Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Recent IELTS Exams (Canada & India) · 2026-09-02

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

You recently helped your company organise an event at a hotel. Write a letter to the hotel manager. In your letter:

– Provide details about the event
– Mention what you particularly liked about the hotel
– Suggest areas for improvement.

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Sir / Madam,

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Dear Sir,

I am doing well here. I hope you are also doing great. Today, I am here to provide you some glimpse and key notes about the successful event that took place a week earlier at a your hotel premises.

I along with my company team members had organized a farewell for our newly retired members at your hotel. We had done it successfully and cheeringly. We liked the way you welcomed our team as well as other company members and guests at your hotel. The hotel staffs were so friendlier and they treated us so well. We liked the way you had decorated the auditorium and seminar hall. The food items were so delicious that we like to visit your hotel for the next time as well.

But being a good customer, we were really disappointed seeing the bathroom conditions at your hotel. The toilet seats were urinated not wiped out. There were water spilled all over the toilet premises. There were also not sufficient equipment that needs to be.

Other services were so good and praiseworthy. In the coming years, we would like to visit again and would really appreciate if those things should be improved for the overall wellness.

Regards,

Annapurna Tours and Travels.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The letter covers all three bullet points: details of the event, positive aspects of the hotel, and areas for improvement. The tone is generally appropriate for a formal letter, though the opening is slightly informal. The ideas are relevant and clearly presented. To reach a higher band, the student should ensure the purpose of the letter is stated more professionally in the opening and provide more specific details about the event (e.g., the date or the number of attendees) to fully develop the response.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is organized into logical paragraphs, each focusing on a specific aspect of the task. The progression of ideas is clear, moving from the event details to the positive feedback and finally the complaints. However, the use of cohesive devices is somewhat basic and occasionally repetitive (e.g., 'We liked the way...'). Improving the variety of linking words and transition phrases would help the flow of the letter feel more natural and sophisticated.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The vocabulary is sufficient for the task, allowing the student to communicate their points effectively. There are some instances of awkward phrasing, such as 'cheeringly' and 'urinated not wiped out', which are not standard collocations. While the student attempts to use descriptive language, the choice of words is sometimes imprecise. Expanding the range of vocabulary to include more formal and precise business-related terms would significantly enhance the quality of the writing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The student uses a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. There are several grammatical errors, such as 'at a your hotel' (article error), 'staffs' (pluralization error), and 'not sufficient equipment that needs to be' (incomplete clause). While these errors do not prevent the reader from understanding the message, they are frequent enough to impact the overall fluency. Focusing on subject-verb agreement and correct article usage would improve the accuracy of the writing.

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