Band 6: You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. A friend of yours is going on holiday and has asked you to recommend a destination. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter recommend a good place that you have visited before for a holiday say where you went and where you stayed say what you can do there and what the food was like You should write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear Chris, (User-Written IELTS Writing Task 1 Sample)

Dear Pheobe,

Thank you for asking my recommendation on a place for your holiday. I am thrilled!

One of my favourite places to visit is Bali and I can’t wait for you to experience it. I went there for my last holiday, which was a solo trip and turned out to be the best ones of my life. From the night life to a more eat pray love vibe, Bali has it all. I had planned to stay only a week but ended up staying there for another week, again the best decision I made.

One thing I really want you to try is the surf classes, personally it was my first time surffing and the intructors there are just so patient with you, by the time I left I was a pretty confident beginner surfer. My day use to start with waking up by the beach in a villa, which I had rented in Airbnb it’s called the “Villa Mara” highly suggest you stay here. It has it’s own kitchen and a 24 hr cook, making you feel right at home.

The next thing I would do is go to my surf classes and catch up a late brunch at these local cafe’s. I would try a new one everyday but you have to visit this cafe called “Bali Bali” and try their avacado toast with their macha latte, it’s the best thing you’ll have and not to forget they also have some really good accai bowls. Just talking about it makes me want to go back there but this is your time to enjoy and I hope you have a wonderful time there.

Tell me everything about it once you get back, see you soon!

Yours faithfully,

Monica

Your town has decided to replace a public park with a large shopping centre. Write a letter of complaint explaining why the park should be protected and how it benefits the community.

Dear sir or Madam, I am writing this letter to express my disappointment about replacing a public park with a large shopping center because roughly speaking you remove a healthy lifestyle. My main reason why i decided to complain about it is that it was the most famous park in our country, there were a […]

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