Writing Task 1

A General Training Task 1 letter responds to a practical situation. Establish who receives it, why you are writing and what information the three bullet points require. Your relationship with the recipient controls register. A letter to a friend can be warm and conversational; a complaint to an unfamiliar manager needs a polite, factual tone. A suitable opening makes the purpose clear without an unnecessarily memorised introduction.

Plan one clear development for each required point, then connect them into a complete letter. Do not merely copy the bullet points as short answers. Choose a suitable greeting and ending, keep pronouns consistent and avoid invented addresses at the top. A request becomes clearer when it states what action would solve the problem and, where relevant, when that action is needed. These are flexible communication choices, not a single compulsory template. The finished response must cover the situation rather than display unrelated advanced phrases.

වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්‍ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.

Each bullet point can contain more than one requirement. Read its verbs carefully: explain, describe, suggest and request call for different content. A point asking when and why an event happened needs both time and reason. Develop the main fact with a useful detail, but keep the detail relevant to the recipient’s decision. A good letter is complete and easy to act on.

For a damaged-delivery complaint, one paragraph can identify the order and damage, another explain the practical effect, and a final paragraph request a reasonable solution. That is an EWS planning option, not a rule that every letter must have exactly three body paragraphs. Keep facts consistent: dates, items and names should not change halfway through. Politeness does not mean hiding the request. An accurate conditional such as “I would appreciate a replacement by Friday” is direct enough while maintaining an appropriate tone.

වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්‍ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.

Editing should improve the reader’s understanding as well as grammatical accuracy. First check purpose and coverage, then paragraph order, then individual sentences. A letter can contain correct grammar but still fail to explain what the writer wants. Read it as the recipient: could you identify the problem, understand the relevant circumstances and decide on the requested next step?

Review tense according to the situation. A past purchase may have caused a present problem, while the requested action concerns the future. Check articles, plurals, prepositions and polite verb forms. Do not change register unpredictably by mixing a very formal opening with slang or an abrupt command. Keep contractions appropriate to the relationship. Task 1 requires a complete connected response of at least 150 words; a short model sentence in this lesson illustrates a point and is not a full submission. Leave time to correct small errors without rewriting everything.

වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්‍ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.