Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-09-25

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 Kiran,

I am writing to inform you that I am visiting your city, Vancouver next week, on October 1st to October 4th, for a business meting. My meeting will be just for 2 days and rest of two days I will have free time.

Therefore, I am thinking of a trip of popular places in your city for these 2 days. I have heard of some famous places of your city especially about downtown and highest Gondala trip. So I want to enjoy it. The another interesting thing for me about my this trip, is to meet with you after 4 years.

I would be really appreciate it If you company me in these days. I hope to get some enjoyable time with you.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,

Karamveer Kaur

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

The student successfully covers all three bullet points required in the prompt. The purpose of the trip is explained as a business meeting followed by free time, suggestions for sightseeing are requested by mentioning downtown and a gondola trip, and the friend is invited to join the writer. The tone is appropriately informal and friendly for a letter. However, the response falls slightly short of the minimum word count requirement, coming in at 136 words against the 150-word minimum specified in the task instructions. This under-length impacts the full development of the ideas and requires a slight penalty under Task Achievement.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter is generally clear and easy to follow, with a logical overall progression from the purpose of the trip to sightseeing plans and finally the invitation. Paragraphing is used adequately to separate distinct ideas, such as the initial announcement and the subsequent invitation. Cohesive devices are used reasonably well, with transition words like 'Therefore' employed to link thoughts, although some referencing is slightly clunky or repetitive, such as 'of your city' and 'of my this trip'. Overall, the organization is sufficient for the reader to follow the writer's message without confusion, supporting a solid band 6.0.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, successfully conveying the intended message. The student attempts some less common vocabulary items such as 'popular places', 'downtown', and 'Gondala trip', though spelling errors are present ('meting' instead of meeting, 'Gondala' instead of gondola). Word choice and phrasing occasionally sound unnatural or slightly awkward, such as 'a trip of popular places' instead of 'a tour of popular places' and 'If you company me' instead of 'if you accompany me'. These lexical inadequacies prevent the score from reaching higher, remaining at a band 6.0 level.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The student uses a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating some control over grammar. Examples include subordinate clauses such as 'I am writing to inform you that...' and conditional-like structures 'I would be really appreciate it If...'. However, there are several noticeable grammatical and mechanical errors throughout the text, including spelling ('meting'), incorrect preposition usage ('on October 1st to October 4th' instead of from... to), incorrect verb form ('I would be really appreciate' instead of appreciate), and punctuation errors with capitalization. Despite these errors, communication is not impeded, placing the grammar securely in the band 5.5 to 6.0 range.

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