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These IELTS letters tips to help you maximise your band score so that you impress the
examiner. A summary of these tips would be that letter writing may have its own
conventions but so does IELTS – so whatever else you do, make sure you answer the
question and use good English.
complaint
request
explanation
apology
application
suggestion
This information helps you because you can then use the appropriate letter writing
vocabulary for each of those functions.
When we write to a friend, we normally start by talking a little about our relationship in a
fairly general paragraph. A common phrase might be, “I was so pleased to hear from you
again. It’s been ages since we’ve seen one another…”. It’s important not to forget to do
this in IELTS letters as it shows the examiner you understand the type of letter you are
writing.
By contrast, in a letter to a friend who is coming to visit you, you might try:
“I can’t wait to see you. And don’t forget to give my love to all your family.”
You can learn some set phrases to help you do this but as I say the best advice is just to
think about what you expect to happen next.
you may use short forms like “can’t” if it’s an informal letter
you shouldn’t use abbreviations like “cos”
be very careful with spelling of common words like “believe” and “sincerely”
write in sentences with full stops and capital letters
10. Practise using standard letter writing phrases
Letters have their own language to some extent. One way to improve your letter writing is
to look at sample IELTS letters and find phrases which you can use in your own letters.