Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-08-04

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 6.0)

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing to cancel my part-time course that I have enrolled in due to certain circumstances.

As I am pursuing a Physiotherapy degree, I have booked a Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapy course for specialisation in orthopedic conditons. This course will help to be expert in diagnosis and treatment of different conditions. This course is for 3 months online course with 5 days a week for 2 hours daily.

Unfortunately, I am working on a college research project recently, and it is time-consuming. Therefore, I won't have enough time to pursue this part-time course. As a result, I need to cancel my booking.

However, I am very poor at research statistics and data analysis. So, I want to enroll in Biostatistics course, which is 1 month of duration, and it will also help me with my research project also. After completion of my research project, I can join this course again after some months.

Thanking you for considering my letter.

Yours faithfully,

Hardik

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

You have successfully addressed all three bullet points in the prompt. You clearly identified the course you booked, provided a logical reason for the cancellation (the research project), and made a specific inquiry about enrolling in a different course. The tone is appropriate for a formal letter to an administrator. To reach a higher band, ensure that your explanation of the new course is more concise, as the current detail regarding the duration and the specific nature of the research project is slightly repetitive. Overall, the purpose of the letter is clear and the requirements are fully met.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is logically organized with a clear progression of ideas. Each paragraph focuses on a specific aspect of the task, which aids readability. You use some cohesive devices such as 'Therefore', 'As a result', and 'However' to link your ideas. However, the transition between the cancellation and the request for the new course could be smoother. Additionally, some sentences are slightly disjointed, such as the description of the course schedule. Improving the variety of linking words and ensuring that referencing is more precise would help elevate the flow of your writing.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using subject-specific terms like 'Physiotherapy', 'specialisation', and 'Biostatistics'. There are some minor issues with word choice and collocation, such as 'I am very poor at research statistics' (a more natural phrasing would be 'I lack proficiency in...') and 'This course is for 3 months online course' (which is grammatically redundant). While your vocabulary is sufficient to convey your meaning clearly, incorporating more sophisticated collocations and avoiding repetitive phrasing would improve your score in this criterion.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. There are several grammatical slips, such as 'This course will help to be expert in diagnosis' (should be 'help me become an expert') and 'it is time-consuming' (which is fine, but the preceding 'working on a college research project recently' is slightly awkward). You also have some minor punctuation and article usage errors. While these errors do not impede communication, they occur frequently enough to prevent a higher score. Focusing on subject-verb agreement and more precise sentence construction will help improve your accuracy.

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