Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-10-28

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 Tom,

I hope you are doing well.

I am writing this email to infrom you that I recently rented a appartment near a lake for the summer only.

I would like to invite you at this place, the house is very big and it has four rooms, each has their own bathroom. Backyards has many beautiful flower and these are only grow during summer. There is a beautiful veiw of the river as well as mountains.

I like to spend my leisure time there, several activities to do, such as swimming, fishing, barbieque, and many more.

I am thinking, if you can come over then we will hang out together. I am sure you will definately love this green place.

Let me know, when you will free. It been a year and I have not see you.

I hope to hear back from you soon.

Your friend,

Tanu

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover all three requested points: you describe the rented home and its setting, mention activities such as swimming and fishing, and invite Tom to visit. The details about four rooms, private bathrooms, flowers, and the view make the letter relevant and personal. However, some points are less fully developed: the account of how you spend your time is mainly a list, and the invitation does not give a suggested date or practical details. The response is also one word below the required minimum, so add a little more relevant detail—for example, describe a typical day or suggest when Tom could come.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter follows a sensible order, moving from the reason for writing to the house, activities, invitation, and closing. The greeting and sign-off also suit a friendly letter, and phrases such as “as well as” and “I hope to hear back” help connect ideas. This gives the response a coherent overall arrangement. To make the progression more polished, separate the description, activities, and invitation into clearer paragraphs, and avoid abrupt transitions such as “I am thinking, if you can come over.” Some punctuation around introductory phrases and clauses also interrupts the flow. More natural links between the activity list and the invitation would help the letter feel less like a sequence of separate statements.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the main details, including “leisure time,” “beautiful view,” and “hang out together,” and the friendly tone is appropriate. There are also attempts to use descriptive language about the setting. However, spelling and word-choice errors are noticeable, including “infrom,” “appartment,” “veiw,” and “definately.” Some expressions are imprecise or unnatural, such as “invite you at this place,” “Backyards has many beautiful flower,” and “barbieque.” These do not prevent the reader from understanding the message, but they limit the accuracy and range of your vocabulary. Check spelling carefully and choose more natural collocations when describing the house and activities.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use a mixture of simple sentences and some longer structures, such as “I am sure you will…” and the sentence describing the view. The message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors occur in articles, agreement, verb forms, and sentence construction. For example, “I rented a appartment” needs an appropriate article, “Backyards has” has a subject–verb agreement problem, and “It been a year and I have not see you” needs corrected verb forms. The activity sentence, “I like to spend my leisure time there, several activities to do,” is also not a complete, well-formed connection between its ideas. Practise combining clauses accurately and checking articles, agreement, and tense forms.

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