Band 5: You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. You are applying for a job and need a letter of reference from someone who knew you when you were at school. Write a letter to one of your old teachers asking for a reference. In your letter: say what job you have applied for explain why you want this job suggest what information the teacher should include Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear .................., (User-Written IELTS Writing Task 1 Sample)

Dear Mr. Thomas,

Hope you and your family are doing well. I am Kevin Kontessa, one of your past students writing for your reference for a job I am going to apply to. I am hoping that you would rewrite me a recommendation letter.

I am delightful to inform you that I am applying for a finance position at Tesla incorporation. This a dream job for me and working for reputable company like Tesla incorporation as accountant will enable me to gain valuable experiences and give wings to my career.

One of the requirements for applying this job is a reference letter from a known person from my school whose words count. Being an international student, I don’t know many people here who are worthy of such recommendation. I will highly appreciate if you provide me with a reference letter which requires some basic information about me and my studies and how can I be suitable for candidate for the accountant position in an international company. The company needs this letter before the end of July.

I would like to request you to provide me with the letter as early as possible. I will be indebted to you for the favour.

Yours sincerely,

Kevin Kontessa.

You recently visited a friend in another city. Write a letter to your friend. • thank him/her for the visit • say what you enjoyed most • invite him/her to visit you

Dear friend, How have you been? I hope everything is going good. I received your letter and I am so happy for you that you moved to a new city which you were excited about from so long. When I received your letter, I was so excited as you will be living very near to […]

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