Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-06

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 5.5)

Dear Daman,

I hope you are doing great.

I want to write this letter regaring that you are applying for the business management degree which i already did at university. This course is three year including these subjects marketing, finance, accounting and management and provide lecture seminer with group projects and they aslo give 3D classroom which can help you to understing the all things.

The university provide higher quality professor, modern library which may assist you in your studies as well as you can do extra study anytime in the library in peacful environment. The atomsphere of college are extermely freindly so you can easily familiar as well as they have excellent reputation and they provide good job and internship opportunity.

check the requirements which they require and then prepare all the documents and certificates they will provide you register letter you can apply early before the deadline missing.

your lovingly,

Madhuri

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You successfully covered all parts of the prompt by giving details about the business management degree, explaining why you recommend the university, and offering advice on the application process. However, some aspects are more fully developed than others. For instance, your advice about how to apply in the final paragraph is somewhat vague and underdeveloped, as seen in the phrase 'check the requirements which they require and then prepare all the documents'. To reach a higher level, you need to extend all your ideas more thoroughly, providing specific details rather than general statements.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

Your letter has a coherent overall arrangement, and you managed to divide your response into appropriate paragraphs corresponding to the prompt requirements. However, the cohesion can feel a bit mechanical and repetitive, relying heavily on basic connecting words like 'and' and 'as well as' to link clauses, as demonstrated in sentences like 'this course is three year including these subjects marketing, finance, accounting and management and provide lecture seminer with group projects and they aslo give 3D classroom'. Furthermore, referencing is occasionally unclear, which prevents a smoother logical progression between your ideas.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You used an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully incorporating topic-specific terms like 'business management', 'marketing', 'finance', 'accounting', and 'internship opportunity'. However, your range is limited, and there are noticeable errors in word choice, form, and spelling that occasionally cause difficulty for the reader, such as 'regaring' instead of regarding, 'seminer' instead of seminars, 'atomsphere' instead of atmosphere, and 'freindly' instead of friendly. Attempting more precise vocabulary with fewer spelling slips will help you improve this score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You demonstrated a mix of simple and complex sentence forms in your letter, such as relative clauses introduced by 'which'. Nevertheless, your writing contains frequent errors in grammar and punctuation that can cause some difficulty for the reader. There are issues with singular and plural agreement, verb forms, and missing articles, as seen in 'this course is three year including these subjects', 'the university provide higher quality professor', and 'register letter you can apply early before the deadline missing'. Improving your control over basic sentence construction and agreement will greatly enhance your grammatical accuracy.

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