Use the greeting, sign-off and paragraph plan below for this informal letter, write it on a 20-minute timer, then compare it with a band-8 model letter.
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You and a friend have the same exam next month and would like to study together.
Write a letter to your friend. In your letter
Write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Amira,
GoPrep wrote this practice question in the style of the exam. It is not an official IELTS question.
A letter to a friend ends warmly, for example Best wishes or Love, followed by your first name.
Spend the first few minutes planning, then write.
0 words of 150 minimum
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Write your own answer first, then compare: how it answers the exact question, what each paragraph does, and which phrases you could borrow.
Dear Amira,
I hope you're well! I was just checking the exam timetable, and I realised that we have the same biology exam in four weeks. I wonder if you'd like to study together?
I think a good place would be the university library, where we can use the quiet study rooms on the second floor. We could meet every Monday and Thursday after class, around 4 pm, for about two hours.
We could split the course up into topics. We could begin with cell biology, then genetics, and finally go through past papers together. I find the genetics part the hardest, so I'd like to go through that carefully.
I think we could really help each other. You're brilliant at remembering the details of the human body, and I'm quite good at explaining the processes and diagrams, so we could test each other and fill each other's gaps.
What do you think? Let me know which days work for you, and we can start this week!
Best wishes,
Hanna
| Phrase | Meaning |
|---|---|
| How about meeting up on | suggest a plan |
| Are you free on | ask about availability |
| I'll pick you up at | offer to collect someone |
| That works for me. | agree to a plan |
| See you then! | friendly closing |
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