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IELTS Writing Model Answers for Task 1 and Task 2

IELTS Writing – Model Answer for a letter (from June 2011 exam in Australia)

The topic below was seen in a General Training IELTS exam in Australia, June 2011.

General Training Writing Task 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Write a letter to the manager of your local bus service. They have recently made some changes to the bus services which created inconveniences for you. In your letter, explain:

-what are the changes

-what are the problems you are facing

-what part of the service would you like to change

You should write at least 150 words.

Model Answer

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am a regular patron of your transit service and am writing in response to a recent change you made to the transit schedule.

You see, I am one of many commuters who transfer at Glasgow Central station from bus 22D to bus 33A during my commute home. Prior to your schedule changes, I had more than enough time to do this. However, according to the new schedule the 22D gets to Glasgow Central at 17:44, which is 4 minutes after the 33A departs. As the 33A runs on the hour, the next available departure is not until 16:40. As you can imagine, this has caused a lot of grief for my fellow travelers and I as we are required to wait almost an hour simply because the routes no longer line up correctly.

I would be most grateful if the Glasgow Transit Company could look into this matter and consider reinstating the former schedule to allow these routes to match up more precisely.

Sincerely,

Ryan

This model answer was written for IELTS-Blog.com visitors by Ryan Higgins, an online IELTS instructor, blogger and author. For more of his free IELTS resources, visit his blog.

IELTS Writing – Model Answer for an essay (from a recent exam in the UK)

The topic below was seen in the Academic IELTS exam in the UK, March 2011.

General Training Writing Task 2

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

The costs of international travel are decreasing and tourism is growing. What are the advantages and disadvantages of increasing tourism activity in different countries?

You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer

Tourism is often touted as an industry that will never shrink in size. In other words, as the world develops, more and more people will be able to travel. Although many may see this as a positive phenomenon, it is not a trend without drawbacks. Both the advantages and disadvantages of this topic will be analyzed before a reasoned conclusion is reached.

On the one hand, the reduction in travel fare and the increasing of global tourism can be seen as a positive event as it promotes intercultural understanding and global harmony. For example, many Middle Eastern states have opened their doors and embraced tourism over the last twenty years and this has helped shed prejudiced views internationally that all Middle Eastern countries are dangerous. This development clearly shows the benefits of an increasing international tourism industry.

In addition to this, tourism creates new opportunities for trade. For example, many Chinese tourists are bringing back products from foreign countries that are currently unavailable in China. These new trade ties are great for the health of the entire global economy and can be seen as yet another positive ramification resulting from increased tourism.

On the other hand, the international tourism industry does pose some disadvantages. For one, money travelling into countries through tourism can lead to the establishment of some morally questionable activity. To name a few, tourist hotspots in developing countries are often rife with theft problems, maimed beggars and prostitution. The inflaming of these issues as a result of increased tourism is an obvious disadvantage to the growing global travel industry.

Following this analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of tourism and the falling travel prices that are making it more possible, it is felt tourism has more benefits than drawbacks. It is hoped the growth in global intercultural understanding continues uninterrupted as tourism increases.

This model answer was written for IELTS-Blog.com visitors by Ryan Higgins, an online IELTS instructor, blogger and author. For more of his free IELTS resources, visit his blog.