Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-08-13

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 6.0)

Dear Sir,

I am writing this letter regarding i lost my bag in your company cab.

I was treveling in your company taxi and that day i was going to attend an important meeting in a hotel with other country businessmen. i was in hurry and i left my bag in car.

my bag was brown color and i was made of lether. my bag also have unique design at the front side which is a lion picture and also has my important document in it. my bag was light weight and medium in size which is common nowadays.

I am doing a kindly request to you please help me to find out my bag. I am worried about my bag because of my significant document in it. you can ask to your staff who was that day on that side and let me know if you have another way to find my bag.

I am hoping you will find out my bag sooner, thank you.

Your faithful,

Daljeeet Singh

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The letter covers all three bullet points required by the prompt: explaining the loss, describing the bag, and requesting assistance. The tone is generally appropriate for a formal letter to a manager. However, the development of ideas is somewhat basic. For instance, the description of the bag is functional but lacks descriptive flair, and the explanation of how it was lost is brief. To reach a higher band, you should provide more specific details, such as the taxi's license plate number, the time of the journey, or the exact route taken, which would make the request more effective and realistic.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is organized into logical paragraphs, which helps the reader follow the narrative. However, the use of cohesive devices is quite limited and sometimes mechanical. For example, the transition between sentences often feels repetitive, and there is a lack of linking words to connect ideas smoothly (e.g., 'my bag was... my bag also... my bag was...'). The referencing is occasionally unclear, and the overall flow could be improved by using a wider variety of conjunctions and transition signals to create a more cohesive text.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The vocabulary is adequate for the task but remains quite basic and repetitive. There are several spelling errors, such as 'treveling' instead of 'travelling' and 'lether' instead of 'leather'. Additionally, some word choices are unnatural, such as 'I am doing a kindly request' (should be 'I am writing to kindly request') and 'other country businessmen' (should be 'international businesspeople'). To improve, focus on using more precise vocabulary related to travel and lost property, and pay closer attention to spelling and standard collocations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The response contains a mix of simple and some attempted complex sentences, but there are frequent grammatical errors that occasionally impede the flow. Common issues include incorrect verb tenses ('I am writing... regarding i lost'), missing articles ('in car' instead of 'in the car'), and subject-verb agreement errors ('my bag also have' instead of 'has'). Punctuation is also inconsistent, particularly with capitalization at the start of sentences. While the meaning is generally clear, the high frequency of these errors prevents the writing from reaching a higher band score.

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