Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-10-14

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 Nand,

I hope you are doing well. I am writing to inform you that recently I rented a house near by lake for the summer vacation at kerala resort for 30 October. This house are very spacious. Firstly it has three floor. With every room their is attached jackuzzi. secondly, open kitchen to cook food on ground floor. Moreover house surrounded by large coconut trees and having big backyard and in frontyard having swing to ride. Important part is that lake is 100 meter away from house.

I have plan an itenary for 10 days. we spend whole day inside house and utilise swings for relaxing. On very next day, We do bornfire at frontyard and use barbeque to do small party with friends. on another days, we leave for outing we go inside lake swim and have small picnic at side of lake. Moreover we plan to watch horror movies late at night. Which makes our vacation fullof fun and thrill.

I would be appreciate it if you could join me on coming summer vacation. I hope you like my idea and if you want any change in plan we will do.

I am waiting for you response promptly.

Best wishes,

Shruti

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You address all three points in the task: you describe the house and its surroundings, explain activities such as swimming, picnics and a barbecue, and clearly invite Nand to visit. The details about the coconut trees, backyard swing and nearby lake make the setting easy to imagine, while the invitation is polite and includes an offer to adjust the plans. This gives the letter a clear purpose and relevant content. To make the ideas more fully extended, clarify the timing and arrangements—for example, when your friend could come and whether the ten-day itinerary is already planned with them in mind. A little more detail about what you enjoy most at the house would also make the description more developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a sensible overall progression: it introduces the rental, moves to your activities, and ends with an invitation and sign-off. Paragraphing supports these distinct purposes, and linking expressions such as “Moreover” and “On another days” show an effort to connect ideas. This meets the lower-band expectation of a coherent arrangement and shows some of the flexibility expected at the next level. However, the sequence of activities is not always easy to follow, and connectors are sometimes mechanical or incorrectly used; for instance, “Firstly” and “secondly” organise house features rather than a clear sequence, while “Which makes our vacation…” is detached from the preceding sentence. Use clearer time markers and connect related details within complete sentences.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “spacious,” “backyard,” “barbeque,” “outing” and “picnic.” Some choices also help create a friendly, informal tone appropriate for a letter to a friend. However, the range is limited and several noticeable spelling, word-form and collocation errors make parts less natural, such as “near by lake,” “bornfire,” “itenary” and “fullof fun and thrill.” Phrases such as “use swings for relaxing” and “swim and have small picnic at side of lake” are understandable but not idiomatic. Build accuracy by learning common combinations and checking spelling, spacing and word forms; this will make your descriptions clearer and more fluent.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both short statements and longer sentences, and the reader can generally understand the intended meaning. However, the range of structures is limited, and attempts to combine ideas often contain errors. Examples include “This house are very spacious,” “it has three floor,” and “I have plan an itenary,” where agreement, plurals and verb forms are not controlled. Articles and sentence boundaries also need attention: “near by lake” lacks an article, and “Which makes our vacation…” is an incomplete sentence. These errors recur and sometimes make the reader pause, which is consistent with this level. Practise accurate basic sentence patterns first, then join ideas using clauses while checking subject–verb agreement, tense, articles and punctuation.

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