Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Predictions Nov 2026 · 2026-11-11

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 5.5)

Dear Ms Carter,

I hope you are well, I am writing to ask you a big favour. My work hours are shifting next month, therefore I cannot be there to get the deliveries. I would like to suggest to reschedule the delivery.

My boss ask me to switch my schedule from morning to graveyard shift, and I think I could not refuse his request. So I could not accomodate the delivery rider. I would suggest if we could reschedule the delivery of the fruits and vegetables every Saturday in the morning. This is the best and only available time for me to recieve the produce-box.

It would be great if you could agree on my favour. Tell me if you need anything so I could talk to my boss about this matter. To make it up for you guys I could offer a free drink, this is on me.

Kind regards,

Ja Call

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You explain the key reason for the change: your employer is moving you from a morning schedule to a graveyard shift. You also request Saturday-morning delivery, so the main situation and preferred arrangement are clear. However, the request is not fully handled: you do not explicitly ask whether Saturday delivery can be arranged or whether it would involve an extra charge. “It would be great if you could agree” is a general appeal rather than both required questions, and the offer of a free drink is unrelated and makes the purpose less focused. To address the task more completely, ask directly whether the new time is possible and what, if anything, it would cost.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter has a recognisable structure: an opening request, an explanation and proposed arrangement, followed by a closing. The sequence from your changed work hours to the Saturday suggestion is easy to follow, and phrases such as “So” and “This is the best and only available time” help connect the ideas. Some links are less effective or unclear, however. “It would be great if you could agree on my favour” does not clearly lead into the offer of a drink, and “Tell me if you need anything” is vague in this context. A more purposeful final paragraph, with separate direct questions about feasibility and cost, would make the progression more coherent.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for the situation, including “shifting,” “graveyard shift,” “reschedule,” and “accommodate.” These choices communicate the main circumstances and show some attempt to use less routine language. A few expressions are inaccurate or too informal for a service letter: “ask you a big favour,” “agree on my favour,” and “make it up for you guys” do not sound natural in this context. There are also spelling errors in “accomodate” and “recieve.” Choose more precise service-related wording, such as requesting a change to the delivery schedule, and check spelling carefully. This would make the letter sound more natural and appropriately formal.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use both simple and more complex sentence forms, including the reason clause in “My boss ask me to switch my schedule from morning to graveyard shift” and the conditional request “if we could reschedule.” The message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors are noticeable. For example, “I hope you are well, I am writing” joins two independent clauses with only a comma; “My boss ask” needs a past-tense verb, and “I think I could not refuse” is not the natural tense and form for this meaning. The sentence beginning “I would suggest if” also needs a clearer grammatical structure. Use accurate past tense for the employer’s decision and a direct, well-formed question for the requested arrangement.

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