Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-10-18

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 sukhpreet,

Hope you are doing well.i am writing to tell you about that i am planning a trip to your city for my work.

First of all, as i mentioned i am coming there to meet our company's new clients and lock up a contract. In addition, i would like to explore the city and also planning to do some activities with you. So, i would like you to suggest me some sites to visit during the trip and also let me know your availability for the plan.

Moreover, please send me your home address so that i can check that how far is your home from my reserved hotel.

Hope we will have good time together and will make memories.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address all three required points: you explain that the trip is for work and to meet new clients, ask Sukhpreet for sightseeing suggestions, and invite them to spend time with you. The purpose is clear, and the request for your friend’s availability supports the invitation. However, the sightseeing and shared activity remain general: you do not name an activity you would like to do together, and the request for a home address is not developed or clearly connected to the plans. The response is also 28 words below the required minimum, so there is limited space to develop these ideas. Add a specific activity and a little more detail about your schedule or interests.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The message follows a sensible order, moving from the reason for the trip to sightseeing plans and then practical arrangements. Linking phrases such as “First of all,” “In addition,” and “Moreover” help show these stages, and the reader can follow the overall purpose. The organisation is clear, though the transitions sometimes feel formulaic, and the ideas are compressed into one block rather than separated into paragraphs. The connection between asking for sightseeing suggestions and requesting your friend’s address could also be made more explicit. Use a short paragraph for the work purpose and another for the invitation and plans, with more natural links between related requests.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for a friendly letter, including “clients,” “contract,” “explore,” and “availability.” These choices communicate the business purpose and social plans clearly. There are, however, some awkward or imprecise expressions: “lock up a contract” is not the natural collocation here, and “sites to visit” is less suitable than a phrase referring to attractions or places of interest. “Do some activities” is also vague. These choices do not prevent understanding, but more precise collocations would make the letter sound more fluent and natural. Try naming the kind of sightseeing or activity you have in mind.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, for example, “I am coming there to meet our company’s new clients” and the sentence beginning “So, I would like you to suggest…”. The main ideas remain understandable, but some grammatical and punctuation errors are present. In “Hope you are doing well.i am writing,” the sentences need correct capitalisation and separation; “I am writing to tell you about that I am planning” has an unnecessary “that”; and “also planning to do” needs a subject and a consistent verb form. The question “check that how far is your home” also uses incorrect word order for an embedded question. Proofread sentence boundaries and practise embedded questions and parallel verb forms.

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