Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-08-23

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 Hasan,

I hope you are doing well.I am realy excited to let you know that I am comming to your city for a business trip next month.

As you know that I am working is company named "Mubia cyclone" and we are going for a business trip in your city Cox's Bazer.The trip is about the new brance that our company is about to open in your city.

It is going to be one week trip so I will have some free time to explore the city and do some activites around.As you are living there for a long time so can you please suggust me some activites? And please let me know about some place where I should visite must.

I also wants to meet you as we did noe see each other for a long time.Please let me know when you are free next month first week so that I can plane things ahead.

I will wait for your reply.

Your friend,

Abdullahel

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The letter successfully addresses all three bullet points: the purpose of the trip (opening a new branch), a request for sightseeing recommendations, and an invitation to meet. The tone is appropriate for a letter to a friend. However, the development of ideas is somewhat basic. For instance, the purpose of the trip is mentioned, but could be expanded upon to sound more natural. The request for sightseeing is clear, but the invitation to meet lacks specific detail regarding the proposed activity. Overall, the response fulfills the requirements of the task effectively.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is organized into logical paragraphs, which helps the reader follow the progression of ideas. There is a clear introduction, body, and conclusion. However, the use of cohesive devices is somewhat mechanical and repetitive (e.g., 'As you know', 'And please', 'I also'). The transition between sentences could be smoother to improve the flow. While the paragraphing is appropriate, the overall structure would benefit from a more varied use of linking words to connect ideas more naturally rather than relying on simple sentence starters.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The vocabulary is adequate for the task but remains quite limited. There are several spelling errors, such as 'realy' (really), 'comming' (coming), 'brance' (branch), 'suggust' (suggest), 'visite' (visit), and 'plane' (plan). These errors are frequent enough to be noticeable. While the student attempts to use relevant business and travel-related vocabulary, the range is not broad enough to demonstrate flexibility. To improve, the student should focus on accurate spelling and incorporating more precise collocations related to travel and business contexts.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The student uses a mix of simple and some complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text. Examples include 'I am working is company' (should be 'at a company'), 'we are going for a business trip in your city' (should be 'to your city'), and 'as we did noe see each other' (should be 'haven't seen'). Punctuation is also inconsistent, with missing spaces after periods. While the meaning is generally clear, the frequency of errors in basic grammar and sentence construction prevents a higher score.

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