Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-10-17

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,

Hope you are doing well. I am Preety Acharya from Assam, India.I booked your taxi from Delhi Airport while i visited Delhi last week. I booked your taxi from airport till Gurgaon, which was aproximately 16km from airport. while i was travelling through your taxi i left my bag in your car. The bag was brown colour containing several documents and certificates. It also have a laptop at the back side of the chain.

I would be very much obliged to you if you return me my bag before 11th of November. There is a very important and confidential file inside the bag which i need it urgent. I will have send you my personal details and address. Kindly send me the bag through post or cargo where i can get the bag within a few days. The ride in your taxi was very stress buster and relieved. It made me feel at home, and would contact you again for the ride if i visit next time.

I would be very much grateful to you for your kind consideration.

Yours faithfully,

Preety Acharya

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You address all three requested points: you explain that you left the bag in the taxi, describe it as brown and containing documents, certificates and a laptop, and ask the manager to return it. The request for help is clear, and the deadline and delivery options make your purpose specific. The letter is generally relevant and maintains a polite tone. However, the account of how the bag was left is brief: you could explain when you noticed it was missing and provide identifying details such as the journey date, approximate time, or taxi booking information. The request to send it by post or cargo is useful, but the manager’s role in locating and confirming the bag could be stated more directly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter has a recognisable structure, moving from the journey and lost item to the request and a polite closing. Paragraphing helps separate the main information, and phrases such as “while I was travelling” and “There is a very important… file” connect details to your purpose. Some links are less clear or feel mechanical, however. The transition from the urgent request to praise for the taxi ride (“The ride… was very stress buster”) interrupts the progression and is not closely connected to finding the bag. The opening also moves quickly between your identity, the booking and the route. Grouping the journey details together, then making the recovery request the focus of the next paragraph, would create a smoother sequence.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the situation and include some useful specific terms, such as “documents,” “certificates,” “confidential file,” and “personal details.” The tone is mostly courteous, with phrases such as “I would be very much obliged” and “kind consideration.” However, several word choices and collocations are unnatural or imprecise, including “brown colour,” “at the back side of the chain,” and “stress buster and relieved.” “Return me my bag” and “get the bag” also sound less natural in this formal request. These choices do not prevent the reader from understanding your main message, but they limit precision and fluency. Prefer conventional descriptions such as “brown in colour,” “in the rear pocket,” and “a relaxing journey.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and longer sentence forms, and the main message remains understandable. Some grammatical errors occur in verb forms, agreement, articles and sentence construction. For example, “It also have a laptop” should be “It also has a laptop,” while “which I need it urgent” needs a structure such as “which I urgently need.” The phrase “I will have send you” also has an incorrect verb form; “I will send you” is appropriate. Capitalisation and punctuation are inconsistent in “India.I” and “while i,” and the opening fragment “Hope you are doing well” would be more complete as “I hope you are doing well.” More accurate control of these basic patterns, alongside varied sentence structures, would strengthen the letter.

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