Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Barron's Writing · 2026-09-14

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 6.5)

Dear Arsh,

I am writing to get some information about famous places of your city because I am coming there for a business trip.

I recently get promoted as a marketing manager of my company. I wanted to promote my company in a seminar that will be organized in your city. Therefore, my motive is to bring my company at international level. Thus, the main purpose of my trip is my company's promotion.

This will be my first time in your city. I will be there for a week. I will have some free time to explore the city. If you could suggest me some activities and sightseeing attractions, I would love to enjoy there.

My business seminar will be held in the morning. I would like to invite you for dinner at any day which suits you, according to your schedule. It will be fun to gather as we last met years ago.

I look forward for your response.

Lots of love,

Yak.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

The response successfully covers all bullet points required by the prompt. You clearly explain the purpose of your trip by mentioning that you are attending a business seminar to promote your company internationally. You also ask about things to do and see, stating that you would love to enjoy activities and sightseeing attractions during your free time. Furthermore, you effectively invite your friend to dinner on a day that suits their schedule. The tone is appropriately informal and friendly for a letter to a peer, and all parts of the task are fully developed without any omissions, earning a solid band score.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.0

The letter demonstrates a clear overall progression and logical organisation. Each paragraph has a distinct focus, moving smoothly from the purpose of the trip to sightseeing details and finally the dinner invitation. Paragraphing is used appropriately throughout. Cohesive devices are employed reasonably well, such as 'Therefore', 'Thus', and 'Furthermore', though some transitions feel slightly mechanical or repetitive in the second paragraph. Referencing is generally clear, allowing the reader to follow the train of thought easily from the opening greeting to the sign-off.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The vocabulary used is adequate and generally appropriate for a general correspondence task. You attempt some less common lexical items such as 'international level' and 'attractions', but much of the vocabulary is somewhat basic, such as 'famous places', 'first time', and 'fun to gather'. There are minor collocation and phrasing awkwardness instances, such as writing 'recently get promoted' instead of 'recently got promoted' and 'suggest me' instead of 'suggest to me'. However, these lexical errors do not impede communication, and the tone remains friendly and natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The writing contains a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, with generally good control over basic structures. You successfully use conditional structures ('If you could suggest me... I would love...') and relative clauses. However, there are a few notable grammatical inaccuracies, such as 'I recently get promoted' (tense consistency error) and 'suggest me' (ditransitive verb error). Punctuation is mostly accurate, and despite these persistent errors, the majority of your sentences are clear and do not impede communication.

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