Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-11-10

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

You are planning a business trip to another city. You will have some free time to do some sightseeing while you are there.
 

Write a letter to a friend who lives in the city you will visit. In your letter:
• explain the purpose of the trip.
• ask about things to do and see in the city.
• invite your friend to do something with you during your visit.

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear ____

Student answer (Band 6.0)

DEAR KOMAL,

I AM GLAD TO INFORM YOU THAT NEXT WEEK, I AM COMING TO YOUR CITY BRAMPTON, CANADA. IT WILL BE MY BUSINESS TRIP FOR A WEEK. I HAVE COOPERATIVE MEETING ABOUT THE CONTRUCTION WORK OF MY JOB. I WILL HAVE GREAT SPARE TIME TO SPEND WITH YOU.

I WANNA GET RELIEF FROM MY HECTIC LIFESTYLE WHILE SHARING A LOTS WITH YOU. I WANT TO VISIT TO NIAGARA FALL WITH YOU AS IT IS TOURIST ATTRACTION PLACE. ADDITIONALLY, YOU CAN TAKE ME TO VARIOUS PLACES THAT WAS PREFERRED TO VISIT AND MAKES OUR TIME MEMORABLE.

EVENTUALLY, I WILL TEXT YOU MY HOTEL DESCRIPTION, YOU WILL COME TO ME, WE WILL PLAY THE VIDEO GAMES THAT WE USE TO PLAY IN OUR CHILDHOOD TIMES, THIS WILL GENERATE A FEELING OF CHILDISH MAKES MY TRIP MORE RELAXED AND ENJOYABLE. MEET YOU SOON.

TAKE CARE

KOMAL

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three points: you explain that the visit is a week-long business trip, ask Komal to show you places such as Niagara Falls, and suggest spending time together playing video games. The purpose and invitation are clear, although the sightseeing request is less specific: “various places” does not identify what you would particularly like to see, and the invitation could include a clearer plan or time. The response is also six words below the required minimum of 150, so it does not fully meet the task instructions. Adding a little detail about your work meeting and asking about particular attractions or activities would develop the ideas more fully and make the letter more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a coherent overall arrangement: you introduce the trip, move to sightseeing, and then describe an activity with your friend. Paragraph breaks help distinguish these purposes, and linking expressions such as “Additionally” and “Eventually” show an attempt to connect ideas. However, some connections are mechanical or unclear. For example, “Eventually” does not naturally introduce the plan to text your hotel details, and the sequence from visiting Niagara Falls to playing video games could be linked more smoothly. The closing “Take care, Komal” also appears to sign the letter with the recipient’s name rather than your own. Use more natural transitions and make references and the letter format consistently clear.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant vocabulary for the situation, including “business trip,” “spare time,” “tourist attraction,” and “memorable,” and the reader can generally understand your plans. There are also attempts to use more expressive language, such as “hectic lifestyle.” However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, including “cooperative meeting,” “hotel description,” and “a feeling of childish.” “Contruction” is also misspelled, and “wanna” is too informal for this letter. These issues make parts of the message less clear and show that vocabulary control is not yet consistent. Choose familiar, precise expressions and check spelling and collocations before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentence forms, and the main message is usually understandable. However, errors in sentence structure, agreement, articles, and verb forms are frequent enough to make some sentences difficult to follow. For example, “I have cooperative meeting” is missing an article, while “places that was preferred to visit and makes our time memorable” has problems with agreement and clause structure. “I want to visit to Niagara Fall” also has an unnecessary preposition, and “sharing a lots” has an incorrect plural form. Practise building accurate sentences with one main idea at a time, then add subordinate clauses only when you can control their grammar. Check subject–verb agreement and articles carefully.

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