Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-11-05

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 john

I hope you are enjoy your life very well. However, i want to inform you that i finally rented out 3 bedroom house near our favourite white rock lake. This home does not only include 3 bedrooms with attched bathroom but also it have private home theater, studio room, beer bar to have drink with friends as well as nice sundeck from where i can see beautiful view of white rock, I am very happy since i moved here i started concentratating more on my health. Nowadays i regularly go for jogging in morning and for walking in evening but to be honest i miss you alot. Its been to long we did not meet with each other. Next month my 25th birthday is coming on long weekends i would like to have you with me on that speacial ocation. It will be lot of fun we will go for walk together as well as for dinner. I hope you will come.

your friend

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AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The letter addresses all three required points: you describe the rented house, explain how you spend your time, and invite your friend to visit. Details such as the three bedrooms, home theatre, sundeck, morning jogging and evening walks make the message personal and relevant. The invitation is also clear, with a proposed occasion and shared activities. These ideas are extended enough to give the reader a good sense of your plans, although some details could be explained more fully—for example, you could say what you enjoy about the lake or give a clearer date for the birthday visit. The friendly purpose and tone remain clear throughout. To strengthen the response further, develop a few details rather than listing several house features in quick succession.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The information follows a broadly sensible order: you introduce the house, describe your routine, then explain that you miss your friend and invite them. This gives the letter an understandable overall shape. However, most of the response is presented as one long paragraph, so the shifts between describing the home, discussing your health, and making the invitation are not clearly signposted. Some links are also awkward or repetitive, such as “as well as” appearing in the house description and invitation. Use separate paragraphs for the house, your activities, and the invitation, and connect ideas with simple, accurate transitions. A clearer closing and consistent letter formatting would also make the progression easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the main ideas and include some specific expressions, such as “private home theater,” “studio room,” “sundeck,” and “concentrating more on my health.” These details help make the letter personal. However, spelling errors and unnatural word combinations are noticeable and sometimes distract the reader: examples include “attched,” “alot,” “speacial ocation,” and “go for jogging.” Some choices are also imprecise, such as “rented out” when you mean that you rented a house for yourself. Aim for more natural collocations and check spelling carefully. A few precise phrases, rather than a long list of amenities, would make the description sound more fluent and controlled.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response attempts both simple and more complex sentence forms, including “This home does not only include … but also …” and a sentence linking your birthday plans to the invitation. The meaning is generally recoverable, but errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries are frequent enough to affect smooth reading. For example, “I hope you are enjoy” should use a correct present-tense form, and “it have” does not agree with its subject. The long sentence beginning “This home does not only include” runs several ideas together and needs clearer punctuation or division into shorter sentences. Practise checking each sentence for a clear subject and verb, then review tense and agreement before submitting.

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