Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-08-30

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 Sham,

I hope you are doing great and I am excited to share a good news with you that I got a new house in front of a lake for this summer.

It is 3 bedroom house with attached washroom ,a kitchen and a big living area and decorated this house with pink and white theme as per my taste.

I wake up about 5 in the morning then I spend me time walking around the lake and after 1 hours I go back home and take my coffee . I sit in my living area with cup of coffee and enjoy the outside view by opening the window . I also have big Tv and gaming system there and a enjoy my favourite shows and go to my bed to rest and study .

My birthday is near the corner and I invite you to come and stay with my during my birthday week . We have a great time together and I am planning to through a small get together.

Excited to see you!

With love

Aman

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

You have successfully addressed all three bullet points: describing the house, detailing your daily routine, and inviting your friend. The tone is appropriate for a letter to a friend. However, the development of ideas is somewhat basic. For example, while you mention the house has three bedrooms and a kitchen, adding more descriptive adjectives or specific details about the lake view would have made the response more engaging. Similarly, the invitation is clear but could be expanded by suggesting specific activities you could do together during the visit. Overall, you have fulfilled the requirements of the task effectively.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter follows a logical progression, moving from the news of the house to your daily activities and finally to the invitation. Paragraphing is present, though the second paragraph is quite dense and could have been split to separate your morning routine from your leisure time. You use some basic cohesive devices like 'then', 'after', and 'also', but the flow between sentences is sometimes a bit mechanical. To improve, try using a wider variety of linking words and phrases to connect your ideas more fluidly, which would help the reader follow your narrative with greater ease.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

Your vocabulary is generally adequate for the task, allowing you to communicate your ideas clearly. You use some relevant terms like 'living area', 'gaming system', and 'get together'. However, there are some minor inaccuracies in word choice, such as 'got a new house' (better: 'rented a house') and 'near the corner' (idiomatically: 'around the corner'). You also have some repetitive phrasing, such as using 'house' and 'coffee' multiple times in close proximity. Expanding your vocabulary to include more descriptive adjectives and varied verbs would help elevate your writing to a higher band.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You demonstrate a mix of simple and some complex sentence structures. There are several grammatical errors throughout the text, such as 'I am excited to share a good news' (remove 'a'), 'It is 3 bedroom house' (needs an article: 'a 3-bedroom house'), and 'stay with my' (should be 'me'). Additionally, there are punctuation issues, such as missing spaces before commas and inconsistent capitalization. While these errors do not prevent the reader from understanding your message, they occur frequently enough to impact the overall accuracy. Focusing on subject-verb agreement and correct article usage will significantly improve your score.

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