Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Recent IELTS Exams (Canada & India) · 2026-10-31

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 6.5)

Dear Sir / Madam,

I am writing this letter to give you my feedback regarding my recent company event that i hosted at your hotel. The event took place on friday, January 22nd and the name of the event was the business show by RBC.

The hospitality of your staff was great. The food was on point and the ambiance of your place was better than any of our guests has ever experienced in any other hotel in the city. Mr Mukesh, the chef made sure that he talked to all of our guests and made sure they were having a good time.

The one and the only thing that i noticed that was not according to my expectations was, the toilets were not fully functionable in our party hall due to which the guests had to wait in a line to use them. Kindly take my opinions into consideration and i am sure ill be back for another event at your place very soon.

Yours truly

Pranav Chawla

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The letter addresses all three requirements: it identifies the event as the “business show by RBC,” gives the date, praises the staff, food and atmosphere, and explains the problem with the toilets. The purpose and generally positive attitude are clear throughout, and the complaint is relevant and specific. The praise is supported with the example of the chef speaking to guests, which helps extend the point. However, the event details are brief, and the improvement suggestion is not fully developed: you describe the queue but do not clearly ask the manager to repair or check the facilities. A more explicit, tactful request would make the response more complete and its ideas more fully supported.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The information follows a clear progression: you introduce the event, describe what you appreciated, and then raise the area needing improvement before closing. Separate paragraphs make these stages easy to identify, and links such as “The one and the only thing” signal the shift to the complaint. The letter is coherent overall, though some transitions and references could be more controlled. For example, “your place” is repeated, and the long sentence about the toilets combines the problem, its consequence and the request without a clear break. Use a more direct transition such as “One area that could be improved is…” and divide the complaint into clearer sentences to make the progression smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range to convey the event and your reactions, including “hospitality,” “ambiance,” and “take my opinions into consideration.” These choices make the positive feedback and complaint understandable. However, some expressions are informal or imprecise for a letter to a hotel manager: “on point,” “your place,” and “the one and the only thing” sound conversational, while “functionable” is not the appropriate word for describing toilets that are working. There are also spelling and capitalization slips, including “i,” “friday,” and “ill.” Aim for more precise, consistently formal wording and check spelling and word forms; this would make the vocabulary more accurate and suitable for the context.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The letter includes both simple statements and more developed structures, such as the sentence explaining that the toilets were not working and guests had to wait. Meaning remains clear, but some grammatical and punctuation errors persist. In “better than any of our guests has ever experienced,” the subject and verb do not agree; use “any of our guests had ever experienced.” The clause “The one and the only thing that i noticed that was not according to my expectations was” is awkwardly constructed and would be clearer as “The only issue I noticed was that…”. Capitalize “I,” and use appropriate punctuation to separate the complaint from the request. More consistently accurate sentence construction would strengthen control.

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