Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-09-16

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)

Hi Tasin,

I hope you are doing well. I am very excited to let you know about my new house that I rented for this summer which is located by a beautiful lake.

I have already told you that I am looking for a house for my summer holiday and I finaly found it in a great location.There is a big lake beside the house and there is a place where I can sit and spend my free time.

You know that I love to read books and now I spend my most of the time sit beside the lake a read books. I realy love this location.

I know your holiday also going to star next week and I really want you to join me here in my new house. I have already planed so many thinks that we can do together.

Please let me know if you can manage your time and visite me.I will wait for your reply.

Your sincerely,

Abdullahel.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The response successfully covers all three bullet points required by the prompt. The student describes the rented summer house ('located by a beautiful lake' with a place to sit), explains how they are spending their time there ('read books' and plan activities), and warmly invites their friend to join them ('really want you to join me here'). The tone is appropriately friendly and informal for a General Training letter. All parts of the task are adequately addressed, earning a Band 6.5, though the ideas could be slightly more fully developed to reach a higher band.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter maintains a coherent overall arrangement with a clear purpose throughout. Paragraphing is used to separate different ideas, such as the description of the house, daily activities, and the invitation. However, cohesive devices are somewhat basic and mechanical, and there are minor structural issues with referencing. For example, transition phrases between paragraphs could be smoother to enhance the logical flow. Despite these minor limitations, the progression of ideas is generally clear and easy to follow, fitting the Band 6 descriptors well.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully conveying meaning with phrases like 'great location' and 'summer holiday'. There are some attempts at less common vocabulary, but these are accompanied by spelling and word-choice errors, such as 'finaly' instead of finally, 'star' instead of start, 'visite' instead of visit, and awkward phrasing like 'spend my most of the time sit beside'. While these errors are noticeable, they do not impede overall communication, placing the response firmly at Band 6.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The writer demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as 'I have already told you that I am looking for a house...'. However, there are several grammatical and mechanical errors throughout the text, including tense inconsistencies ('your holiday also going to star'), prepositions ('spend my time sit beside'), and spelling mistakes ('thinks' instead of things, 'Your sincerely' instead of Yours sincerely). These errors occasionally disrupt the reading flow, but the meaning remains clear. This profile corresponds to a Band 6.0.

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