{"id":671,"date":"2020-11-28T07:08:07","date_gmt":"2020-11-28T07:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webberz.in\/blog\/?p=671"},"modified":"2025-02-25T08:46:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T08:46:51","slug":"ielts-useful-tips-and-phrases-for-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webberz.in\/blog\/?p=671","title":{"rendered":"IELTS Useful Tips and Phrases for Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"letter writing ielts general\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/26z1jhJyhIg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the IELTS General Writing Task 1, you are required to write a letter (formal, semi-formal, or informal) of at least 150 words. 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