Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Recent IELTS Exams (Canada & India) · 2026-09-12

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)

Holiday Inn,

Brampton

I am Sachin, from Newmar Window Manufacturing. You will be delighted to know that we once manifested to organise an event into your hotel which is highly rated in the city. Chrismas holidays deserve to be celebrated in special way and there is no better place than yours to fulfill our wish.

I am glad to inform you that our event which was on previos Saturday was quite apriciated among all attendants. Most of the managers from our company were fascinated by the decoration in the hall. I personally like the food you served. Your staff's behaviour as well as there service really impressed all of us.

One thing I would like to address as an issue is the type of music played during the celebration. We were actually expecting folk music rather than Hip-Hop. Other than that it was a nice event and we look forward to organise more events like these.

Have a great day,

SACHIN

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The letter covers all three bullet points required by the prompt. You successfully provided details about the event (held on the previous Saturday by Newmar Window Manufacturing), mentioned what you particularly liked (the hall decoration, the food, and the excellent staff behavior), and suggested areas for improvement (requesting folk music instead of Hip-Hop). The tone is generally appropriate for a business correspondence with a hotel manager, despite some minor issues with register. All parts of the task are adequately addressed, earning a Band 6.5.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter has a clear overall progression, moving logically from the purpose of the letter and event details to positive aspects, then to constructive criticism, and finally to a polite sign-off. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate different ideas. However, the use of cohesive devices is somewhat basic and mechanical (e.g., 'One thing I would like to address...', 'Other than that...'). Referencing is generally clear, but the logical flow between sentences could be smoothed out with more sophisticated transitional phrases. Overall, the organization is coherent, satisfying the Band 6 descriptors.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You attempt some less common vocabulary, such as 'manifested', 'fascinated', and 'celebration', but word choice and collocation are occasionally unnatural or incorrect. For example, 'manifested to organise' is not standard English in this context, and there are several noticeable spelling errors such as 'Chrismas', 'previos', and 'apriciated'. Despite these flaws, the vocabulary is sufficient to convey your message clearly to the reader. These limitations place your lexical performance firmly within the Band 6 range.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as relative clauses in 'your hotel which is highly rated in the city' and subordinate clauses. However, there are frequent grammatical errors and awkward phrasings, such as 'we once manifested to organise an event into your hotel' (preposition error) and 'there service' (incorrect homophone for 'their'). Punctuation is generally acceptable, and while errors occur, they rarely impede overall communication. This mix of structures and error frequency corresponds to a Band 6.

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