Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Barron's Writing · 2026-10-20

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 Deepika,

I hope you are doing well in your life. i am writing to tell you that i will be visiting your city next month for a business trip. i have some free time after my meetings so, i would love to explore the city.

the main purpose for my trip is to attend some business meetings with my company's clients.I will be staying their for about five days and i should have a day and half free.

As you live in that city for almost six years , i would like to ask you for some suggestions about the famous places to visit i that area.As you know how foddie i am so, i also wanted to try some local food and i have been waiting to explore the shopping areas as well. If there are any famous tourist attractions , please let me know.

It would be great if you can join me because it been long that i have seen you. we could visit some popular restaurant, go sightseeing or simply tor coffee and talk . i am really looking forward to seeing you after such a long time.

Please let me kno

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

The letter clearly covers all three required points. You explain the business purpose by mentioning meetings with your company’s clients, give the length of your stay and available free time, and ask Deepika for recommendations on attractions, local food and shopping. The invitation is also clear: you suggest sightseeing or visiting a restaurant together and express that you have missed seeing her. These details make the message relevant and appropriately personal. To strengthen it further, make the request for advice more specific—for example, ask which sights are practical to visit during your free day—and complete the final request, which currently ends abruptly at “Please let me kno”.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The information follows a clear, sensible progression: you introduce the visit, explain its business purpose, ask for local recommendations, and then invite your friend to join you. Separate paragraphs help the reader identify each stage, and phrases such as “As you know” and “It would be great if” connect ideas naturally. The overall organisation is effective, though some links within sentences are less smooth, particularly “so, I would love” and the long sequence of requests in the third paragraph. The unfinished closing also interrupts the letter’s ending. Use punctuation to separate related requests and add a complete sign-off so the message feels fully finished.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the purpose and friendly tone, including “business meetings,” “tourist attractions,” “local food,” and “go sightseeing.” However, several noticeable spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision: “foddie” for “foodie,” “tor coffee” for “for coffee,” and “kn[o]” in the unfinished final line. Some expressions are also less natural, such as “doing well in your life” and “popular restaurant.” Aim for accurate spelling and more idiomatic collocations; for instance, “I hope you’re doing well” and “a well-known restaurant” sound more natural. The range is adequate for this familiar letter, but greater accuracy and variety would make it more fluent.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex forms, including “As you live in that city for almost six years” and the conditional request “If there are any famous tourist attractions, please let me know.” Meaning is generally understandable, but errors occur across sentence boundaries, verb forms, articles and punctuation. Examples include “i am” instead of “I am,” “I will be staying their,” and “it been long that i have seen you.” The sentence beginning “It would be great if you can join me” also needs a more suitable verb form. Review capitalisation, apostrophes, and tense choices, and proofread each sentence for a complete, correctly formed clause.

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