Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-17

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)

Dear Phil,

How are you? I hope you are doing well and I am very glad that you are coming in my country. I am writing this because you asked about my advice reagrding subjects which I did.

I did sustainable agriculture course in toronto university. I found this course is very beneficial for the young genration. It would be fit for you as you farmland andyou can do agriculture by different ways. By doing these subjects you can learn about the regenrative mehod of farming, organic ways, pest management and some stratergy regarding the business.So you can how to invest and which things are good for me.

Moreover, I would recommend to you do this subjects in university because they have a more resources than the college. University provide a good teachers who have more knowledge and upper level education. Apart from this, they provide more practical learning due to this we can have hands on experiences and through this we can get more knowledge.

I also give some guidence how to apply like yo can apply for these subjects online through their official website and you can send me your document,I will submit it in person to the university.

I am waiting for you and meet you soon.

Best regards,

Navjot

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The response successfully covers all the bullet points outlined in the prompt. The writer gives details of the course taken by mentioning 'sustainable agriculture course in toronto university' and explains why they recommend the university, pointing out that it has more resources and qualified teachers compared to a college. Furthermore, advice on how to apply is provided, suggesting online application and offering personal assistance with documents. The tone is appropriate for a letter to a friend. While some ideas like the benefits of the course could be expanded further, all parts of the task are addressed clearly and relevantly, positioning this comfortably at Band 6.5 to 7.0. Given the overall clear coverage and appropriate format, a Band 6.5 is awarded.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter has a coherent overall arrangement and follows a logical structure appropriate for informal correspondence. Paragraphs are used to separate different points, such as course details, university recommendations, and application advice. However, cohesion is sometimes faulty or mechanical. The transition words and phrases used, such as 'Moreover', 'Apart from this', and 'due to this', are a bit repetitive and mechanical. Additionally, referencing is sometimes unclear, such as in the sentence 'you farmland andyou can do agriculture by different ways', where the flow and pronoun referencing are slightly disrupted. Paragraphing is adequate, but more natural cohesive devices would elevate the response. This performance aligns well with the Band 6 descriptors.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully communicating ideas related to agriculture, university studies, and application procedures. Words like 'beneficial', 'resources', 'practical learning', and 'official website' demonstrate a functional vocabulary. However, there are noticeable spelling and word choice errors, such as 'reagrding' instead of regarding, 'genration' instead of generation, 'regenrative' instead of regenerative, 'mehod' instead of method, and 'stratergy' instead of strategy. Attempts at less common vocabulary sometimes lead to inaccuracies. Although these errors do not impede overall communication, they prevent the score from reaching higher bands. Therefore, a Band 6.0 is appropriate.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating some variety in structure. Examples include conditional and relative-style clauses such as 'I am writing this because you asked about my advice...' and 'University provide a good teachers who have more knowledge...'. However, there are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text, including subject-verb agreement issues ('University provide a good teachers'), missing articles ('you farmland'), punctuation slips, and run-on sentences ('I also give some guidence how to apply like yo can apply for these subjects...'). While these errors do not completely obscure the meaning and communication remains intact, they occur frequently enough to typify the Band 5.5 descriptor profile.

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