Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Barron's Writing · 2026-11-11

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

You rode in a taxi yesterday. When you got home, you realized you had left your bag in the taxi.

Write a letter to the manager of the taxi company. In your letter
• explain how you lost your bag.
• describe your bag.
• ask the manager to help you find it.

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear Sir or Madam,

Student answer (Band 6.5)

Dear Sir,

I am writing this letter to apprise you that I forget my luagge in your cab yesterday while I come back from airport

It was near about 12 am when i got taxi of your company . I remember at that time I was so tired as I return home after so long time and I selpt in the car. When my destination arrived that time I woke up and left the car without got my bag.

It is a bagpack and brown in colour. The print of the bag is leopard and it has various zipps outside and inside the bag . Moreover, there is a small tag on the bag named "CK". In this bag , there are a lot of documents which are very impertive to me and my company.

I really appricate if you helps to find out this bag . I know your company has good reputation in these kind of cases as I read once in the newspaper.whenever, you find it please email me on [redacted email].

Your Faithfully,

Ravi

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

The letter addresses all three requirements: you explain that you fell asleep after returning from the airport and left the bag in the taxi, describe its brown colour, leopard print, zips and “CK” tag, and ask the manager to help locate it. The details about the documents and your email also make the request relevant and actionable. The purpose is clear throughout, and the explanation is supported with a specific sequence of events. To make the response more complete and polished, identify the journey more precisely if possible—for example, where you took the taxi from or to—and ask whether the company can check with the driver or its lost-property service. The formal closing is also mismatched: use “Yours faithfully” after “Dear Sir or Madam.”

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The information follows a clear, useful order: the reason for writing, how the bag was left behind, what it looks like, and the request for help. Paragraphing separates these points effectively, while phrases such as “Moreover” and “When my destination arrived” attempt to guide the reader through the account. The progression is easy to follow overall. Some links are awkward or imprecise, however, and the final paragraph moves quickly from praising the company to requesting an email. Use more natural transitions and make the request the paragraph’s clear focus. Consistent capitalisation and punctuation would also make the letter’s organisation feel more controlled.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You include relevant vocabulary for the situation, such as “leopard,” “tag,” “documents,” and “reputation,” and the bag’s identifying features are communicated. However, spelling and word-choice errors are noticeable, including “luagge,” “selpt,” “zipps,” “impertive,” and “appricate.” Some expressions are also unnatural or imprecise: “bagpack” should be “backpack,” “find out this bag” does not naturally mean locate it, and “named ‘CK’” would be clearer as “marked ‘CK.’” These issues sometimes make the reader pause, even though the main meaning remains understandable. Focus on accurate spelling and common collocations for describing lost property and making a formal request.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both simple and more extended sentences, including the explanation beginning “I remember at that time” and the sentence describing the bag’s contents. However, control is limited, and errors occur frequently. For example, “I forget … yesterday” needs a past-tense form, while “I woke up and left the car without got my bag” has an incorrect verb pattern. Other examples include “when my destination arrived” and “if you helps,” where the sentence structure or subject–verb agreement is faulty. Capitalisation and sentence punctuation are also inconsistent. Practise forming accurate past-tense narratives and conditional requests, then check each sentence for a clear subject, correctly formed verb, and appropriate punctuation.

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