Task 1 · letter · 5 samples

You recently attended an evening course at a community centre. Write a letter to the centre manager. Explain what you enjoyed about the course, describe a problem you experienced, and suggest how the centre could improve future courses. Write at least 150 words.

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Ideas to explore

  • Choose one course and explain a concrete benefit.
  • Describe one manageable problem and its effect on learners.
  • Suggest a realistic improvement that directly addresses the problem.

Suggested structure

  1. Use an appropriate greeting and state why you are writing.
  2. Explain what worked well.
  3. Describe the difficulty with a specific example.
  4. Suggest an improvement and close politely.
Useful vocabulary & examples
hands-on practice
learning by doing an activity

The hands-on practice helped me feel more confident.

would appreciate
polite way to express a request

I would appreciate more time to complete each exercise.

would appreciate
a polite expression of a request

I would appreciate a chance to finish the exercise.

Sample answers

Target Band 7 · Original model answer

174 words · Illustrative target band

Dear Sir or Madam, I recently completed the evening course on basic computing at your centre and would like to offer some feedback. The course was particularly useful because it focused on tasks I regularly encounter at work. Creating spreadsheets and organising shared documents had previously taken me a long time, but the teacher’s clear demonstrations made both much easier. I also appreciated the opportunity to p…

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