GENERAL TRAINING WRITING
Tips for the Writing test - Task 1
In Part 1 of the General Training Writing test you are presented with a situation and you have to write a letter asking for information or explaining the situation.
Read these tips to help you answer question 1.
You have a new job and can no longer attend your regular English class.
Write a letter to the English school. In your letter:
- describe the situation
- explain the problem
- say what you would like to happen now that you cannot attend the lesson.
There are many excellent online resources you can use to develop your general writing skills. Here are some to help you practise and develop your skills in writing emails, letters and essays.
In Part 1 of the General Training Writing test you are presented with a situation and you have to write a letter asking for information or explaining the situation.
Read these tips to help you answer question 1.
- Make sure you answer the question completely.
In the question there will be keywords like ‘explain’, ‘suggest’, ‘say’ ‘describe’. Make sure you do everything the question asks you to do.
You have a new job and can no longer attend your regular English class.
Write a letter to the English school. In your letter:
- describe the situation
- explain the problem
- say what you would like to happen now that you cannot attend the lesson.
There are many excellent online resources you can use to develop your general writing skills. Here are some to help you practise and develop your skills in writing emails, letters and essays.
- An informal email - a look at the conventions and language in informal correspondence.
- A more formal email - a look at the structure and language of more formal correspondence.
- Writing a formal letter - an introduction to writing formal letters.
- Formal expressions - a series of exercises to practise creating formal sentences.
- Advanced formal and informal language - a focus on vocabulary and grammar differences.
- A for and against essay
- Sample Task 1 and Task 2 writing questions with sample answers and examiner comments to help you prepare.
- Essay map - to help you practise planning and organising your essay.
- Linking words