You have recently completed an IELTS course at a college. Your teacher helped you a lot during the course. Write a letter to your teacher. Thank your teacher for their help and support. Explain how their teaching helped you. Tell your teacher what you plan to do in the future.

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Dear Mr David, I hope you are doing well. I am writing to thank you for your guidance and support throughout the IELTS course. I would like to thank you for all the help and encouragement you have given me during my preparation.

As a result

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, I achieved my desired score in the exam and can now pursue my dream of studying abroad. I truly appreciate the time and effort you devoted to helping me improve. Your teaching techniques worked extremely well for me. The IELTS materials, resources and video lessons you provided

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transformed the way I studied.

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, my writing and speaking skills have improved significantly. I can now speak much more fluently and with far fewer grammatical errors, particularly when using different tenses. I have recently received confirmation from Yale University, and I am flying to the USA next week. I am planning to enrol in one of the English courses offered by the university so that I can continue studying regularly and expand my academic vocabulary. I believe these skills will be valuable in my future career and provide me with better professional opportunities. Thank you once again for your time, effort and invaluable guidance. I will always be grateful for your support. Yours sincerely, Jonathan

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Aug 27, 2026

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task response

You answer all parts of the task well. To make it even more personal, add one short example of a class task that helped you.

coherence and cohesion

Your ideas are in a clear order, and each paragraph has one main point. Keep using clear links such as “As a result” and “Thank you once again”.

task response

You clearly thank your teacher, say how the course helped you, and explain your future plan.

coherence and cohesion

The letter has a clear start, middle, and end. The greeting and closing are right for a letter to a teacher.

Use a variety of complex and simple sentences

You should use complex sentences in your writing, but it does not mean that you should try to make all of our sentences complex.

‘Complex’ sentences are not actually very complex; they are just two or more simple sentences put together. Putting them together makes the essay more coherent and cohesive.

Examples:

I really want to study but I’m too tired.

I wore a warm coat because the weather was cold.

If action is not taken soon on climate change, global warming will get worse.

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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 7.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 9.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 6.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 9.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

8 paragraphs

212 words

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