Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-15

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 5.0)

Dear Mam,

I hope you will be fine with the radiant health and the best spirit.I am writing this letter for change the rapetations. I m Ayesha and I am candidate of you college. I takes part recently in one part time course. which is computer course.I know that its a best couser and everyone like it.This course is very popular in our country everyone want to get the information about this.I also like this so I booked this part time course for me.

But now I want to cancel my computer course. Because I know that. I can do this couser at any time and at any my life part . I also much know about this course.I think if I do this couser I cannot get an excellent vocation.

So know I want to take part in the social designing couser it's to much popular and many peoples are doing this nowadays.Its my dream couser when I heard that You are doing this course in your college so I felt very happy.So know I want to take past in this field.

Your obediently,

XYZ

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the booked course as a computer course and clearly state that you want to cancel it. You also ask, in effect, about taking a different course by saying you want to join “social designing,” so the main purpose is recognisable. However, the reason for cancelling is unclear: saying you can study it “at any time” and that it may not lead to an “excellent vocation” does not explain the circumstances behind your decision. The request about the alternative course is also not framed as a question about availability, enrolment, or next steps. Develop these points with a specific reason and a direct enquiry to the administrator.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The letter has a recognisable sequence: an opening, discussion of the computer course, a cancellation paragraph, and a paragraph about the alternative course. This gives the reader some overall organisation. However, progression is weakened by repeated or unclear links, such as “I also like this” and “So know I want,” and several ideas are crowded into long sentences without clear punctuation. The opening material about the course’s popularity delays the key request, while the final paragraph does not clearly connect the new course to a specific question for the administrator. Use separate paragraphs for the cancellation reason and the alternative-course enquiry, and use simple, accurate transitions to make the purpose easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

Your vocabulary is sufficient to identify the two courses and communicate the basic intention to cancel and change courses. You also attempt more formal expressions, including “I am writing this letter” and “Your obediently.” However, frequent spelling and word-choice problems make parts difficult to understand: “rapetations,” “couser,” “social designing,” and “take past” do not convey the intended meanings reliably. Some phrases are also unnatural or unsuitable for a formal college letter, such as “radiant health” and “excellent vocation.” Choose familiar, precise terms—such as “cancel my enrolment,” “graphic design course,” and “career prospects”—and check spelling and collocations carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts both simple and longer sentence forms, but control is limited and errors frequently affect clarity. For example, “I takes part recently in one part time course” has problems with subject–verb agreement, tense, and sentence construction; “which is computer course” is an incomplete clause; and “Because I know that” is incorrectly separated from the sentence it introduces. Articles and plurals are also often missing or inconsistent, as in “you college” and “many peoples.” Punctuation and capitalisation are unreliable, particularly where full stops divide connected ideas. Practise accurate basic sentence patterns first, then combine ideas with conjunctions while checking verb forms, articles, and sentence boundaries.

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