IELTS WRITING – FOUNDATION 1
A. DESCRIPTION
Look at the pictures showing Julia Grant, a volunteer on a science project. Using the pictures, write a description of Julia’s
daily routine. In your description, you should:
- begin like this: “Julia Grant is 21 years old and works as a volunteer on a science project in Fiji. Every morning,
she…”
- write what activities she does and what time she does them
- use sequencing words: After that…/Next…/Then…
- use adverbs of frequency
B. EMAIL WRITING
You received an email with an advertisement about summer jobs. Read the task and discuss what you could write in your
replying email
Write an email to Simon Stone. You can choose any of the summer jobs from Exercise 14 (previous worksheet). In your
email, you should:
• use a greeting to start and a polite ending - to help the reader, you can use separate paragraphs for some of the
separate points in the instructions.
• write the correct number of words (60-80).
• write about all parts in the instructions - DO NOT add anything extra.
• check your writing for mistakes - think about how you use can / can't / could / couldn't.
Sample:
Criteria:
C. OPINION PARAGRAPH
“Do you prefer living in campus accommodation or private accommodation?”
Discussion question:
Campus accommodation Private accommodation
• Five-minute walk to lecture hall (always) • 25-minute bus ride to lecture hall (usually - sometimes
• Fast Wi-Fi connection (sometimes slow at busy times) longer)
• All bedrooms on floors 2, 3 and 4 • Superfast Wi-Fi (always)
• Single bed - no pillows or sheets provided • Bedroom on ground floor
• Shared bathroom on every floor • Double bed - pillows and sheets provided
• Modern apartment block (160 bedrooms in total) • Private bathroom
• Live with 159 other students • Detached house (three bedrooms in total)
• All meals included • Live with two other students and the homeowner
• No meals included
1. In your opinion, what is more important, having superfast Wi-Fi speed or having a short walk to lectures?
2. Do you prefer the idea of having a pillow and sheets provided or not? Why?
3. How do you like the idea of a room on the ground floor?
4. Are you unhappy about the idea of sharing a bathroom with other students? Or does it not matter to you?
5. What do you think about having all your meals included?
6. What are the advantages of living with lots of other students? And what are the disadvantages?
à After discussion, make your choice!
Write a paragraph (60-80 words) to answer the question. In your paragraph, you should tell:
- Which accommodation do you prefer?
- Why do you prefer? Provide reason and example where needed.
