Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)
Dear Kirtan,
Hello How are you and how your life going on. hope everything is fine. Happy to hear that you want to Sudy with me with the same course in Yorkville University.
I am Studying Rightnow in "BBA Genral". With No Specific Specialization. As there are 40 Subject I want to complete almost 25 course related to Bussiness And rest will Be liberal Arts Subjects. Each Subject has 3 credit Hours so total of 120 Credit Hours want to complete for Graduate. Why I personally recommend this University As they are giving a flexibility to choose the subject how speedy you want to complete the course its 4 years course but you can complete in almost 2.5yrs.
If you need any help for applying just let me known I will help you. You can just follow the Steps on Educationplannerbc Website there they have provided easy steps for admission.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 6.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 6.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5
The response successfully covers all three bullet points required by the prompt in a semi-formal letter style suitable to a friend. The student gives specific details of the course, stating they are studying 'BBA Genral' with 40 subjects and 120 credit hours in total. Furthermore, the university is recommended based on its flexibility, allowing students to fast-track a four-year course into two and a half years. Finally, practical advice about how to apply is provided by directing the friend to the EducationPlannerBC website. The tone is appropriate for writing to a friend, and all parts of the task are adequately addressed. Although some ideas could be slightly more expanded, the overall coverage meets the requirements for a Band 6.5 to 7.0 range, and we award 6.5 as the ideas are sometimes briefly expressed.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0
The letter exhibits a coherent overall arrangement divided into logical paragraphs covering the greeting, course details, recommendation reasons, and application steps. However, cohesion is at times faulty and mechanical. For instance, transitional phrases between sentences are occasionally missing or awkward, as seen in 'As there are 40 Subject I want to complete almost 25 course...' and 'Why I personally recommend this University As they are giving a flexibility...'. Paragraphing is used sufficiently to separate distinct points, but referencing and sentence linking could be smoother. Overall, the organization is clear enough to follow easily, supporting a Band 6.0 score.
Lexical Resource — Band 6.0
The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting some topic-specific terms such as 'specialization', 'credit hours', 'liberal arts subjects', and 'admission'. However, there are numerous spelling and word-choice errors, such as 'Sudy' instead of 'study', 'Genral' instead of 'General', 'Rightnow' instead of 'right now', 'course' instead of 'courses', 'Bussiness' instead of 'business', and 'speedy' instead of 'fast' or 'rapidly'. These errors do not impede communication since the reader can easily understand the intended meaning, but they prevent the score from rising above Band 6.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5
The response features a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating some capability to handle multi-clause structures, such as 'As there are 40 Subject I want to complete almost 25 course related to Bussiness And rest will Be liberal Arts Subjects.' However, there are frequent punctuation and grammatical errors, including missing capitalisation ('hope', 'educationplannerbc'), incorrect punctuation in questions ('Hello How are you and how your life going on.'), subject-verb agreement issues, and awkward phrasing like 'how speedy you want to complete the course its 4 years course'. These errors occur consistently throughout the text, though they rarely impede communication, placing the writing firmly at Band 5.5.
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