Writing Task 1 — Letter About a Broken Street Light (Online Task)

Task 1 — General Training

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. Write at least 150 words.

The street light outside your home has not worked for several weeks, and the road is now very dark in the evening.

Write a letter to your local council. In your letter:

• say exactly where the street light is
• explain why the dark road worries local residents
• ask when the repair will be carried out

Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows: Dear Sir or Madam,

Marked on Task Response, Coherence and Cohesion, Lexical Resource, and Grammatical Range and Accuracy. Plan for a minute, write to length, then leave time to read it back.