Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Barron's Writing · 2026-09-26

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/ madam

I hope this letter meets you well. I am writing to bring to you knowledge the loss of my bag in one of tour taxis yesterday. I boarded the taxi from crntral park and alighted at the outskirts of rhe city specifically at city of light cathedral. A few mi utes after the taxi left I noticed that I had forgotten my bag in the taxi.

It is a small bag made from fur , brown in colour, with handles made of leader. It has 2 compartments inside with a black zip. inside the bag is a small camera, my pho e and my bank cards.

I would appreciate if your company will assit me find my bag as the content of the bag are very important for my day to day life and business. I would appreciate if you would treat it as a matter of urgency

I anticipate a positive outcome in the nearest future.

Thank you for your service to the public

yours sincerely

judith.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

The response covers all three bullet points required in the prompt. You successfully explained how you lost the bag by mentioning boarding the taxi from central park and alighting at city of light cathedral. You also provided a detailed description of the bag, noting that it is small, brown, made from fur, with leather handles, two compartments, a black zip, and specific contents such as a small camera, phone, and bank cards. Finally, you asked the manager for assistance in finding it and treated the matter with urgency. The tone is appropriately formal for a letter to a manager. All parts of the task are well addressed, leading to a strong band score.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter is logically organised and progresses clearly from the explanation of the loss, to the description of the bag, to the request for assistance. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate different ideas and requests, making the structure easy to follow. Cohesive devices are generally well handled, although there are minor issues with referencing and transition phrases. For instance, phrases like 'I would appreciate if' are slightly repetitive, and punctuation around paragraph transitions could be smoother. However, overall progression is clear, and the logical flow satisfies the criteria for this band level.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The vocabulary used is adequate and generally appropriate for describing an everyday situation, including terms like 'outskirts', 'compartments', and 'urgency'. However, there are several spelling and typographical errors, such as 'tour' instead of 'your', 'crntral' instead of 'central', 'rhe' instead of 'the', 'mi utes' instead of 'minutes', 'leader' instead of 'leather', 'pho e' instead of 'phone', and 'assit' instead of 'assist'. These lexical and spelling inaccuracies demonstrate some limitation in precision and control, preventing the score from reaching a higher band, though communication is never impeded.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You have attempted a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as 'A few minutes after the taxi left I noticed that I had forgotten my bag in the taxi.' Grammatical control is generally fair, but there are notable errors with prepositions, articles, and punctuation, including missing commas and lowercase letters at the beginning of sentences and names (e.g., 'dear sir/ madam', 'judith'). Additionally, phrases like 'bring to you knowledge' contain grammatical inaccuracies. While the majority of simple sentences are clear, errors in more complex constructions prevent a higher rating.

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