Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-11-11

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

A friend of yours is thinking about applying for the same course that you did at university. He/She has asked for your advice about studying this subject. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter

• give details of the course you took at the university
• explain why you recommend the university
• give some advice about how to apply

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear .................. ,

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Hi Colleen,

I hope you are doing fine.

I have finished my course at Key 2 Learning College and took up Advance Diploma of Leadership and Management for 2 full years. As you said you are planning to take same course. I suggest that it's really fir for you as you are working student, they offer variety of schedules. You can choose Monday and Friday so you need to come at school twice a day and time is 9:00 am to 2:00 pm which is very convinient for you.

This University is high recommend of most students because the instructor and the atmosphere is welcoming. The provider promote non-discrimination and respectful environment as they ay part of multicultural programs. They have completed and clean facilities as well. Additional thing for tuition fees, they accept installement but you need to pay for unfront fee which is not high amount compared to other universities. They offeraccomodation such as single bed or apartment but be mindful when choosing because single bed is not fully-furnished.

If you want to apply, you can directly call in their official contact number or you can send a message to their email that you can find in their website. You can look for Aloma, as she is a Filipina you can engaged confidently with her because she is kind and approachable.

Hope to see you soon and regards to your mother, i miss her cooking.

Best wishes,

Genica

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The letter covers all three requested points and maintains a friendly, appropriate tone. You describe the two-year leadership and management course, explain practical reasons for recommending the college—flexible schedules, welcoming instructors, facilities and payment options—and give clear application routes through its phone number or email. The personal detail about Aloma also makes the advice feel tailored to your friend. Some points are more fully addressed than others: the course description is brief, and the application advice would be stronger with specific requirements or steps, such as checking entry criteria and preparing documents. The recommendation is clear, but a little more explanation of how the course itself benefited you would make the ideas more fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The information is arranged in a sensible order: you introduce your experience, explain why you recommend the institution, then give application advice and close warmly. Paragraphing helps distinguish these purposes, and phrases such as “If you want to apply” make the transition to the final advice clear. The overall progression is easy to follow, though some connections are abrupt or unclear. For example, “you need to come at school twice a day” does not clearly express the schedule, and “Additional thing for tuition fees” is an awkward transition. Use clearer linking phrases and ensure each sentence connects logically to the point before it. The letter is coherent overall, but cohesion is not yet consistently smooth.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a reasonable range of topic-related vocabulary, including “Advance Diploma,” “multicultural programs,” “tuition fees,” and “fully-furnished,” which helps convey useful details. The friendly register also suits a letter to a friend. However, noticeable spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision, including “convinient,” “installement,” “unfront fee,” and “high recommend.” Some expressions are also unnatural or unclear, such as “single bed” for an accommodation option and “completed and clean facilities.” These choices do not prevent the reader from understanding the main message, but they make parts of it less fluent. Check spelling carefully and learn common collocations for describing course schedules, facilities, fees and accommodation.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, and most of the message remains understandable. For instance, the sentence beginning “If you want to apply” gives a clear conditional recommendation, while the closing sentence adds a personal detail. However, some sentence structures and grammatical forms are inaccurate. “As you said you are planning to take same course” needs an article and clearer sentence connection; “you can engaged confidently with her” has an incorrect verb form; and “they accept installement but you need to pay” shifts awkwardly between clauses. There are also issues with sentence boundaries and capitalization, such as the lowercase “i” in the closing. Review articles, verb forms and punctuation, and revise longer sentences into clear, complete clauses.

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