Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Barron's Writing · 2026-09-22

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 Harshit,

I hope you are doing well. I am writing because next month, i am coming to your city for business trip. I have some free time so, I would like to visit some famous places of your town.

My comapny is opening a new branch in your city and they invited me also on day of formal ceremony. I also accept the offer because, I was making plan to visit to you and your city from a long time but i never gets time.

I know you are aware of the places where i can vsit and enjoy. Last time on call you told about the new amusement park. I am interested to visit the park and also i would like to know about the city and more places where i can visit nad enjoy.

At last, I will be happy if you also join me because it's a long time seeing you and it will be more fun if you join me.

I I hope you will join.

Best wishes,

Harleen

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

The candidate successfully covers all three bullet points required in the prompt. First, the purpose of the trip is clearly explained as a business trip for a company branch opening. Second, the writer asks about things to do and see, specifically mentioning the new amusement park discussed previously on a call. Finally, a clear invitation is extended to the friend to join the sightseeing activities. The tone is appropriately informal and friendly for a letter to an acquaintance, and the content is fully relevant to the task set. Ideas are sufficiently extended to meet the requirements of the prompt well, earning a solid band score.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is generally coherent and easy to follow, with a clear overall arrangement. Paragraphing is used to separate different thoughts, such as the purpose of the trip, sightseeing plans, and the final invitation. However, referencing and cohesion are sometimes faulty or mechanical. For instance, the transition 'At last, I will be happy if...' is awkward and unnatural for a closing paragraph, and referencing pronouns occasionally cause slight confusion, such as 'I i hope you will join'. Paragraph breaks are a bit disjointed, but the logical progression from stating the trip to asking for recommendations and extending an invitation is maintained throughout the response.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting some less common phrases such as 'formal ceremony' and 'amusement park'. However, there are noticeable spelling and word choice errors throughout the text, including 'comapny' instead of 'company', 'vsit' instead of 'visit', and 'nad' instead of 'and'. The phrase 'for a long time' is used twice in close proximity ('from a long time'), indicating limited flexibility. While communication is never impeded by these lexical shortcomings, the frequency of spelling mistakes and basic collocations keeps this criterion at the band 6 level.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The writer uses a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as 'My company is opening a new branch in your city and they invited me also on day of formal ceremony.' There are several grammatical errors and punctuation slips present, including lower-case capitalization ('i am coming'), missing articles ('on day of formal ceremony'), and awkward prepositions ('visit to you'). Despite these errors, they rarely impede communication, and the meaning remains clear throughout. The sentence structures show adequate variety for this level, though control over complex sentences is inconsistent.

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