Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-10-12

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 harman,

How are you doing . I am writing this letter to inform you that i am coming to chandigarh next week for my business meeting and i think i should visit to see you and your family.

Actually my boss has some family emergency so he can’t go for meeting that is why he is sending me instead. As you know i am working in cloth factory so i have some meeting lined up with the clothing merchandise in chandigardh.

I heard that your city has so many historical place i just wonder if you suggest me where to go and you aware about my likes and dislikes .

I also want to request you if you can come with me to visit those places as i am not familiar of your city so you can guide me as well as we can spend a quality of time together after years.

Your friend

Prabhjot

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The letter addresses all three requirements: you explain that you are travelling for a business meeting, ask your friend for sightseeing suggestions, and invite them to accompany you. The reason for the trip is extended with the detail about your boss’s family emergency and your meetings with clothing businesses, while the invitation also explains that your friend could guide you and that you would enjoy catching up. These details make the purpose and request clear. To strengthen the response further, make the sightseeing question more specific—for example, ask about particular historical sites or activities that suit your interests—rather than relying on the general phrase “so many historical place.” The friendly tone is appropriate throughout.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The message follows a sensible sequence: you introduce the visit, explain why you are travelling, ask for recommendations, and then invite your friend to join you. The ideas are connected with phrases such as “Actually,” “As you know,” and “as well as,” and the reader can follow the overall purpose. However, the body is presented as one long block, so the shift from explaining the business trip to asking about sightseeing is not clearly signposted. Some links also feel mechanical or unclear, particularly “that is why” and the long sentence beginning “I also want to request you.” Use separate paragraphs for the trip and the sightseeing plans, and connect ideas with simpler, more natural transitions.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the main details, including “business meeting,” “historical,” “familiar,” and “quality of time.” The language is generally understandable, but several word choices and combinations are inaccurate or unnatural, which limits precision. For instance, “visit to see you” is awkward, “clothing merchandise” does not clearly describe the people or businesses you will meet, and “spend a quality of time” is not a natural expression. There are also spelling and capitalisation slips, including “chandigardh” and lowercase “i.” Aim to learn common collocations for travel, business, and invitations, and check spelling and proper nouns before sending the letter.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including explanations with “so” and a relative clause in “places as i am not familiar of your city.” The intended meaning is usually recoverable, but errors in sentence boundaries, articles, prepositions, and punctuation recur. For example, “How are you doing .” has incorrect punctuation, “I am not familiar of your city” uses the wrong preposition, and “your city has so many historical place” has a number-agreement error. The opening sentence also joins several ideas without clear punctuation. Practise building shorter, accurate sentences first, then combine them with correctly punctuated clauses; also check capital letters for “I” and sentence openings.

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