Writing Task 1 — Letter to a Newspaper About Library Hours (Online Task)

Task 1 — General Training

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

A local newspaper has reported that your town library will close on two afternoons every week in order to save money.

Write a letter to the editor of the newspaper. In your letter:

• explain how you and your family use the library
• describe the effect the shorter hours would have
• suggest another way the library could save money

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.