Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Barron's Writing · 2026-08-19

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 6.5)

Dear Sahil,

I hope you are doing well! It's have been long didn't see you so I thought to discuss something new with you.

Recently, I moved to Kitchener, an old city of Ontario. I'm excited to tell you that I've a rental house just on the bank of the lake for two months, starting from 1st of this month.

The house has two bedrooms and those both have attached balconies facing to lake. There are one bathroom and spacious living room, unfortunately, there is no kitchen facility provided by owner. But they offered food services according to my taste.

I am looking to fishing in the lake this summer and it is legally allowed in this area. Moreover, I'll also go for tracking and try adventures activities around there.

I know you have a summer break next month, so let's meet together at this house. It would be more fun if you come and spend quality time with me. I also planned to explore a new restaurant with you which is popular for its Italian food as you're Italian food lover.

A lots of love for you and family.

Take care,

Aman

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

You have successfully addressed all three bullet points in the prompt. You described the house, explained how you are spending your time, and extended a clear invitation to your friend. The tone is appropriate for a letter to a friend, being informal and friendly. The ideas are relevant and developed sufficiently to meet the requirements of the task. To reach a higher band, you could provide more vivid descriptive details about the house or the specific activities you plan to do, which would demonstrate a more sophisticated level of task development.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter is logically organized, with each paragraph focusing on a specific aspect of the prompt. You use some cohesive devices such as 'Moreover' and 'so' to link ideas. However, the flow is occasionally interrupted by minor errors in sentence structure, such as 'It's have been long didn't see you'. The paragraphing is appropriate, and the progression of ideas is clear throughout the letter. To improve, ensure that transitions between sentences are smoother and that you avoid repetitive sentence starters.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You have a sufficient range of vocabulary to convey your message clearly. You use some topic-specific vocabulary like 'rental house', 'balconies', and 'quality time'. However, there are some inaccuracies in word choice and collocation, such as 'looking to fishing' (should be 'looking forward to fishing') and 'tracking' (likely meant 'trekking'). These errors do not impede communication, but they do limit the precision of your writing. Expanding your range of collocations and ensuring correct word forms will help you achieve a higher score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While the meaning is generally clear, there are frequent grammatical errors, such as 'It's have been long didn't see you', 'I've a rental house', and 'There are one bathroom'. These errors are noticeable and occur throughout the text. While you attempt to use complex structures, the control over them is inconsistent. To improve, focus on subject-verb agreement and the correct use of articles and auxiliary verbs. Proofreading for these basic errors will significantly improve your accuracy.

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