Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-09-22

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 manager,

Hope you are doing well, i am writing this letter to inform you that i forgot my hand bag in one of your taxi. The taxi that i book from surrey to vancouver on 19th of this month.

The forgot my in taxi because on that day i have lot of stuff with me along with suitecase and one hand bag . when i reached at that location, i stepped out from taxi and get busy to take out my luggage from the back side of the taxi.

The bag was black in colour with 4 pockets and the brand name mention on top of it Zara. my bag also have a 2 keychains hanging along with zip , the one was tom and second was jerry.

i am kindly request you that help me to find my bag because there was important documents in my bag such as passport and my sin number that is really very crutial for me.

Waiting for your positive responce.

Yours faithfully,

Lovepreet Singh

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

The response successfully covers all three bullet points required by the prompt. You clearly explained how you lost your bag by describing your journey from Surrey to Vancouver on the 19th and how it was left behind while you were unloading luggage. You also provided a detailed description of the bag, noting its black color, four pockets, Zara branding, and distinctive Tom and Jerry keychains. Furthermore, you asked the manager for help and explained the urgent reason why, mentioning important documents like your passport and SIN number. The tone is appropriate for a formal complaint or request letter, and all requirements of the task have been fully addressed.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter has a logical overall structure, moving appropriately from the salutation to the explanation, description, plea for help, and sign-off. Paragraphing is used to separate different ideas, such as the loss of the bag, its description, and the request for assistance. However, there are some cohesion and referencing issues, such as 'The forgot my in taxi' and 'the one was tom and second was jerry', which disrupt the smooth progression of ideas. Cohesive devices are somewhat basic, but the letter remains coherent and easy to follow overall.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting some less common phrases such as 'crucial for me' and 'positive response'. However, there are noticeable word-choice errors and awkward phrasing throughout the text, such as 'forgot my hand bag in one of your taxi' instead of 'left my handbag in one of your taxis', and 'mention on top of it' instead of 'marked on it'. Spelling errors like 'crutial' and 'responce' also occur, though they do not impede overall communication.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The writing contains a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but grammatical accuracy is inconsistent. There are several noticeable errors, including missing auxiliary verbs ('i book', 'i am kindly request you'), incorrect prepositions ('at that location', 'in taxi'), and capitalization errors ('i', 'tom', 'jerry'). Complex structures are often faulty, and punctuation is occasionally neglected, such as missing periods and improper comma usage. These errors require some effort from the reader to decode certain sentences.

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