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 are in a group project, but another team member is doing nothing.
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 Olga,
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 Olga,
I hope you're doing okay! I wanted to write to you about our group project, because I'm getting really worried about how it's going.
As you know, there are four of us on the team, and Kevin is supposed to be doing the research for the second section. Two weeks have passed, and he's done nothing at all. He hasn't answered my messages, he missed our last two meetings,.
It's affecting the whole project. The deadline is in ten days, and without his part we can't finish the presentation. You and I have already done extra work, and I'm starting to feel exhausted. I don't want our grade to suffer because of one person.
What do you think we should do? Should we talk to him again, or go straight to our tutor? I don't want to get Kevin into trouble, but I also don't think it's fair that we do all the work.
Maybe we could meet tomorrow after class.
Love,
Dana
| Phrase | Meaning |
|---|---|
| I have to be honest, | introduce a frank opinion |
| I was really annoyed when | say you were upset |
| I can't believe that | express surprise or anger |
| It's just not fair. | say something is unjust |
| Can you do something about it? | ask a friend to help |
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