Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

Dear Arpit,

I hope you are doing fine. I wanted to write you to say thankyou for hosting me at your home during my stay in Portugal for my exams

I wanted to let you know, I am glad that I have been there for 1 week. I really enjoyed your company and especially our visit to historical monuments. I am very grateful for your kind hospitality

Furthermore, I wanted to express that after reaching at my home, I must say, I am missing you and your amazing city. This visit imprinted a long lasting memories on my mind.

It would be grateful if you could come to Canada in coming summer during your university vacation. I would love to host you at my apartment. We would visit Nigra Falls and other tourist sites. I assured you this summer vacation gonna be a fun.

Take care, stay in touch.

Faysal.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

The letter covers the three requested points: you thank Maya for hosting you, mention enjoying her company and visits to historical monuments, describe missing her and her city after returning, and invite her to Canada in summer. The invitation includes activities such as visiting Niagara Falls, which makes it relevant and personal. However, some ideas are only briefly developed: the account of life at home gives little detail beyond missing Maya, and the proposed timing is vague (“in coming summer”) rather than a specific suitable period. There is also a significant mismatch in the greeting: the task names Maya, but the letter begins “Dear Arpit,” which weakens the sense that the task has been fully addressed. Add a little more about your routine at home and clarify the invitation.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The message has a clear overall arrangement: it opens with thanks, moves to memories of the visit and life after returning, then makes an invitation and closes. Paragraph breaks help distinguish these stages, and connectors such as “Furthermore” and “It would be grateful if” signal transitions. This meets the lower-band expectation of coherent organisation and shows some ability to guide the reader. However, the linking can feel mechanical, and the progression within paragraphs is occasionally unclear—for example, “I wanted to let you know, I am glad that I have been there” does not connect smoothly to the following details. Use more natural transitions and make the relationship between each sentence explicit. A more conventional friendly-letter opening and closing would also improve the flow.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range for a friendly letter, including phrases such as “kind hospitality,” “historical monuments,” and “long lasting memories.” These help communicate appreciation and the significance of the visit, while the invitation vocabulary is appropriate to the topic. There are, however, several inaccurate or unnatural choices and collocations, including “thankyou,” “reaching at my home,” “imprinted a long lasting memories,” and “I assured you.” “Nigra Falls” is also misspelled, and “gonna” is too informal for the otherwise polite tone. These choices do not prevent the reader from understanding the main message, but they limit precision. Aim for natural combinations such as “thank you for hosting me,” “after I got home,” and “I’m sure you’ll have a great time.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response includes mostly straightforward sentences and attempts some more complex forms, such as “It would be grateful if you could come to Canada in coming summer during your university vacation.” The main message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors occur in sentence construction, articles, prepositions, and agreement. For example, “I wanted to write you” needs a preposition (“write to you”), “after reaching at my home” has an incorrect preposition and structure, and “This visit imprinted a long lasting memories” has a singular–plural mismatch. The sentence beginning “I wanted to let you know, I am glad…” also joins clauses incorrectly. Use a wider mix of accurate sentence patterns, and check articles, verb forms, and punctuation when editing.

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