Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-07-29

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 7.0)

Dear Sam,

I hope this letter will find you in good health and best of spirits. As you asked me to give advise about my course I have completed last year. I did B.Sc in Agriculture Science from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. This course include different subjects related to agriculture like entomology, pathology and agronomy.

As your parents belong to agrifarming, it will realy help you to improve agricultural income as well as after completing this course you have lot of opportunites in different sectors like marketing, Agricultural development officer, dairy sector and many other civil service job are open to apply afterwards according to your further interest. As its rank 1 university in India for Agriculture.

I like to advice you to apply for this course online by simply going on the universities website and filling the prospecters for admission. University will select candidates then according to marit list of puvious studies. I hope you will be able to secure seat in this course. I am confident that you would find this degree intreasthy.

Looking forward to meeting you soon.

Yours lovingly

Thone.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.5

You have successfully addressed all three bullet points in the prompt. You provided details about your B.Sc in Agriculture Science, explained why you recommend the university, and offered clear advice on the application process. The tone is appropriate for a letter to a friend. To reach a higher band, you could expand slightly more on the 'why' regarding the university recommendation—for instance, by mentioning specific facilities or the quality of the faculty—to provide more depth to your ideas. Overall, the response is relevant and fully satisfies the task requirements.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.0

The letter is logically organized with a clear introduction, body paragraphs, and a closing. Each paragraph focuses on a specific aspect of the prompt. You use some cohesive devices, such as 'As your parents belong to...' and 'I hope you will be able to...', which help the flow. However, the transition between ideas could be smoother. Some sentences feel slightly disjointed, and the use of cohesive devices is somewhat basic. Improving the variety of linking words and ensuring that referencing is consistently clear would help elevate the coherence of your writing.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.5

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using subject-specific terms like 'entomology', 'pathology', and 'agronomy'. However, there are several spelling errors ('advise' instead of 'advice', 'realy', 'prospecters', 'marit', 'puvious', 'intreasthy') and some awkward word choices ('agrifarming', 'filling the prospecters'). While these errors do not prevent the reader from understanding your message, they do indicate a need for more careful proofreading and a wider range of precise vocabulary. Focusing on correct word forms and spelling will significantly improve your score in this area.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.5

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, which is appropriate for this task. However, there are frequent grammatical errors, such as 'As you asked me to give advise about my course I have completed last year' (tense inconsistency) and 'As its rank 1 university' (missing article and subject-verb agreement). There are also issues with punctuation and sentence fragments. While the meaning is generally clear, the frequency of these errors limits the score. To improve, focus on subject-verb agreement, correct verb tenses, and ensuring that every sentence has a clear subject and predicate.

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