Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-07-25

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

You recently booked a part-time course at a college. You now need to cancel your booking.

Write a letter to the college administrator. In your letter:

• say which part-time course you booked
• explain why you need to cancel your booking
• ask about booking a different course

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear Sir or Madam,

Student answer (Band 6.5)

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am Roop Sharma, writing this letter to cancelling the registration of my part-time course at your college.

Here are the details about couse which I booked, I enroled in Business Adminstration part-time course few month ego. I took an advise of my friend and found this course provise twelve subjects in it and all are general which I coverd I my previous study.

I decided to cancel this course becuse most of the subjecs I have done previously, such as human resourse, finance, accounting, and economics. As a I have enough knowledge of thise subjects, now I want to learn something new which assist me to enhance my practical skills as well as mental development.

When I browse on your college website I get to know Tourism and Hospatality course as a part-time and I found this course intresting. I am requesting you to enrole me in this course.

I am looking forward to your swift responce in this matter.

Yours faithfully,

Roop Sharma

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The letter addresses all three bullet points of the prompt: identifying the course, explaining the reason for cancellation, and requesting a new course. The tone is appropriate for a formal letter to an administrator. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited by frequent errors in expression. For instance, the explanation regarding the course content is slightly repetitive and lacks clarity in its phrasing. While the purpose of the letter is clear and the requirements are met, the overall quality of the communication is hindered by the language errors, which occasionally force the reader to re-read to grasp the intended meaning.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter is organized into logical paragraphs, each serving a specific purpose in the correspondence. There is a clear introduction, body, and conclusion. However, the use of cohesive devices is somewhat mechanical and occasionally inaccurate, such as the phrase 'As a I have enough knowledge'. The transition between ideas is sometimes abrupt, and the flow of the sentences could be improved by using a wider variety of linking words. Despite these issues, the overall progression of the letter is logical and easy to follow, meeting the requirements for a coherent response.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The vocabulary is adequate for the task but shows limited range and frequent spelling errors, such as 'couse', 'enroled', 'provise', 'coverd', 'becuse', 'subjecs', 'resourse', 'thise', 'intresting', and 'responce'. These errors are noticeable and detract from the professional tone of the letter. While the student attempts to use topic-specific vocabulary like 'Business Administration' and 'Tourism and Hospitality', the persistent spelling mistakes and occasional word-choice inaccuracies (e.g., 'took an advise' instead of 'took advice') limit the score. To improve, the student should focus on proofreading for common spelling patterns and mastering basic collocations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The student uses a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text. Examples include 'writing this letter to cancelling' (should be 'to cancel'), 'few month ego' (should be 'a few months ago'), and 'When I browse on your college website I get to know' (should be 'When I browsed... I found out about'). These errors are frequent and sometimes impede the flow of reading. While the meaning remains clear, the lack of control over basic verb tenses and prepositions prevents a higher score. More attention to subject-verb agreement and tense consistency is required.

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