Inquiring About a Work-Related Seminar Abroad

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You would like to participate in a work-related seminar in another country. Write a letter to the person in charge of the seminar. In your letter: - ask for information about the seminar dates - ask for details of the programme - ask about accommodation - ask about the cost

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Dear Sir or Madam, I am Swathi Reddy, working as a software engineer in India. I have recently learned about your seminar on Ethical Hacking, scheduled to be held in Sydney, Australia in December 2025, through an advertisement in a newspaper. I am planning to attend this workshop and need some further details. The schedule was not mentioned in the advert. Hence, I would like to know the duration and schedule of the workshop. I would highly appreciate it if you could give me a brief of the programme: which aspects of Ethical Hacking will be covered as part of the workshop, and if there will be . Please also inform me how much it would cost to book my seat. Lastly, as I will be travelling from India, I would like to know about the accommodation arrangements. Is there any provided by you? If not, could you please let me know of the hotels nearby along with the approximate cost per night including meals? Thank you in advance for your reply. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Yours faithfully, Swathi Reddy

Overall assessment

Why this response received Band 7.0

The letter covers all four required areas with a clear purpose and relevant detail. The main organisational weakness is that all of the text appears in one paragraph. A few expressions, including living place and any hands-on, also need greater precision.

IELTS criteria

How each score was decided

Task Achievement

8.0

The letter directly and fully covers all four bullet points with relevant, well-developed detail and a suitably formal register throughout.

Coherence and Cohesion

5.5

The enquiries progress logically, but the entire letter is one continuous paragraph, including the salutation and closing. Separate the introduction, programme questions and practical arrangements so that each stage is easy to locate.

Lexical Resource

7.0

Vocabulary is generally adequate and appropriately formal, though some phrasing such as 'living place' and 'give me a brief' lacks natural precision.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

7.0

Complex sentences and questions are generally controlled. The phrase any hands-on leaves an adjective without its intended noun, such as practical sessions or activities. Most other sentence structures communicate the requests accurately.

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