Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Barron's Writing · 2026-08-27

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 or Madam,

I am writing this letter to get help from you to find my lost bag in your company's Taxi yesterday. I rode the taxi from Brampton to Toronto At 5pm on 25 August 2026. The taxi was a blsck Toyota Camry and it's number Was PLAA001.

It was raining yesterday so I was in hurry to reach my home. Hence, I forgot to pickup my bag from the back seat of the taxi.

It was a skin color medium handbag of ALDO brand. A keychain of a dog face is hanging with it's handle. it has has my wallet ,cash and IDs inside.

Kindly please help me to find my belongings, they are very important to me. Please talk to your taxi driver if he found my bag. I would appreciate this effort of helping me and will wait to hear from you soon

Regards

Lovejeet Singh

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

The letter successfully addresses all three bullet points required by the prompt. You clearly explained the circumstances of losing the bag, provided a detailed description of the item, and included a polite request for assistance. The tone is appropriate for a formal letter to a company manager. To improve, you could expand slightly on the impact of the loss or provide more specific details about the journey to ensure the manager has all necessary information to assist you effectively. Overall, the response is well-focused and meets the requirements of the task.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter is logically organized, with each paragraph focusing on a specific aspect of the task. The progression of ideas is clear, moving from the incident to the description and finally the request. You use basic cohesive devices such as 'Hence' and 'so' to link ideas. However, the flow could be improved by using a wider variety of linking words and ensuring that transitions between sentences are smoother. Paragraphing is used appropriately, which helps the reader follow the narrative of the event.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for this task, such as 'belongings' and 'appreciate'. However, there are some inaccuracies in word choice and collocation, such as 'skin color' (should be 'beige' or 'tan') and 'hanging with it's handle' (should be 'hanging from its handle'). Additionally, there are minor spelling errors like 'blsck' instead of 'black'. To reach a higher band, focus on using more precise descriptive adjectives and ensuring correct spelling and word usage.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The letter contains a mix of simple and some complex sentence structures. There are several grammatical errors, including punctuation issues ('it's' used for possessive 'its'), subject-verb agreement ('it has has'), and capitalization errors ('At', 'Was'). While these errors do not impede communication, they occur frequently enough to affect the overall accuracy. To improve, pay closer attention to basic grammar rules, particularly the difference between contractions and possessive pronouns, and proofread for minor slips in capitalization and punctuation.

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