Instructions
WRITING TASK 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
Your friend recently got promoted as the Vice President of his company.
Write a letter to your friend. In your letter
• congratulate him on his promotion
• invite him home for dinner
• share some recent updates of your life with him
Write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear ……………..,
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Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
1 day ago
Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
1 day ago
Dear Varun, I'm so glad to hear that you are now heading your prestigious company as the vice-president. Congratulations on achieving this milestone and you deserve every bit of success for all the hard work you have put into your career. Let's celebrate this weekend at my home with our group. I'll organize a barbeque and cocktail party for all of us. Everyone is eager to meet you and it would be awesome for us to hang-out and discuss how you got to this position. How about we meet-up at 4:00 pm at the mall near my place? I have also been trying to climb-up the ladder within my organization and there is possibility for a promotion in the near future. I can't wait to discuss this with you and get some strategies on how i can be ahead of the game for this opportunity. Let me know if this weekend works for you and i'll have the rest of the group meet us at the meeting point accordingly. Looking forward to catching up with you. Kind regards, Alex
Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
2 days ago
Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
2 days ago
Dear Joe, I hope everybody is doing well. I heard the news that you got promoted as the Vice President, Congratulations! I am happy for you and I must say hard work always pays off. I still remember the talks we were having when we were in school about what we would be after 20 years. It seems like we have an answer now. I would also like to mention that I got promoted as Executive Chef in my restaurant. This has been my dream ever since. Also, I am excited to inform you that we are expecting a child. Therefore, there is a party scheduled at my place for gender reveal. It is a small get together dinner we are having. I am sure there is no better time than this to celebrate both our success. It has been quite long not meeting you and your family. I am delighted to invite you all to be a part of this celebration and cheer to many more events like this. I will be looking forward to meet you all. Yours lovingly, Marc
Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
4 days ago
Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
4 days ago
Dear Manoj, I hope you receive this letter in good health. I am writing this letter to congratulate your recent promotion as the Vice President of your Company. It was very exciting when I heard this from our friend Sheela last Friday on 7 March 2025. It is not a piece of cake to get into this position and I am happy for your growth. I would like you to visit my home sometime when you visit back to Tirunelveli as you got settled in Chennai for the last 5 years. I got to know that you are visiting your home on April 1 for your sister engagement. It would be a great opportunity to have a dinner with you in our place so that we can retrace our old memories. As far as my job, I have been promoted as Senior Associate last week. Looking at my speciality, my Project Manager is very keen to pull me towards on-site to support our Client on floor. I am hoping this would be happening by April end. I am glad that we are growing with beautiful colours. I hope to see you soon. Best Regards, Raj
Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
10 days ago
Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
10 days ago
Dear James, I hope this letter finds you and your family well. I got to know through your post on LinkedIn about your promotion as the Vice President of Research & Development segment of Microsoft corporation. Firstly, I want to congratulate on this wonderful achievement. I am always a great supporter of your career progression. I completely understand the value of this promotion owing to determination and efforts put by you. For instance, I remembered that you skipped multiple social gathering in order to attend meetings on weekednds which resulted in the excellent growth of the department in terms of innovations through patent application filing and granting of previous patent application. I am organizing a small gahterings for close knit family members on occasion of my younger daughter's birthday. I would love to invite you and your family and hope you will join us for this occasion. There are numerous things which are going in my personal life. Recently, I shifted to my new house. I left Boston Consulting and will be joining as a Associate Director at Deloitte. This is going to be an exciting journey for me and I want to seek your advice for my future progression. Once again congratulations on this great milestone you have achieved in your career. I look forward to see you soon. Yours faithfully, Devyanshu Sachdev
Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
14 days ago
Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
14 days ago
Dear Vivin, I hope everything is fine at your end. By the way, congratulations on being promoted as a vice precident at your work place. I got this amazing news from Amit, another one of our old chilhood buddies. I believe you are working in the field of banking with hdfc bank from last five years. I always knew, you will excel in any field you take up, due to your ability to work hard combined with your natural intelligence. Moreover, I was planning to have a dinner organized at my home from sometime and wanted to invite all my childhood friends including you. I believe, this is the perfect moment to have a get-together in the form of a dinner including a celebration of your latest achievement. Additionally, I forgot to mention that, we as family have moved to a new rented appartment since the last one was becoming smaller for us, especially, considering that we now have a daughter in our family. I hope to see you soon. Best regards, Jayesh Pandit
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Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
2 months 10 days ago
Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
2 months 10 days ago
Dear Sam, I recently came across your facebook post on getting promoted as Vice President of your company. Heartiest congratulations to you on this achievement. I am very happy to see your success. You were quite dedicated during college time and were always on top of all the things. Your dedication, strenous hard work and committment to achieve your goals have truly been remarkable. I would like to invite you & your family for dinner at my place in Ontario. I & my wife will be more than humble to welcome and host your family. We have recently moved to a new place down the Lane road, opposite to Thames river. I have shared the complete address on outer body of this envelope. I have moved to this new place as Sia and I are expecting our first child, which is due in 3 months. I have also recently purchased a new car which is quite spacious considering same will be needed in future. I hope to see you soon and tell you more about it. Yours faithfully, Anchal
Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
2 months 11 days ago
Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
2 months 11 days ago
Dear John, I hope this letter finds you well. I recently heared the fantastic news about your promotion to Vice President of your company and I couldn't be happier for you. Congratulations on this well-deserved achievement your hard work and dedication have truly paid off and this milestone is a testament to your exceptional talent. To celebrate your success, I like to invite you over for dinner at my home. It will be wonderful to catch up and toast to your new role. Let me know your availability so we can plan a date that works for you. On my end, life has been quite eventful too. I recently started a new job in marketing, which has been both challenging and exciting . Additionally, my family and I just returned from a vacation in the mountains, which was a refreshing break. I can't wait to share more details when we meet. Hope to catch up soon. Best wishes, Ann
Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
3 months 3 days ago
Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
3 months 3 days ago
Dear Steve, I hope you are doing well. I want to extend my heartiest congratulations to you on your desired promotion as the Vice President of the company. I am overjoyed on your achievement. Everyone in our friends' circle was talking about the diligence and dedication that you have put over the couple of years to attain this position in the organisation. I remember the last presentation that you shared with me to discuss the advantages and disadvatages of it. It was remarkable and well thought of. Your accomplishment is well deserved and I am eagerly waiting to see you shine even brighter on the new role. In addition, I am planning to host a dinner for you and our close friends at my residence on coming Saturday which is 15th December to commemorate your recent advancements. Moreover, I would like you know that I have recently started taking Special Education lessons from a renowned institute and planning to join an International school for the children under the spectrum. I am looking forward to meet you in person and raise a toast for your latest achievement. Best wishes, Sudeshna Chakravarty
Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
3 months 8 days ago
Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
3 months 8 days ago
Dear Jay, How have you been? I heard about you getting promoted to the position of Vice President at your company. I am very proud and elated to hear about this news, and I am sure you will do great work for your firm in the future. To celebrate your promotion, I was planning to invite you for dinner at my house this coming weekend. If you are available, please let me know so that we can plan something accordingly. If you are curious about how I have been, I would like to give you some good news as well. My brother is getting married to his long-time girlfriend on the 26th of next month! I am very excited about their marriage as my sister-in-law is also expecting to have a baby in the next four months. I am so surprised by how we both are celebrating some special moments in our respective lives at the same time. I would also like to invite you to my brother's wedding, and I am already preparing to visit you next week to deliver the invitation personally. I will see you soon. Goodbye. Your true friend, XYZ
Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
3 months 9 days ago
Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
3 months 9 days ago
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Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
3 months 17 days ago
Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
3 months 17 days ago
Dear Vikas, Congratulations on your success in getting promoted to the post of Deputy General Manager at your organization. I was filled with joy when i heard you had secured the coveted title, as per experience, the promotion is difficult to come by. Nonetheless, I have always had faith in your capabilities and was convinced that this prestigious post would not elude you any further. To celebrate this wonderful occasion and milestone achievement in your career, i cordially invite you home for a dinner party I am planning in the coming week. Enough months have elapsed since we last spent time together. I would like to share that I have secured a wonderful bride for myself and we plan on getting married soon. Furthermore, I have bought a new home for my parents and am planning to relocate them closer to where I am living currently. Much more is to be discussed about, that i cannot wait to share with you. Thanking You, Yours Sincerely, Bharath.M
Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
3 months 18 days ago
Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
3 months 18 days ago
Dear Younis, I hope you're doing well,as soon as I heard that you have got promoted as the Vice President of your company I couldn't wait but to write you a letter and I can't me more happy about you. As you've been working tirelessly since the day you joined the company and finally I can say that hardwork really pays off.I'm really happy for you and your family,and congratulations on this huge achievement.As it has always been a dream of yours and I can say that you thoroughly deserve this. As you achieved this milestone I'm inviting you for dinner in next week as the following week is a holiday of Christmas and we can make this more memorable. Although both our lives have been really busy with our work schedule,and lately I have joined new company as the previous company was not paying good salary and in addition to that work schedule was really tiring and after coming from work I didnt get enough time with my family.After so much consultations with my family I joined the new company as it not only provides good salary but also work hours are also less. I hope to hear from you soon Yours Faithfully, Younus
Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
2 months 7 days ago
Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
2 months 7 days ago
Dear Smith, I hope you are doing well. It has been so long that we have seen each other. I am glad upon hearing about your promotion as the Vice Prrsident of your company. Heartily congratulations on this wonderful achievement as you have worked really hard from past 10 years. Being a childhood friend, i knew that your potential will take you up in your career and life as well and same has happened. On this occasion, we have to celebrate and i am extending my dinner invitation to you and you family for coming Sunday. It will be holiday for all of us. Exciting part is that i am going to cook you favourite dish as i remember correctly "Idli and Sambar". Let me tell you about my recent updates. I received an offer from a well-established IT firm for joining next month andi am really thrilled to join there. Soon i am planning to get married so get ready for another good news. Just to remind you, dinner is on Sunday so save the date and reach a bit ealier so that we can spend more quality time. I look forward to seeing you soon. Warm regards, Anjali
Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
2 months 6 days ago
Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
2 months 6 days ago
Dear Tom, I am so glad to know about your promotion to the Vice President position in your company. I am writing to congratulate you on achieving this milestone. I always knew that you would do great in your career and life. I am sure your family must be really proud of you. Also it has been so long since we haven't met. I am hosting a dinner party at my home this weekend for our college batch. I would love for you to come. We can celebrate your success and have a great time reunion with our batch mates. The occassion is doubly special as I also have something to share and celebrate with you. My husband and I were thinking of starting a family and we have a good news. We just got to know about it a month back. I think it will be a great idea to catch up before I get on to my family duties. My address is 123, XYZ states. I am hoping to see you soon at the party. With love, ABC
Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
2 months 2 days ago
Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
2 months 2 days ago
Dear Mr Costa, I am writing to you to congratulate you on your recent achievement of being promoted to the position of the Vice President in your organization. It was just yesterday that I came across a post on Facebook of a mutual friend, where he had posted a picture of you receiving an award along with a promotion, I know this was a long awaited milestone that you had and there would be no one better than you to fill in for the position of the Vice President. On the same note, I would like to invite you home this coming Saturday for dinner, I also wanted to show you around my new home and would like to hear your suggestions on a few designs that I have chosen for the the renovation of my house, I admire your creativity for such things. Speaking of a new house, I too have some good news to share with you, I am soon going to be a father, as per the recent doctors visit, they say that the mother and child are healthy. Looking forward to your response. Yours sincerely, Reuel cardozo


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