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 Maya,

How are you doing ? hope you are doing well.

I am writing to express my gratitude for the welcome you have given me and letting me stay at your home. The room which you gave me had all the required essentials to make my stay comfortable, not to forget the especial pillow you had arranged for me. Your cooking has improved a lot since you moved to Portugal and I really enjoyed your home made food, since my doctor has advised me to avoid eating junk food.

After returning from Protugal I really miss the time we spent togather, sometimes I feel lonely at home since I live alone and do not have any one to spend my leisure time with. I have also started learning cooking after getting inspiration from you.

I would like to invite you to stay with at my home during autumn since its the most beautiful time of the year in Canada. We will go togather to vist national parks which has wild life, and you will love the animals there.

Best wishes,

Anna Smith

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover all three requested points: you thank Maya and mention her welcome, room, pillow and cooking; describe missing her and beginning to learn cooking; and invite her to Canada in autumn. These details make the letter personal and relevant. However, some parts are less fully developed than others. The account of life at home is brief, and the invitation gives only a broad season rather than a more specific time or practical details about the visit. The enjoyment of the trip is also conveyed mainly through the food and accommodation, with little about what you did together. Adding one or two concrete shared activities and a clearer proposed date would make the response more complete and developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a clear overall arrangement: thanks and memories come first, followed by an update about home and then the invitation. Paragraphing helps the reader follow these shifts, and the closing is appropriate for a friendly letter. Some links between ideas are less smooth, however. In the first paragraph, the room, pillow, cooking and medical advice are joined in a long sequence, so the main point about what you enjoyed is not always prominent. The transition from missing Maya to learning to cook is understandable but could be made more explicit. Use a few natural links, such as “Since I got back” or “That visit inspired me,” and keep related details together to make progression more fluent.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range for a personal letter, including relevant expressions such as “express my gratitude,” “spend my leisure time,” and “inspiration.” The vocabulary communicates your meaning, and details such as the “special pillow” and “homemade food” help make the message personal. There are some spelling and word-choice errors, including “Protugal,” “togather,” “vist,” and “especial”; these reduce accuracy even though the intended meaning is generally clear. Some phrases are also less natural, such as “all the required essentials” and “stay with at my home.” Aim for accurate spelling and more idiomatic combinations, for example “everything I needed” and “stay at my home.” This would make your vocabulary sound more fluent and precise.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including the relative clause “The room which you gave me…” and the time clause “since I moved…”—though the latter idea is expressed as “since you moved to Portugal.” Most sentences remain understandable, and errors rarely prevent communication. Some grammatical and punctuation slips are present: “How are you doing ? hope…” needs a capitalized sentence after the question mark and no space before it; “I would like to invite you to stay with at my home” has an incomplete prepositional pattern; and “national parks which has” has a subject–verb agreement error. Review sentence boundaries, agreement and prepositions, while continuing to use varied sentence structures.

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