Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-18

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 Ram,

I Hope you are doing well. I recently got you letter, I feel glad you choose same course which I did in the University. I advice you it will be beneficial for your future, because it is related to human disease.

During the university, I selected bachelor of pharmacy, which is little hard and differ from other technical courses. In this subject you will have practical as well as theory knowledge, so you can co related diseases and suggest them medicine without any adverse effect.

I advice you should take admission in the University of Toronto, because it has in built hostels which helps you to save your traveeling time. This university also provide hospital training in the last semester. So student can seen the different conditions of patients and how to treat them with different doses.

You can apply in this university through the online portal. There are few steps of registration and you can create your profile and choose the course and full fill all the criteria which they need during the admission. In case, any problem help desk is available 24x7.

Good luck for your future.

Warms Regards

Sham

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The response successfully covers all three bullet points outlined in the prompt. You gave details of the course you took, mentioning the Bachelor of Pharmacy and explaining that it includes both practical and theory knowledge. You also recommended the University of Toronto by providing specific reasons such as in-built hostels and hospital training in the last semester. Finally, you offered clear advice about how to apply using the online portal and the availability of a 24x7 help desk. The tone is appropriately informal and friendly for a letter to a friend, maintaining a consistent personal voice throughout the piece. All parts of the task are adequately addressed, earning a solid band score.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

Your letter is organised into logical paragraphs, with each paragraph focusing on a distinct point required by the prompt, such as course details, university recommendations, and the application process. You used some basic cohesive devices and referencing appropriately, such as 'In this subject', 'This university', and 'In case, any problem'. However, paragraphing and transitions are occasionally basic, and some sentences lack smooth transitional flow, such as jumping between points about the course and reasons to recommend the institution. Overall, the arrangement of ideas is coherent and easy to follow, representing a clear band 6 performance.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

You attempted a range of vocabulary suitable for the topic, including terms like 'adverse effect', 'technical courses', and 'online portal'. However, there are several word choice and spelling errors throughout the text, such as 'choose same course' instead of 'chose the same course', 'traveeling', 'full fill', and 'Warms Regards'. While these errors do not impede communication and your meaning remains clear, they restrict the lexical score. Using more precise collocations and checking spelling will help elevate your vocabulary score in future tasks.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You demonstrated a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, incorporating clauses with 'because', 'so', and conditional elements like 'In case, any problem help desk is available'. However, there are frequent grammatical errors, particularly with verb tenses and prepositions. Examples include 'I recently got you letter' (your), 'I feel glad you choose' (chose), 'I advice you' (advise), and 'student can seen' (see). Furthermore, punctuation and sentence boundaries need refinement, such as comma splices. Because errors are noticeable and occur across different structures, this corresponds to a band 5.5.

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