You are a teacher at a secondary school (high school). You have been asked to arrange a visit to a local museum or tourist attraction for some of your students. Write a letter to the manager of the museum or tourist attraction. In your letter you should: say who you are and which school you teach at say why the school would like the students to visit the museum/attraction ask about educational facilities or information that the museum/attraction can provide.

Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to enquire about arranging a visit to the XXXX Museum for a group of students My name is AAA HHH, and I am a history teacher at WWW School. I have been asked to organise an educational trip
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local museum for some of my students. We have chosen the XXX Museum because it
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offers extensive information about our history and heritage.
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, it has a large gallery dedicated
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the city. After the visit, the students will be required to write a report about the visit, which accounts for 10% of their final grade in the History subject. Could you please provide me
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about the educational facilities or resources that
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are avialable
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avialable
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available
for school groups? I would
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appreciate information about your opening hours. Thank you very much for
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. I look forward to your prompt response. Yours faithfully, AAA HHH

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grammar
Fix small grammar and spelling mistakes, e.g. 'to a local museum', 'available' and 'your cooperation'.
coherence
Make each paragraph have one main idea and clear links to the next.
organization
Be consistent with the name of the museum and use full stop where needed.
tone
Use a simple and polite tone all through the letter.
tone
The letter uses a polite and formal tone.
content
It clearly states who you are and where you teach.
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It asks for hours and resources, which is useful for planning.
Structure your letter

A letter needs to be written using a proper format, including the following:

  • A greeting (Dear sir/madam, Dear John, Dear Mr. Smith)
  • The main body (consisting of paragraphs for each part of the letter)
  • A closing (Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully, Best wishes, Kind regards, Love)

When writing a letter as part of the IELTS General Training Writing Task 1, it is important to include the bullet points presented to you in the question.

All three bullet points need to be presented. And remember that some bullet points contain more than one element. So, make sure to watch for ‘and’ and plurals.

Topic Vocabulary:
  • I
  • you
  • we
  • our
  • name
  • am
  • is
  • are
  • teach
  • teacher
  • school
  • visit
  • trip
  • place
  • museum
  • like
  • want
  • learn
  • study
  • topic
  • history
  • science
  • art
  • geography
  • group
  • students
  • class
  • date
  • time
  • day
  • book
  • booking
  • reserve
  • cost
  • price
  • free
  • guide
  • tour
  • talk
  • work
  • sheet
  • notes
  • handout
  • map
  • plan
  • safety
  • accessible
  • staff
  • manager
  • reply
  • thank
  • thanks
  • regards
  • sincerely
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