done about it?
– What would you like the landlord to do?

You work for a company and have recently decided to leave it. Write a letter to your manager. In your letter

– Tell him/her that you will leave the company.
– Explain what you learned while working for the company.
– Tell him/her what you liked about the company.

Write a letter to your manager to report a mistake you found in a magazine article about your company. In your letter

– Describe the magazine and the article.
– What was the mistake?
– Explain what you would like the manager to do about it.

A friend of yours is living in another country. You would like to work in his/her country for a while. Write a letter to your friend and say

– Explain why you would like to work in his/her country
– Describe your skills and experience
– Ask for some information about working in his/her country

June 2020

Your local city council has decided to pull down the oldest building in your area because of monetary problems.

Write a letter to the planning manager. In your letter

– Say why this building is important to you

– Explain what purpose this building can serve in the future

– Suggest possible ways to generate funds for the repair work.

Your local council is closing the children’s playground in your locality as not many children visit the park. Write a letter to the council requesting not to close it. Include the following in your letter:

– How important is the playground for children?
– Why don’t children go to the playground?
– What can be done to bring children back to the park?

You have been travelling to another city and you left some of your documents at the hotel while checking out. Write a letter to the hotel manager. In your letter

– Say what you left at the hotel
– Explain why the documents are important
– Tell the manager what you want him/her to do with the documents.

There is a problem with the changing room in your gym. You reported it several times, but it was not resolved. Write a letter to the gym manager. In your letter

– Describe the problem.
– Explain what the gym’s response was when you reported the problem.
– Say what you would like the manager to do about the problem.

May 2020

You recently went on a business trip and stayed in a hotel. Upon your return home you realized you left some things at the hotel. Write a letter to the hotel manager, stating:

– The details of your stay
– The items you left behind
– What you want the manager to do.