IELTS General Training Writing · Practice test

    Left at the hotel: IELTS General Training Writing practice test

    A semi-formal letter about a bag left behind in a hotel room, then an essay on moving abroad to live and work.

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    • Task 1 · Task 2
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    Writing Task 1 · 20 minutes · 150 words

    Semi-formal letter: Travel

    You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

    You have just returned home from a short stay at a hotel and have realised that you left a bag in your room.

    Write a letter to the hotel manager. In your letter

    give the details of your stay

    describe the bag and what is in it

    say what you would like the manager to do

    Write at least 150 words.

    You do NOT need to write any addresses.

    Begin your letter as follows:

    Dear Ms Lindqvist,

    Writing Task 2 · 40 minutes · 250 words

    Advantages and disadvantages: Society

    You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

    Write about the following topic:

    Every year a growing number of people leave their own country in order to live and work somewhere else.

    Do the advantages of living abroad outweigh the disadvantages?

    Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

    Write at least 250 words.

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