Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-11-13

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

You have rented a house by a lake for the summer.

Write a letter to a friend. In your letter
• describe the house.
• describe how you are spending your time there.
• invite your friend to come and visit.

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear ____

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Dear Rahul,

I hope you are doing well, I am writing this letter to invite you to visit at my new house which I rented recently.

Well if I talk about the rented accommodation it is not too big but it’s good for enjoying summer specially because there is a lake beside it. I started living in this from the starting of the month June. It’s very far from the city but there are some activities which I always like to do to have some fun, such as swim in the lake which is just by the side of the house, sitting in the backyard is the most beautiful thing which I like about this. Moreover I like to use my PlayStation 5 to spend my time as well.

It’s been a long time since we met so I want to invite you here specially to enjoy your summer. We will do lots of new activities and will have lot of fun. It would be great of you if you visit here and spend some precious moments with me.

I hope to see you soon

Take care

Ashutosh

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three points: you describe the house as modest and beside a lake, explain that you swim, relax in the backyard and play your PlayStation, and clearly invite Rahul to visit. The friendly tone and personal detail about not having met for a long time suit a letter to a friend. Some parts are less fully developed than others: the house description gives little detail beyond its size and location, while the activities are listed rather than explained. The invitation is clear, but adding practical details—such as when Rahul could come or what you could do together—would make it more complete and developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a clear overall arrangement: an opening, a paragraph about the accommodation and your routine, an invitation, and a friendly closing. This makes the purpose easy to follow. You also use linking expressions such as “Moreover” and “so” to connect ideas. However, some connections feel mechanical or unclear. For example, “Well if I talk about the rented accommodation” is an awkward transition, and “this” in “the most beautiful thing which I like about this” does not clearly identify what it refers to. The long middle paragraph also combines several topics. Use clearer paragraphing and more natural transitions to make the progression smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

Your vocabulary is sufficient to communicate the main ideas, and phrases such as “backyard,” “precious moments” and “spend my time” help convey a friendly, personal tone. However, the range is limited in places, and several choices or collocations sound unnatural: “visit at my new house,” “from the starting of the month June,” and “do lots of new activities.” “Beautiful thing” is also vague when describing the backyard. Choose more precise expressions, such as “come and stay at my rented house,” “since the beginning of June,” and “try some activities together.” Greater variety in describing the house and lakeside setting would also make the letter more vivid and flexible.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and longer sentence forms, and the main message remains understandable. Some sentences show useful subordination, as in “It’s very far from the city but there are some activities…” However, there are some errors in sentence construction and punctuation. The opening joins two independent clauses with a comma: “I hope you are doing well, I am writing…”; use a full stop or a conjunction. In “I started living in this from the starting of the month June,” the structure is incomplete and the time phrase is not formed correctly. The sentence beginning “It’s very far…” also becomes overloaded. Build accuracy by separating ideas and checking articles, prepositions and sentence boundaries.

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