Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-08-18

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 hope you are doing well. I am writing to cancel my booking for a part-time cooking course.

As I attended your free cooking session in my college. It was quite fascinated, and, I enrolled myself for the course at the same time with registration number 56 under the name of Aastha.

Later on, I realized that I am not passionate about cooking and I already know enough that how to cook meals for everyday life.

Therefore, I would like to take admission in computer language course because I am persuing my computer engineering graduation. As this course provides basic to advance knowledge for computer language such as java and c language. I feel that, this will provide me a great opportunity to achieve intermediate level for my ongoing course.

I will appreciate your kindness and I am looking forward for your prompt reply.

Yours sincerely,

Aastha

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

You have addressed all three bullet points in the prompt: identifying the course, explaining the reason for cancellation, and requesting a different course. The tone is appropriate for a formal letter to an administrator. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited. For example, the explanation regarding why you are not passionate about cooking is a bit simplistic. To reach a higher band, you could provide more specific details about your situation or the desired computer course to make the letter feel more authentic and fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter follows a logical structure, with each paragraph addressing a specific part of the task. You have used basic cohesive devices like 'Therefore' and 'Later on' to link your ideas. However, the flow between sentences is sometimes slightly mechanical. For instance, the transition between the second and third paragraphs could be smoother. The paragraphing is appropriate for a formal letter, and the overall progression of ideas is clear enough for the reader to follow your request without difficulty.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You have an adequate range of vocabulary to complete the task. You use some relevant terms like 'registration number', 'passionate', and 'intermediate level'. However, there are some inaccuracies in word choice and collocation, such as 'quite fascinated' (should be 'fascinating') and 'take admission in' (should be 'enroll in'). Additionally, 'computer language course' is a bit repetitive. Expanding your vocabulary to include more precise academic or professional terminology would improve your score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While the meaning is generally clear, there are several grammatical errors. For example, 'As I attended your free cooking session in my college' is a sentence fragment. You also have errors in verb tense and preposition usage, such as 'I am persuing' (spelling: pursuing) and 'know enough that how to cook' (should be 'know enough about how to cook'). These errors do not impede communication, but they occur frequently enough to prevent a higher score.

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