Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Barron's Writing · 2026-09-21

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 Jasleen,

Hi, how are you? I am writing this letter to you because next week I will come on a business trip in Banglore.

Next week I will come on my business trip. I have a business meeting and some presentations with another company. It is very important trip for me becuase in few times our company will introduce a new product and I share all details with another company in this meeting.

After a meeting and presentations I have enough time to explore some popular places and famous restaurants in your city. Can you please suggest me which places I should visit and what sightseeings are beautiful to looking because you know very well about Banglore.I have heard that there is an international museum and has different culture's paintings.

I would appreciate if you join me and do outing with me, I am very excited to meet you and share my experience with you. Also, I want to go for dinner with you at famous resturant.

I hope you would join me and I look forward to your response.

Best wishes,

Jagjit.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

The student covers all parts of the prompt effectively. The letter successfully explains the purpose of the trip, stating 'I have a business meeting and some presentations with another company'. It also asks about things to do and see by requesting suggestions on 'which places I should visit and what sightseeings are beautiful to looking'. Finally, the invitation is clearly extended with the phrase 'I would appreciate if you join me and do outing with me'. All bullet points are well-addressed with relevant and appropriate details suitable for a semi-formal letter to a friend, ensuring the overall communicative goal is fully achieved.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter is generally clear, with a logical progression of ideas moving from the purpose of the trip to sightseeing and finally to the invitation. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate each main topic. However, there are some repetitive transitions and slightly mechanical cohesive devices used throughout the text, such as repeating 'Next week I will come' at the start of consecutive sentences. Referencing is mostly clear, but the overall organization could flow more naturally with a wider variety of linking words and smoother transitions between paragraphs.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully using terms like 'presentations', 'international museum', and 'experience'. However, there are noticeable word choice and collocation errors, such as 'important trip' instead of 'important trip', 'sightseeings are beautiful to looking' instead of 'sights are beautiful to look at', and 'do outing' instead of 'go out'. Spelling is generally accurate, but the lexical limitations and occasional awkward phrasing prevent the response from achieving a higher band score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The response features a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as 'Can you please suggest me which places I should visit and what sightseeings are beautiful to looking because you know very well about Banglore.' There are several grammatical errors and awkward structures, including 'I will come on a business trip in Banglore' (preposition error), 'becuase in few times' (spelling and phrasing error), and missing articles. While these errors occur frequently, they rarely impede overall communication, allowing the reader to easily follow the intended message.

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