Best Practice Book for IELTS Writing

explainwhyyoucannotcontinueatthistime

saywhat action you would like totake

Writeatleast 150 words.

You doNOTneedtowriteanyaddresses.Begin yourletterasfollows:

Dear.................,

modelanswer:

DearSirorMadam,

MynameisMuhamadAbdul. Iamtakinga part-timeevening course. I amhaving a

hard time keeping up with this course. I
amafraidIcannotcontinuethecourse.
My problem is, I have a full-time job,from 9 am – 5pm. Sometimes, I am askedto
stayextrahours,tofinish uptherestofthework.Thatisbecausetheholidaysare
coming upsoon.AlsoIhavetodosomework preparationsforthenextday.

AtnightwhenIgethome,Iamtootiredtoevenprepareadinnerformyself.AlsoI have
notimetostudyforthiscourse.

Iwouldlikedropthiscoursethisquarter.Thentakeitagainthenextquarter.So, please
acceptmysituation.
Thank youforyourcooperation

Sincerely
M.Abdul
( 135 words)

Thisisananswerwrittenbyacandidatewho achieved aBand 5 score. Here is the
examiner'scomment:

Thereasonforwritingisveryclearinthisletterbutitisnotclearwhotheletteristo.The
writergivesinformationtocoverallthreebulletpoints, butonlyoneiswellextended,
andthewholeresponseis underlenght at 135 words, so it losesmarksforthis.

Theinformationisorganisedanditiseasytofollow the message.Arange of linkersis
usedacrosstheanswerandtheyare generallyaccurate, butinsomeplaces,especially
the first paragraph, sentencesarenotwell-linked.

The range of vocabulary is sufficient forthetaskandtherearesomequiteprecise
expressions.Therearenoerrorsinwordform, butsomevery basicspellingerrors
occur.Intermsofgrammar,therangeisratherlimitedwithmany veryshortsentences