Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-07-28

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 7.0)

Dear Rose,

I hope this letter finds you in god health and spirit. I am writing to let you know that I am coming in to your city for business purposes next month.

My company is looking for a place to open a new location of their business in the Alberta being a manager I have to come with team to explore sights.

We will stay for one week and our meetings and work is supposed to finish before weekend. So, I have enough time to view some beautiful recreational sights. Please suggest me some good tourist attraction sights where I can enjoy. If there are any good places to eat out give me details.

I have a fantastic idea if you free on weekend we can go for dinner together and can spend some quality time as it's been long when we last time met.

I hope you will like the idea and join me at a dinner.

I would like to hear from you soon and curious to see you.

Warm Regards,

Jag

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.5

You have successfully addressed all three bullet points in the prompt: explaining the purpose of the trip, asking for recommendations, and inviting your friend to dinner. The tone is appropriate for a letter to a friend, and the purpose of the communication is clear throughout. The ideas are relevant and well-developed, providing enough context about your business trip to Alberta to make the request for sightseeing advice logical. You have fulfilled the requirements of the task effectively.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.0

The letter is logically organized with a clear progression of ideas. Each paragraph focuses on a specific aspect of the prompt, which helps the reader follow your message easily. You use some basic cohesive devices such as 'So' and 'If', though the flow could be improved with a wider variety of linking words (e.g., 'furthermore', 'consequently', or 'in addition'). Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate the introduction, the business context, the request for advice, and the invitation.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.5

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, such as 'recreational sights' and 'quality time'. However, there are some minor inaccuracies in word choice and collocation, such as 'god health' (a spelling error) and 'explore sights' (where 'explore the city' or 'visit landmarks' would be more natural). You also use 'sights' repeatedly; using synonyms like 'attractions', 'landmarks', or 'points of interest' would improve the lexical variety and sophistication of your writing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.5

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While the meaning is always clear, there are several grammatical slips, such as 'I am coming in to your city' (unnecessary 'in'), 'being a manager I have to come with team' (missing articles), and 'it's been long when we last time met' (awkward phrasing). Despite these errors, your control of grammar is generally sufficient to communicate your message without causing confusion for the reader.

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