Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-10-05

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/Madam,

I am writting this letter to enquiry about my bag that i had left on taxi yesterday evening.

While I was returning from my office that was Barasat to my home Baranagar at around 7pm I forgot to take my bag. as I had already getting late I completely forgot to take the bag.

My bag was black color with two compartments. In my bag there was some new cloths which I had purchased yesterday. There was also shopping reciept with the cloths.

The taxi number was WBA2568 and it was a white color suzuki desire. The driver name was Prasant Dutt.

I egarly need this bag as there was my puja shopping cloths and its quite expensive. I request you to kindly check your lost and found depertment and let me know to my contact number, 738xxxxxxx, is there any bag. I believe it would be there as the driver was extremely polite. he would not mishapped with this bag.

I would like to get a promp response from your side.

Yours faithfully,

Amrita

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The response successfully addresses all parts of the bullet points required for a general task. You clearly explained how you lost your bag by mentioning the journey from Barasat to Baranagar and forgetting it due to being late. You described your bag as being black with two compartments and containing new clothes and a shopping receipt, and you asked the manager to help you find it by checking the lost and found department. The tone is appropriate for a formal letter to a company manager, and your position and purpose are clear throughout. To move towards a higher band, the details regarding the contents and circumstances could be slightly more fully extended, ensuring that every idea is thoroughly expanded with smooth elaboration rather than brief mentions.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter maintains a coherent overall arrangement with a logical sequence of ideas, moving smoothly from the purpose of the letter to the details of the loss, the description of the bag, the taxi details, and finally the request for assistance. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate different points, such as the journey, the bag description, and the taxi details. However, cohesion is sometimes mechanical or features faulty referencing, such as abrupt transitions between sentences and repetitive phrasing. To achieve a higher band, you could make better use of cohesive devices to link ideas naturally and ensure that referencing phrases are completely clear and seamless throughout the text.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

Your vocabulary is adequate for the task, successfully conveying the necessary message about the lost bag, the taxi details, and the contents. You attempt some less common vocabulary items and specific details like compartments and receipt. However, there are noticeable spelling and word-choice errors, such as 'writting', 'enquiry' (used as a verb instead of 'inquire'), 'getting late', 'cloths' (instead of clothes), 'reciept', and 'egarly'. These errors do not impede overall communication, but they reflect limitations in lexical precision and spelling control. To reach a higher band, you need to expand your range of vocabulary and eliminate spelling slips by carefully proofreading your work.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, successfully using relative clauses and conditional ideas. There are several grammatical errors and punctuation issues present, such as missing capitalization in 'i', incorrect verb tenses or forms like 'that i had left on taxi' instead of 'in a taxi', and issues with articles and prepositions. For example, writing 'let me know to my contact number' contains a prepositional error. While these errors do not impede communication, they occur regularly enough to prevent a higher score. To improve, focus on mastering verb-preposition combinations, accurate articles, and standard capitalization to ensure your sentences are well-controlled.

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