Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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IELTS Writing Task 1 question

You have been getting a weekly box of fresh fruit and vegetables from Meadow Farm for the past few months. It usually arrives at your home on Thursday afternoons, but your work hours are changing next month, so you will not be there to take it in. Ms Carter, who is in charge of the service, has asked customers to contact her if they need to change a delivery.

Write a letter to Ms Carter, the coordinator of Meadow Farm’s produce-box service. In your letter

• explain why you will not be home at the usual delivery time
• describe the different delivery arrangement you would like
• ask if this can be arranged and whether it would cost extra

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear ...............,

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Dear Ms Carter,

I am writing this letter to formally request you to change a weekly delivery time of fruit and vegetables.

I am one of your regular pattrons and I always admire from your service. I have got a promotion in my company due to this, my working hour are changing from the next month from tuesday to saturday but unfortunately, I would not be eligible to receive a weekly box on current time.

Therefore, I was wondering if you could deliver it on saturday morning because I can receive it this time. whether it is possible to arrange on this schedule or not. I am eligible to extra cost for changing time Please let me know as soon as possible.

Thank for your time and consideration. Looking forward to receiving your response.

Yours sincerely,

Harpreet Kaur.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address all three requested points: you explain that your work schedule is changing, request a Saturday-morning delivery, and ask about the possibility and extra cost. The purpose is clear and the tone is appropriately formal. However, some details are under-developed: “from Tuesday to Saturday” does not make clear exactly which days or hours you will be unavailable, and the question about cost is phrased unclearly (“I am eligible to extra cost”). The response also contains 138 words, so it does not meet the stated 150-word minimum. Add a little relevant detail, such as your preferred delivery window or an alternative safe place for the box, and state the cost question directly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter follows a sensible overall order: it introduces the request, explains the work change, proposes a new delivery time, and closes politely. Linking expressions such as “Therefore” help show the relationship between the schedule change and your request. However, the middle section is crowded into one paragraph, and the transition into “whether it is possible to arrange on this schedule or not” is awkwardly separated from the preceding sentence. The cost question also runs into the request without clear punctuation. Use separate paragraphs for the explanation and proposed arrangement, and connect the questions in a complete, clearly punctuated sentence to make the progression smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use vocabulary suited to a formal service request, including “formally request,” “delivery,” “arrange,” and “consideration,” and the reader can understand your main message. There are, however, several inaccurate or unnatural choices that limit precision: “pattrons” is misspelled, “admire from your service” is not a natural collocation, and “eligible to extra cost” does not express the intended question clearly. “Working hour” also needs a more natural plural form. Choose familiar, accurate phrases rather than forcing formal wording—for example, say that you “appreciate the service” and ask whether “an additional fee” would apply. Proofreading spelling and collocations would make the letter more polished.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex forms, including “I am writing…” and a sentence explaining the reason for the change, and the main message remains understandable. Some grammatical errors occur, particularly in the long sentence beginning “I have got a promotion”: the clauses are joined without clear punctuation, and “my working hour are changing” has an agreement error. The sentence beginning “whether it is possible” is a fragment rather than a complete question, while “Thank for your time” is missing a subject. Use shorter, complete sentences and check subject–verb agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries. For example: “My working hours will change next month, so I will not be home on Thursday afternoons.”

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