IELTS General Training
Global 🌍IELTS General Training — for migration, work and secondary education: everyday reading, letter writing, Listening and Speaking.
📏 IELTS General Training is scored on a 9-band scale. Listening, Writing and Speaking are marked as in Academic; Reading uses a stricter conversion (about 30 of 40 correct for band 6, against 23 in Academic). Migration routes usually set a minimum band in each skill.
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Beginner
Beginner skill
The letter types of Task 1, and the grammar a clear letter needs.
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🔒 After lessonsLetter Writing Basics
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StartLetter Types: Formal, Semi-Formal and Informal
Lesson + 10-question quiz
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Grammar for Clear Letters
Pass the previous lesson quiz
Intermediate
Intermediate skill
Task 1: structuring the letter around the three bullet points.
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🔒 After lessonsWriting Task 1: The Letter
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Openings, Closings and the Three Bullet Points
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Writing to Purpose: Requests, Complaints and Apologies
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Advanced
Advanced skill
Task 2: essays on general, everyday topics.
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🔒 Module checkpoint · PremiumWriting Task 2: General Training Essays
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- Task 1 — formal letter to an organisation or a person you do not know (Dear Sir or Madam … Yours faithfully)Letter Types: Formal, Semi-Formal and Informal →
- Task 1 — semi-formal letter to someone you know in a formal role, such as a landlord, manager or neighbour (Dear Mr/Ms … Yours sincerely)Letter Types: Formal, Semi-Formal and Informal →Openings, Closings and the Three Bullet Points →
- Task 1 — informal letter to a friend or family member (Dear + first name … Best wishes)Letter Types: Formal, Semi-Formal and Informal →
- Task 1 — the letter's purpose, tone and three bullet points (at least 150 words, every point covered and developed)Openings, Closings and the Three Bullet Points →Writing to Purpose: Requests, Complaints and Apologies →
- Task 2 — essay on a general, everyday topic (opinion, discussion, problem–solution, advantages–disadvantages or two-part question; at least 250 words)GT Task 2: Essays on Everyday Topics →
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