Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-08-03

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 John,

I hope you are doing well in your life and the purpose of writing this letter to you is that I am in your area for my buisness trip so the thing is that I have some time in which I want to visit your home.

I want to explore this town as well as like to see some locations for my company nearby the downtown or in the city centre as I am expanding my work to this area so that I am able to open my franchise of construction in every city. Apart from this, I also want to visit some historical and cultural museums to get more knowledge about this metropolitan area.

I hope you are free on this Sunday as I am planning to do all these things on this day, moreover we can go to watch movie and spend some time together in the evening so that we can enjoy.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

You have addressed all three bullet points in the prompt: explaining the purpose of the trip, asking for recommendations, and inviting your friend to meet. The tone is generally appropriate for a letter to a friend. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited. For instance, while you mention wanting to visit museums, you could have provided more specific details about your interests to make the request for recommendations more engaging. The purpose of the trip is clear, but the connection between your business expansion and the request to visit your friend's home could be more naturally integrated to improve the flow of the narrative.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is logically organized into three paragraphs, each corresponding to a specific part of the task. You use some cohesive devices such as 'Apart from this' and 'moreover' to link ideas. However, the use of these devices is sometimes mechanical, and the sentence structure within paragraphs can feel a bit repetitive. The transition between the business purpose and the social invitation is slightly abrupt. To improve, try to vary your linking words and ensure that the progression of ideas within each paragraph feels more natural and less like a list of requirements.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

Your vocabulary is adequate for the task, allowing you to communicate your intentions clearly. You use some relevant terms like 'metropolitan area', 'franchise', and 'construction'. However, there are some minor inaccuracies in word choice and collocation, such as 'doing well in your life' (which is slightly unnatural) and 'buisness' (spelling error). To reach a higher band, focus on using more precise collocations and avoiding repetitive phrasing. Expanding your range to include more descriptive adjectives or idiomatic expressions suitable for an informal letter would also be beneficial.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While the meaning is generally clear, there are several grammatical errors, such as 'the purpose of writing this letter to you is that I am in your area' (which is wordy and slightly awkward) and 'so that I am able to open' (which is repetitive). Punctuation is also inconsistent, particularly regarding comma usage in long, run-on sentences. To improve, focus on reducing wordiness, ensuring subject-verb agreement, and using a wider variety of complex structures with greater accuracy.

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