IELTS general writing Archives - Preparation for the IELTS Exam

IELTS general exam: How to write a formal letter

February 27, 2024August 14, 2017 by Ray IELTS Focus

Guide to writing a formal letter for IELTS general training.

Updated: February 2024

There are 3 types of letters in IELTS general, formal, semi-formal, and informal. If the letter is to a ‘friend’ then it is always informal, even if it is a letter to a friend in a business content. So to simplify it, most letters will be either formal or informal. I have not included any material on semi-formal here. Just a reminder, click here for a lesson about the differences in IELTS academic and IELTS general task 1 writing.

IELTS general writing task 1 : How to write an informal letter

February 27, 2024August 14, 2017 by Ray IELTS Focus

Guide to writing an informal letter for IELTS general training.

Updated: February 2024

You might have seen my post here about the differences in IELTS academic and IELTS general task 1 writing. The general training task 1 consists of writing a letter and it will be either formal or informal.

IELTS Writing: General vs Academic test

October 9, 2023August 13, 2017 by Ray IELTS Focus

A guide to general and academic writing in IELTS.

Updated: Oct 1st 2021

In this post I want to look at the main differences between IELTS general training and IELTS academic training for the writing part of the exam. Writing task 2 is the same, but for writing task 1 it is very different.