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IELTS General: How to write a formal letter

October 19, 2021August 14, 2017 by Ray IELTS Focus

Guide to writing a formal letter for IELTS general training.

Updated: 19th Oct 2021

There are 3 types of letters in IELTS general, that is 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. 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

August 22, 2019August 14, 2017 by Ray IELTS Focus

Guide to writing an informal letter for IELTS general training.

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 1, 2021August 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.