BEST IELTS General Writing Task 1, 4th December

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IELTS GENERAL WRITING TASK 1

You have got a new job. A relative of yours has written to congratulate you and has sent you some money as a gift.

Write a letter to this relative. In your letter,

• thank the person and explain how you celebrated getting the job

• say what you will spend the money on

• tell him/her about your plans for the future

SAMPLE ANSWER

Dear Uncle James,’

I’m writing to thank you for your lovely letter of congratulations. I was very grateful for the generous gift you enclosed with your letter. I haven’t spent it yet but I fully intend to go into town this weekend and spend some time looking round the bookshops. I thought I’d use the money to buy a biography of Bill Gates as a suitable way to remember your kindness: I’ll think of you when I read it.

You ask how I celebrated getting the job. Well, as you can imagine, I really wanted to relax after all the stress of the interviews. I threw a large party for my friends, which went on to the small hours of last Sunday morning.

Now, I’ve got to start thinking about moving. I have been looking for a flat near Sydney but they’re rather expensive and I might have to rent to begin with. Keep your fingers crossed for me!

With warmest wishes!

Danny

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