Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-10-20

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 7.0)

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing this letter with reference to a bag that I lost yesterday in your taxi number XSZ123. My booking details are annexed with this letter for your ease of reference.

I had to attend a conference at 1PM at Business Bay, but due to unexpected traffic congestion at the junction, we got stuck in traffic for around one hour. Therefore, in a hurry to join the event, I just forgot to pick up my bag while leaving the taxi.

The bag was of black colour made of leather. It had a Dell laptop and a charger inside along with my office access card. and a bank credit card in the front side.

I would appreciate if you can extend your help to trace out this bag. It is possible that driver has already returned this bag to the customer service, so your providing me contact number of the concerned department would help out as well. Additionally, It would also be helpful if you can provide contact number of the driver so that I can coordinate with him more conveniently.

If there is anything more I can assist to provide, please let me know.

Yours faithfully,

Muhammad Waqass

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

The letter addresses all three requirements clearly: you explain that you left the bag while hurrying to a conference, describe its colour, material and contents, and ask the manager to help locate it. The specific taxi number and reference to your booking details make the request practical, while asking about both customer service and the driver shows useful follow-through. The purpose and polite tone remain clear throughout. To develop the response further, make the requested action more direct—for example, ask the manager to check the lost-property records and contact the driver—and clarify whether the bag’s contents are identifying details or items you need recovered. Overall, the relevant ideas are extended and supported, though a little more precision would strengthen the letter.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The information follows a sensible sequence: you introduce the lost bag, explain how it was left behind, describe it, and then request assistance. Paragraphing supports this progression, and connectors such as “Therefore,” “Additionally,” and “so that” help show relationships between ideas. The letter is easy to follow overall. Some linking is slightly mechanical, however, and the final request paragraph combines several actions in a long sequence. The sentence beginning “It is possible that…” could be divided or organised around a clear primary request, followed by the alternative of contacting the driver. Also, the fragment-like continuation “and a bank credit card…” interrupts the otherwise clear description. More controlled sentence boundaries and reference would make cohesion smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for the situation, including “traffic congestion,” “conference,” “booking details,” and “coordinate,” and the reader can understand the message without difficulty. There are also attempts at formal business language, such as “for your ease of reference.” Some choices are inaccurate or unnatural in context: “trace out this bag” is not the usual collocation, and “extend your help” would be more naturally expressed as “assist me.” “The bag was of black colour” is also awkward phrasing. Aim for precise, natural combinations rather than adding formality where it does not fit. More accurate collocations and a few specific lost-property terms would show greater flexibility and control.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

The response includes a useful mix of simple and complex sentences. For example, the explanation beginning “I had to attend a conference…” uses a time clause and a cause-and-result relationship, while the requests include subordinate clauses. Meaning remains clear despite some grammatical and punctuation errors. In “It had a Dell laptop and a charger inside along with my office access card. and a bank credit card,” the sentence boundary and capitalisation are incorrect; the items should be kept in one correctly punctuated sentence. The request “I would appreciate if…” also needs “it” after “appreciate.” Review article use and sentence boundaries, and check capitalisation after full stops. These corrections would improve accuracy while preserving the range of structures already attempted.

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