Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-09-01

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 Malavi,

How are you? Hope you are well doing good. I am writing these letter to you as I’m visiting New Jersey next month. My purpose of visit is project of my office where u have 3 meetings with client.

I wanted to visit some interested things in this city as it would be first time for to have trip of United State. I would love if you spend one day with me for our day out. I imagined something for you as it’s your birthday week.

Another request about helping me to plan itenerary for trip as I’m new to place. Please show me best sight seen and world famous beaches around your city. Last but not least I would be happy if you take your kids with us so that we can have some good bonds.

Hope to see you soon

Lots of love

Your best friend

Shivani

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The letter covers all three bullet points: the purpose of the trip (business meetings), a request for sightseeing recommendations, and an invitation to spend time together. The tone is appropriate for a letter to a friend. However, some ideas are slightly under-developed; for instance, the mention of the 'birthday week' is a bit abrupt and lacks context. While the task requirements are met, the development of the ideas could be more cohesive to ensure the reader fully understands the connection between the business trip and the social plans.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is organized into logical paragraphs, which helps the reader follow the progression of the message. However, the use of cohesive devices is somewhat mechanical and occasionally inaccurate. For example, 'Another request about helping me' is a bit awkward as a transition. Referencing is sometimes unclear, such as in the sentence 'I imagined something for you as it’s your birthday week,' where the connection to the previous sentence is weak. Overall, the structure is clear, but the flow between sentences could be improved with more natural linking words.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The vocabulary is adequate for the task but lacks variety and precision. There are several instances of word-choice errors or non-standard collocations, such as 'interested things' instead of 'interesting things,' 'sight seen' instead of 'sights,' and 'good bonds' instead of 'bonding time.' While the meaning is generally clear, these errors indicate a limited range of vocabulary. To reach a higher band, you should focus on using more natural collocations and avoiding repetitive phrasing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The letter contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors that occasionally distract the reader. Common issues include missing articles ('as it would be first time for to have trip of United State'), incorrect pronoun usage ('where u have' instead of 'where I have'), and subject-verb agreement errors ('I am writing these letter'). While these errors do not prevent communication, they are frequent enough to impact the overall fluency of the writing. Focusing on basic grammar rules, particularly articles and pluralization, would significantly improve your score.

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