Vocabulary For GT IELTS Writing Task 1 (part 1)

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In GT IELTS Writing Task 1, you will be asked to respond to a given problem with a letter requesting
information or explaining a situation. You are required to write at least 150 words in this task.
Depending on the task suggested, your letter writing will be assessed on your ability to:

• Engage in personal correspondence

• Elicit and provide general factual information

• Express needs, wants, likes and dislikes

• Express opinions (views, complaints etc.)

You will have to write a short letter in response to a given problem or situation. Your writing will be
assessed on your ability to:

• Engage in personal correspondence

• Elicit and provide general factual information

• Express needs, wants, likes and dislikes

• Express opinions

You will also be judged on your ability to:

• Answer the question without straying from the topic

• Write in a way which allows your reader to follow your ideas

• Use English grammar and syntax accurately

• Use appropriate language in terms of register, style and content

To write the letter efficiently you need to learn some vocabularies.The following article tries to help you
grasp the vocabulary you need to know.

Formal Salutation:

Personal Letter: Dear Rohan, My dear Rex.

Do not write: Rohan, Hi Rex, Hello Nicole, Rini, is everything fine?

Official Letter: Dear Sir or Madam, Sir or Madam (If you don't know who are you writing to; use only sir
or madam)

Do not write - My Dear Sir, My Dear Madam, Dear Mr Alex, Mrs Cathy, Sir Rex.

Business Letter: Dear Sir or Madam, Sir or Madam. (If you don't know who are you writing to; use only
sir or madam)

Do not write - My Dear Sir, My Dear Madam, Dear Mr Alex, Mrs Cathy.

Describing the Purpose:

Proposed Starting:

I am writing this letter to you ...

I am writing to you ...

Example:

1) I am writing you to inform the problem with the library of our University...
2) I am writing to you for informing you about the problem with our new debate team....

Describing the Purpose with Reference:

Proposed Starting:

In response to your letter/ invitation/proposal/ complaint/ advertisement/ written claim ......

In reply to your letter /invitation/ proposal/ complaint/ advertisement/ written claim ......

With the reference of your letter/invitation/proposal/ complaint/ advertisement/written claim ......

Example:

1) I am writing you in response to your invitation..........

2) With the reference of your proposal..........

Situation:

Apology:

• I am very sorry but..........

•I am terribly sorry, but..........

• I must apologise about..........

Complaint:

• I feel something should be done about..........

• I must complain about..........

• I can not resist myself to inform you that..........

• I am very much unhappy with..........

• I want you to know that..........

Request:

• Could you please..........

• Could you possibly..........

• I would be great full if you..........

• I would highly glad if you..........

• Would it be possible to..........

• I wonder if you could..........

• Would you be kind enough to..........

• would you mind doing..........

Suggestion:

• Perhaps we could...........

• Perhaps you can............

• I would like to suggest that...........

• May I suggest that............

• Could you please...........

• I would highly appreciate if you...........

Providing Information:

• I would like to inform you that...........

• Perhaps you should be informed that............

• I guess you would glad to know that...........

• Please be informed that............

• For your kind notification...........

• I should let you know that...........

Apology:

• Once again, I am sorry for any inconvenience caused..........

•I hope I did not cause you too much problem..........

• Please accept my apologies once more..........

• I am so sorry for the whole thing..........

•I hope you will accept my apologies..........

• Kindly accept my apologies ..........

Complaint:

• I expect to hear from you soon..........

• Hopefully, you will pay immediate attention to this matter ..........

• I highly expect your kind attention about the situation..........

• I want you to take immediate action about the misunderstanding..........

Request:

• Thank you again for your attention to this matter..........

• Could you possibly resend the papers?..........

• I expect to hear from you again..........

Providing Information:

• I would like to inform you that I have already sent the papers you asked me to...........
• Perhaps you should be informed that the last date has already been over............

• I hope this information will be helpful for you, please contact me for any other information ...........

• This is all I would like to inform you.Please feel free to contact me for any information............

IELTS Vocabulary Expecting a reply from someone:

• I am looking forward to hearing from you .......

• I am waiting to hear from you soon...........

• I look forward to hearing from you soon............

• I am expecting to hear from you soon...........

• I am eagerly waiting for your response............

IELTS Vocabulary Farewell :

Personal Letter: Yours truly, Yours ever, Best regards, Best wishes, Many thanks, Love.

Official Letter: Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully, Yours obedient.

Business Letter: Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully.

IELTS Vocabulary: Writing a letter

A. Below, you will see eleven common situations that people encounter when they are writing a formal
letter. Choose the sentence or phrase (A, B or C) that would be most appropriate in each situation.

1. You are writing a letter to the headteacher of a school or college, but you don't know their name.
How do you begin your letter?

A. Dear Headteacher.

B. Dear Sir / Madam.

C. Dear Sir.
2. You have received a letter from the manager of a company which buys computer components from
your company, and you are now replying. What do you say?

A. Thank you for your letter.

B. Thanks a lot for your letter.

C. It was great to hear from you.

3. You recently stayed in a hotel and were very unhappy with the service you received. You are now
writing to the manager. What do you say?

A. I had a horrible time at your hotel recently.

B. I would like to say that I am unhappy about your hotel.

C. I would like to complain about the service I received at your hotel recently.

4. You have sent a letter of application to a college, together with your curriculum vitae which the
college requested. What do you say in the letter to explain that your curriculum vitae has been
attached?

A. You asked for my curriculum vitae, so here it is.

B. As you can see, I've enclosed my curriculum vitae.

C. As you requested, I enclose my curriculum vitae.

5. You have applied for a job, but you would like the company to send you more information. What do
you say?

A. I would be grateful if you would send me more information.

B. I want you to send me more information.

C. Send me some more information, if you don't mind.

6. In a letter you have written to a company, you tell them that you expect them to reply. What do you
say?
 A. Write back to me soon, please.

B. Please drop me a line soon.

C. l look forward to hearing from you soon.

7. In a letter you have written, you want the recipient to do something and are thanking them in
advance of their action. What do you say?

A. Thank you for your attention in this matter.

B. Thanks for doing something about it.

C. I am gratified that you will take appropriate action.

8. The company you work for has received an order from another company and you are writing to them
to acknowledge the order and let them know when you can deliver. What do you say?

A. About the order you sent on 12 January for...

B. I would like to remind you of the order you sent on 12 January for...

C. refer to your order of 12 January.

9. In a letter, you explain that the recipient can contact you if they want more information. What do you
say?

A. Give me a call if you want some more information.

B. If you would like any more information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

C. If you would like any more information, why not get in touch?

10. You began a letter with the recipient's name (e.g., Dear Mr. Perrin). How do you end the letter?

A. Yours faithfully.

B. Yours sincerely.

C. Best wishes.
11. You did not begin the letter with the recipient's name (see number 1 above). How do you end the
letter?

A. Yours faithfully.

B. Yours sincerely.

C. Best wishes.

If you feel comfortable with the vocabulary and format section of IELTS General Training Writing Task 1,
continue studying "GT Writing Task 1 Preparation" section.