Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-07-29

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 7.0)

Dear Sir,

I am writing this letter to request your kind attention to find my bag which I lost last night while I was returning back to home from downtown Toronto office.

I booked Uber ride from office to home last night since I missed my office cab due. During my journey, I received important call from my manager and our discussion was bit deeper based on one of the presentation and this situation made me to leave my laptop bag in the car and take a drop near my resident without noticing to carry it with me.

I had bought this bag pack from the Adidas store on last Black Friday sale for the discounted price. I really liked the purple colour with two external zip locks. This bag looks extremely attractive due to the butterflies stickers on it.

I would be certainly great full if you can contact your team and locate my precious bag. Once you get any information about this please contact to below phone number and I can come and collect the back your office.

Your attention towards this matter will be highly appreciated.

Yours faithfully,

Anjali

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.5

The letter addresses all three bullet points of the prompt: explaining how the bag was lost, describing the bag, and requesting assistance. The tone is generally appropriate for a formal letter to a manager. However, the content is slightly repetitive in the first paragraph, and the explanation of the loss could be more concise. The description of the bag is clear, and the call to action is direct. Overall, the response fulfills the requirements of the task effectively, providing all necessary information in a clear and logical manner.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.5

The letter is logically organized into distinct paragraphs, each serving a clear purpose. The progression of ideas is easy to follow, moving from the incident to the description and finally the request for help. Cohesive devices are used, such as 'Once you get any information', though some transitions feel slightly mechanical. The use of paragraphing is appropriate for a formal letter. While the flow is generally good, the connection between sentences could be smoother in the second paragraph to improve the overall coherence.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.5

The vocabulary is adequate for the task, allowing the student to describe the bag and the situation clearly. There are some minor errors in word choice, such as 'take a drop' instead of 'get dropped off' and 'great full' instead of 'grateful'. The student attempts to use descriptive language ('precious', 'attractive'), which is positive. However, there is a reliance on basic phrasing, and some collocations are slightly unnatural, such as 'discussion was bit deeper'. Improving word precision would help reach a higher band.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.5

The student uses a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. There are several grammatical errors, including missing articles ('received important call'), incorrect preposition usage ('returning back to home'), and issues with verb forms ('made me to leave'). While these errors are noticeable, they do not impede communication, and the meaning remains clear throughout the letter. To improve, the student should focus on article usage and consistent verb tense control, as well as refining sentence structure to reduce minor errors.

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