Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · IELTS Predictions Nov 2026 · 2026-11-12

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

You have just returned to Canada after spending a week with your friend Maya at her home in Portugal. It was the first time you had visited her since she moved there last year, and she made you feel very welcome. You have not had a chance to write to her yet, but would like to get in touch soon.

Write a letter to your friend Maya. In your letter

• thank Maya for having you to stay and say what you enjoyed most about the visit
• tell her about your life at home since you returned
• invite her to stay with you and suggest a suitable time for her to come

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

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

Student answer (Band 6.5)

Dear Maya,

I am writing this letter to talk about my stay at your house while I visited Portugal last week. I would like to thank you for your hospitality. Moreover, I hope, you would come visit Canada soon and give me a chance to host you.

First of all, I was very pleased to stay at you house and spend time with you after a long time. One thing that I liked the most about my stay was cooking Dumplings together. Because I learned to cook a new dish and got to enjoy your company. I still remember the fun we had and relieve the memories everyday.

However, after my return I feel sad because I loved spending time with you and I feel like a part of me is still there enjoying the beautiful beaches with you.

I would suggest you to visit Canada someday because it also has a lot to offer. I would recommend you to come here around early November because we could enjoy beautiful fall colours at various parks across the country. If you are busy at that time, call me directly on [redacted phone] and let me know when you could visit. We can plan your trip according to that.

Kind regards

Bibek

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three points: you thank Maya for her hospitality, identify cooking dumplings together as a highlight, describe feeling sad after returning, and invite her to Canada in early November. These details make the letter relevant and personal. The visit invitation is especially clear because you explain that you could enjoy the fall colours together. However, the account of life at home since returning is only briefly covered: you describe missing Maya, but give little information about what you have actually been doing at home. The invitation could also be developed with a more specific offer of what you would do or where she could stay. The response covers the task well overall, but these ideas are not all equally developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a clear overall shape, moving from thanks and memories to your feelings after returning and then to the invitation. Paragraphing helps separate these purposes, and phrases such as “First of all” and “However” signal transitions. The sequence is easy to follow, though some linking feels mechanical or does not connect ideas smoothly. For example, “Because I learned to cook a new dish and got to enjoy your company” is a sentence fragment, and “Moreover” is rather formal for a friendly letter. The paragraph about returning home also shifts quickly from feeling sad to recommending a visit. More natural transitions and a fuller, more connected account of your life at home would make the progression more flexible and polished.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “hospitality,” “beautiful beaches,” and “fall colours.” These choices help make the letter warm and specific, and the meaning remains clear throughout. There are, however, some awkward word choices and collocations that limit precision and naturalness. “Relieve the memories” does not express the intended idea; “relive the memories” would be appropriate. “I would suggest you to visit” is also an unnatural phrase, while “come visit Canada” would sound more natural as “come and visit Canada.” The repeated use of “visit” and “beautiful” could be varied with more precise alternatives. Greater control of common collocations and a little more variety would strengthen the vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including “because I loved spending time with you” and the conditional invitation, “If you are busy at that time…”. Most ideas are understandable, and errors do not prevent communication. Some grammatical problems remain, however. “I was very pleased to stay at you house” needs the possessive “your,” and “I hope, you would come” has an unnecessary comma and an awkward verb pattern. The sentence beginning “Because I learned…” is a fragment and should be joined to the preceding sentence. In “I would suggest you to visit,” the verb pattern is incorrect; use “I would suggest that you visit” or “I would like to invite you to visit.” More accurate sentence boundaries and verb patterns would improve control.

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