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WRITING TEST 01
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You recently received an email from your English-speaking friend, Pat, inviting you to visit and
stay with his family. Read part of Pat’s email below.
You said you’d like to come and stay for a while in the summer, so I’m writing to ask
if you’d like to visit in July.
By the way, it’s my brother Tim’s 18th birthday on 10th July so try to be here the
because there’ll be a big special party to go to. Lots of our friends and relatives will be there!
I’m on holiday in July too, so perhaps we could go camping for a few days as well?
If you’re coming, let me know if there’s anything else you’d particularly like to do.
Then I can make some plans.
Write an email responding to Pat. You should write at least 120 words. You are not allowed to include your name. WRITING TEST 02
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You have received a letter from your English-speaking friend, Sam, asking you about a festival in
your country. Read part of Sam’s email below.
I’m studying different festivals from around the world for a project I’m doing. Can you
tell me which is the most important festival in your region and when it happens?
Also I’d be very grateful for any information you could give me about the festival itself.
If you think it is worth it, perhaps I could come and see what it’s like. What do you think?
If I come, will you be free? I'd like to see you again and perhaps we could vis festival together.
Write a letter responding to Sam. You should write at least 120 words. You are not allowed to include your name. WRITING TEST 03
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You have received the following letter from your English-speaking friend, Sam, asking you about
how to get to your apartment from the airport.
Read part of Sam’s email below.
Thanks for inviting me to stay with you when I visit your country next month. I'm
sure how to get to your apartment from the airport. Could you write back giving
some basic instructions? What would be the best method of transport for me? I'd
one that isn't too expensive!
Just one other thing - what will the weather be like when I get there? (Just so I'll what clothes to pack!
Write a letter responding to Sam. You should write at least 120 words. You are not allowed to include your name. WRITING TEST 04
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
Some English friends, Peter and Sue Hall, have written to you for advice. Their 20-year-old son,
Tom, wants to get a job teaching English in your country. This is part of a letter you have received from them:
Tom’s doing a teacher-training course at the moment, as you know, but he think
ought to learn something of the language before he comes, which seems like a go
He’s bought a “Teach Yourself” book on the language, but we were wondering if you
had any other suggestions which would help him. It’s quite a while since he studied a
language at school, so he’d also be really grateful for some general tips on learning a language.
Write a letter to Tom giving advice and any helpful suggestions that you can. You should write
at least 120 words. You are not allowed to include your name. WRITING TEST 05
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You recently helped organise a college ski trip and you have received this email from a parent of
one of the students who went. Here is a part of the email.
I understand you were one of the organisers of our son's ski trip. I have to s
husband and I were extremely dissatisfied with the arrangements. My son has in
us that the ski slopes were poor, the lessons were fewer than promised a accommodation was inadequate.
Can you please give us a satisfactory explanation? Yours sincerely, Nora White
Write a letter responding to White. You should write at least 120 words. You are not allowed to include your name. WRITING TEST 06
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You have just received a letter from your English penfriend, accepting your invitation to come and
stay with you just after Christmas. Read part of his letter below.
Thanks very much for the invitation to stay with your family for a few days after Christm
of course I’d love to come! th
I’ve already found out about flights, and I could arrive at 12.30 midday on the 27 Decembe
As you know, I’ve never been abroad during the Christmas holidays so I have no idea what to
expect. What kinds of things do you normally do then? And what’s the weather like there at
that time of year? Let me know if there are any special clothes I should bring with me.
Write a letter responding to him. You should write at least 120 words. You are not allowed to include your name. WRITING TEST 07
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You are studying English in London and you’ve just received a letter from your friend, Ken, who
is a sailing instructor on the south coast. Read part of his letter below.
And I’m really enjoying the job.
By the way, we’re going to run weekend sailing courses for complete beginners. Why don’t
you come down to Hamble and do one? You’ve always said you wanted to learn to sail, so
this would be an ideal opportunity. And after only a few weekends you could get your certificate.
We start the first one next month –let me know if you’re interested.
Write a letter responding to him. You should write at least 120 words. You are not allowed to include your name. WRITING TEST 08
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
Your English friend Tom came to visit you recently and he has just sent you an email and some
photographs. Read part of his email below.
Thanks for taking me to the airport. I hope your journey home wasn’t too long.
I really enjoyed staying with you. Here are the photos I took. Which one do you like bes
When I got home, I realized I left my watch behind. It’s green and gold. You haven’t found it, have you?
I think we’ll have a great time together when you come here in September. We could either
spend the whole time in my family’s flat in the city or stay on my uncle’s farm in the
countryside. Which would you like to do?
Write a letter responding to him. You should write at least 120 words. You are not allowed to include your name. WRITING TEST 09
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You have just received a letter from your English penfriend, Mark, inviting you to come and stay
with him in the summer. Read part of his letter below.
I’m sorry I haven’t written sooner, but I’m busy helping my parents out on the farm.
It’s a great fun though I haven’t got used to getting up at six every morning to milk the
cows. We often have the radio on while we’re doing it, so it’s not too bad. Then, once we
have had breakfast, we tend to spend the rest of the day outside, either in the fields o looking after the sheep.
Do you remember Lady, our oldest sheepdog? Well, she has just had puppies! If you
free in the summer, you could come and see them all and help with the harvest as we
me know if you can make it –we’d love to see you again.
Write a letter responding to him. You should write at least 120 words. You are not allowed to include your name. WRITING TEST 10
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You have received a letter from your English-speaking friend, Renate, who is planning to visit
you. Read part of his letter below.
It was great to talk on the phone last week about my visit to your country. I’m sorry that
you won’t be home when I visit but it’s great that your brother can meet me at the
airport and let me stay at his house.
As I have only 10 days, where would you recommend I visit? And also what is th
way to travel? Is it expensive to hire a car?
One other thing, I’d like to bring your brother a present. What do you think he’d like?
Maybe he’d like some of my country’s chocolate.
Write a letter responding to Renate. You should write at least 120 words. You are not allowed to include your name.