Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-09-30

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 Rajan,

I am writing this letter to inform you that i am planning a business trip to your city Windsor in next month. The purpose of my trip is related to my transport business. I have an important meating with one of my client in your city.

During my trip i have some extra time that I want to spend with you and I also want to explore your city which is very beautiful as you told me and I also searched alot about it. As this city is also situated on the USA border which looks very stunning as I saw on the google pictures.

Moreover, I really want you to join me at that time so that I can also spend quality of time with you as well and you know much better about your city so it would be very helpfull for me to explore easily there with your help. So please it is humble request to you to join me at that time.

Thank you

Rupinder Kaur

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

The response covers all three bullet points required in the task prompt in a satisfactory manner. The writer successfully explains the purpose of the trip, mentioning a business trip related to a transport business and an important meeting with a client. The letter also asks about things to do and see by expressing a desire to explore the city and mentioning its location on the USA border. Finally, a clear invitation is extended to the friend to join the writer during the visit. The tone is appropriately informal and friendly throughout. Overall, all parts of the task are addressed adequately, placing this response in Band 6.0.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter maintains a coherent overall arrangement with a clear beginning and ending. The text is divided into logical paragraphs that separate the different points of the letter. However, cohesion at the sentence level is sometimes mechanical or faulty. For instance, the second paragraph relies heavily on repetitive coordinating conjunctions like 'and' rather than using a variety of cohesive devices. Referencing is generally clear, but the flow could be significantly improved with smoother transitions between sentences. Paragraphing is used, though paragraph breaks could be better managed. This performance aligns with a Band 6.0.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully communicating everyday concepts. There are attempts to use less common items and descriptive phrases, such as 'transport business', 'stunning', and 'explore'. However, there are also noticeable spelling and word choice errors, such as 'meating' instead of meeting, 'alot' instead of a lot, and 'helpfull' instead of helpful. Collocations are occasionally awkward, such as 'quality of time' instead of 'quality time'. Despite these lexical errors, meaning is never impeded, which is characteristic of a Band 6.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The writer demonstrates a mix of simple and some complex sentence forms, such as 'During my trip i have some extra time that I want to spend with you...'. However, there are frequent grammatical and punctuation errors throughout the text. These include missing capitalisation for the personal pronoun 'i', lowercase letters at the beginning of sentences in a few instances, and punctuation lapses such as run-on sentences. Despite these recurring errors, they rarely impede communication, allowing the reader to follow the message without significant difficulty. This fits the criteria for a Band 6.0.

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