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IELTS General Training Task 1 model answers

21 model answers to real General Training Task 1 questions, each with the question it answers. 20 minutes, at least 150 words.

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These are model letters for IELTS General Training Task 1, covering all three registers: formal, semi formal and personal. The register decision is the first thing you make and the first thing that is marked.

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