Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-19

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 6.5)

Hye Lina,

I hope you are doing great.

I am writing to advice you about how to applying for the same course that I did in the university and give suggestions how to apply there.

I hope you know that Brock University is one of the best university in Canada. They are going to open admissions for January Intake. The Early Childhood Education is 16 weeks course and its an hybrid course. You have to take three days in person classes and the rest of the two days online. Where you can learn all behavioural and phychological theories about children.

The university it self has a great reputation of it in canada. Highly professional professors from Quebec, Australia and America. Entrance awards apply in each smester fee If you got 4.00 GPA in previous studies. You just have to register yourself on the portal and log in with your credentials and fill out an online form. For identification documents you have to submit your Passport number with previous degree. But they have very limited number of seats. Therefore, I recommend you to apply as soon as possible.

I hope I explained everything well to you. Do let me know if you need help in registration, filling out form or documentation.

Yours Sincerely,

Raana

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

The response successfully covers all bullet points required by the prompt. You gave details of the course, such as stating 'The Early Childhood Education is 16 weeks course and its an hybrid course,' explained why you recommend the university by mentioning its reputation, professional professors, and entrance awards, and provided clear instructions on how to apply through the online portal. The tone is appropriately informal and friendly for a letter to a peer. All parts of the task are fully addressed and supported with relevant details, which aligns well with the requirements for a Band 7.0 performance.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter maintains a clear logical organisation and progression throughout. You start with an appropriate informal greeting ('Hye Lina') and end with a standard closing. Paragraphing is used sufficiently to separate the introduction, course details, application advice, and the final concluding offer of help. Cohesive devices are generally well managed, although transitions between sentences could sometimes be smoother. For example, sentences like 'The university it self has a great reputation of it in canada' create slight repetition. Overall, the flow is coherent and easy to follow, supporting a Band 6.5 rating.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully attempting less common items such as 'hybrid course', 'reputation', 'credentials', and 'documentation'. However, there are noticeable spelling and word-choice errors that slightly detract from the precision, such as 'phychological' instead of psychological, 'smester' instead of semester, and 'university it self'. Furthermore, phrases like 'how to applying' show lexical-grammatical interference. Despite these occasional inaccuracies, communication is never impeded, placing your lexical resource securely at a Band 6.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

Your writing exhibits a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as conditional ideas and relative clauses ('Where you can learn all behavioural...'). However, there are several grammatical errors scattered throughout the text, including 'I am writing to advice' instead of advise, 'how to applying' instead of how to apply, and missing articles ('is 16 weeks course', 'one of the best university'). While these errors are frequent enough to prevent a higher band, they rarely impede overall comprehension, demonstrating the characteristics of a Band 6.0 performance.

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