Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-10-31

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 Rutva,

How are you doing? I haven't seen you since we met on that cruise trip. I missed that trip so much. I heard you were coming to thunderbay for few weeks in july for your graduation. Recently , I rented a lakehouse near the dog lake and i would love to invite you guys over for the summer from first of July to third week of August .

The house is located near the dog lake , it has 3 bedrooms and a bathroom to share. The whole house is covered with a small garden containing several rees like apple and pear. It also has a lounge in the frontyard which has a sunset view of dog lake .Addditionally, i brought many boardgames and indoor games to play with you guys .I am also planning to grill some barbeques when you guys are here to enjoy on the blackstone we got ,when we rented the house .

I would love to have you guys over to join us some time in summer and catch up on all the stories we have to talk on .Once again congratualtions on your graduation and hope to hear from you soon.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address all three points: you describe the lake house and garden, mention board games and plans to barbecue, and clearly invite Rutva to visit during the summer. The details about the three bedrooms and the lake view make the invitation personal and relevant. However, the description of how you spend your time is less fully developed: most of this section describes activities you plan to do when your friends arrive, rather than what you are currently doing there. The invitation is clear, but the visit dates could be expressed more precisely and connected more directly to Rutva’s graduation plans. Developing the daily activities and clarifying the timing would make the response more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a clear overall progression: you reconnect with your friend, introduce the rental and its features, describe planned activities, and close with an invitation and congratulations. This makes the message easy to follow. You also use linking expressions such as “Recently,” “Additionally,” and “Once again” to connect ideas. The organisation is generally effective, though the house description and activity plans are crowded into one long paragraph, and some transitions feel abrupt. For example, the move from the lake view to board games could be smoother. Separate the house details from the activities, and use clearer links between the invitation dates and the plans, to make the progression more polished.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a suitable range of vocabulary for an informal letter, including “lakehouse,” “frontyard,” “sunset view,” “board games,” and “grill.” These details help the reader picture the setting and understand your plans. However, some word choices and collocations are awkward or imprecise, such as “the whole house is covered with a small garden,” “a bathroom to share,” and “stories we have to talk on.” There are also spelling and form errors, including “rees,” “Addditionally,” and “congratualtions,” which reduce accuracy. Aim for more natural phrases such as “surrounded by a small garden,” “a shared bathroom,” and “catch up on all our news,” and proofread carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use a mix of simple sentences and longer structures, including the relative clause in “a lounge in the frontyard which has a sunset view” and the time phrase describing the rental period. The message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors occur in sentence boundaries, articles, capitalization, and punctuation. For example, “The house is located near the dog lake, it has 3 bedrooms” joins two independent clauses with only a comma, while “for few weeks” needs an article. Capitalization is inconsistent in “july” and “i,” and punctuation is missing around several clauses. Use full stops or conjunctions to separate complete ideas, and check articles and sentence openings during revision.

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