KI UNIQUE – GENERAL TRAINING WRITING

KI UNIQUE – GENERAL TRAINING WRITING

WRITING TASK 1

Candidates are asked to write a personal informal, semi-formal or formal letter, responding to a given problem or situation. Input to Task 1 includes a brief description of the problem or situation followed by 3 bullet points which tell the candidate what information is required in the letter. Candidates must write at least 150 words for this task.

BASIC TIPS:

1. Write atleast 150 words. If the word limit is less than that, it can work against the examiner.
2. Meet the demands of the question. That is:
   Concentrate hard on the 3 bullet point information, which one is required to target.
3. Make your writing realistic. So that the examiner can relate to what you are writing and your imagination does not cross the permitted level.

SPECIFIC TIPS:

1. The letter type in IELTS can be either-formal, informal or semi formal. In these categories it can be either friendly, business related, referring to complaint or request. The writing will be different in all letter types.
2. The starting and ending of letter will be different in each case.
   Example:

   For FORMAL LETTER:

   START:
   Dear Sir,
   Or Dear Madam,
   Or Dear Sir/ Madam,
   Etc. are the choices depending upon the fact that the person to whom one has to write letter is male/ female or unknown respectively.
   ENDING:
   Yours faithfully,

   For Semi- Formal Letter:

   START:
   If the person to whom letter is to be written is a male and say, his name is Mark Boucher.
   Dear Mr. Mark,
   But if female say, Kate Smith, use
   Dear Mrs. Smith if known that she is married,
   Dear Miss Smith, if she is unmarried or
   Dear Ms. Smith, if nothing is known about her marital status.

   For Informal Letter:

   START:
   Dear Mark,
   Dear Kate, etc.
   ENDING:
   Best wishes,
   Best regards,

3. Other than the ending and starting keep in mind that the letter should contain the following points in order.
   • Reference point: This should indicate to the letter reader, the reason behind writing the letter.
   • The Details: This should mention the details of the subject of letter with proper reasoning.
   • Closing: As already explained closing will differ as per letter type but this closing is not ending but some lines written just before ending. For example: I will be extremely thankful to you, or thanking you, or in case of informal letters- Pay my regards to, etc.

ILLUSTRATION:

WRITING TASK 1

You have some library books that you are unable to return as a member of your family in another city has fallen sick and you have had to go and look after them.

Write a letter to the library explaining the situation. Apologize for the inconvenience called and say what you are going to do.
You should write at least 150 words.

WRITING TASK 2

The input to Task 2 consists of a statement of a point of view, argument or problem about a specific topic. This is followed by instructions asking candidates to discuss the topic by providing general factual information, outlining and/or presenting a solution, justifying an opinion, or evaluating ideas and evidence. Candidates are expected to produce a discursive piece of writing. Candidates must write at least 250 words for this task.

BASIC TIPS:

1. For argument - you need to explain both sides and agree with one of them
2. For problem - you need to explain it, discuss and offer solution and discuss it too.

SPECIFIC TIPS:

1. Make paragraphs.
2. Use conjunctions effectively.
3. Develop your vocabulary, so that it can be effectively utilized.
4. Use spoken or informal languages .As in academic writing more scientific language is used and even technical nouns and complex noun phrases are used, in general training module simpler nouns are utilized.

• INTRODUCTION-Position statement.
• ARGUMENTS-(sequence of arguments...)
• CONCLUSION-Restatement i.e.,restates the position.

EXAMPLE OF WRITING TASK 2:

You should spend no more than 40 minutes on this task. As part of the class assignment you have to write about the following topic. Some governments say how many children family can have in their country. They may control the population in this way .Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer. You should write at least 250 words.