Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-09-26

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 this mail regarding a course that I booked last month but due to some issues i want to change the course.

I booked power engineering technician course on 4th of April for my theory improvement but right now at my job we changed our erection and commisoning schedule for the powerplant so I would like to book Maintenance Engineering cousre.

As a already paid fees for PET course so could you please transfer that fees for ME course and whatever diffrence I need to pay,I will pay on the first day of my class.i got to know that classes are very practical and use real example for explanation that helps me to give confidence to do efficient work at my job.

Thank you so much for your understanding and time.I would like to get respose as soon as possible from you.

Your Faithfully,

Yogeshkumar Patel

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The response successfully covers all three bullet points required by the task instructions. You clearly stated which part-time course you booked ("power engineering technician course"), explained why you need to cancel ("our erection and commisoning schedule for the powerplant"), and asked about booking a different course ("Maintenance Engineering cousre" and transferring fees). The purpose of the letter is immediately clear, and your tone is appropriately polite and formal for a request to a college administrator. However, some ideas could be slightly more extended to fully achieve the highest bands, as the explanation and request are somewhat compressed. Overall, all parts of the prompt are addressed adequately, fitting the criteria well for a solid passing grade.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter maintains a coherent overall arrangement, allowing the reader to easily follow your purpose and requests. You have attempted paragraphing, separating your opening statement, your core explanation and course change request, and your closing remarks. However, the paragraphing is somewhat blurred by formatting choices, and cohesive devices are limited. For instance, sentences like "As a already paid fees for PET course so could you please..." link clauses together rather mechanically. Referencing is generally clear, but transitional phrases to guide the reader smoothly between the cancellation reason, the financial transfer, and the future classes are somewhat lacking. With more varied cohesive devices and clearer paragraph breaks, the structure would be significantly enhanced.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for the task, successfully using terms related to your profession and studies, such as "power engineering technician", "erection and commisoning schedule", and "Maintenance Engineering". However, there are notable spelling errors and typos throughout the letter, such as "commisoning" instead of commissioning, "cousre" instead of course, "diffrence" instead of difference, and "respose" instead of response. Additionally, lowercase letters are used at the start of sentences ("i am writing..."), and articles are occasionally missed ("As a already paid fees..."). While these lexical and mechanical slips do not impede communication, they prevent the vocabulary score from reaching higher bands.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response contains a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating your ability to express conditional and explanatory ideas, such as in "...whatever diffrence I need to pay,I will pay on the first day of my class." However, there are frequent punctuation and grammatical errors, including missing capitalisation at the beginning of sentences ("i am writing", "i got to know"), run-on clauses linked improperly with commas, and missing articles ("at my job", "for PET course"). The sign-off also contains a minor error ("Your Faithfully" instead of "Yours faithfully"). Despite these recurring mechanical and grammatical issues, your meaning remains clear throughout, placing your grammatical accuracy firmly within the Band 5.5 to 6.0 range.

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