Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-10-29

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,

I am writing this letter to inform you that i left my bag in one of your taxi that i had booked yesterday to go to my friends house.

Yesterday i went to my friend's house by taxi that i had booked online but i was in rush at that time because my friend fall from stairs and i was on call with her. Acciently, i reached i forget to get my bag along with me. When was looking for my keys then i came to know that it was in the bag and then i vamw to know that my bag was left in taxi. My bags is black in colour and has two side pockets and it also has my pink water bottle. It has all my belongings which includes my important documents,keys and my bank cards.

I am requesting you to please find my bag as soon as possible and let me know i will come and pick it up from your office. This is my email [redacted email] as am your loyal customer. I will wait for your reply.

Yours Faithfully

Simran

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

The letter clearly covers all three requested points: you explain that you left the bag in a taxi booked online, describe it as black with two side pockets and a pink water bottle, and ask the manager to help locate it. The urgency of the journey—your friend had fallen and you were speaking to her—also gives the account useful context. The request to collect the bag from the office and the offer of an email address make the purpose clear. To make the response more fully developed, include identifying details that could help the company trace the journey, such as the approximate time, pickup or destination, or booking reference. A more formal opening and a direct request for the company to check with the driver would also strengthen the letter.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The information follows a sensible overall order: the reason for writing, the circumstances of the loss, the bag’s features, and the request for help. Paragraphing separates the main stages, and time markers such as “Yesterday” and “then” help the reader follow events. However, the account of how you discovered the bag was missing becomes difficult to track in “When was looking for my keys then i came to know that it was in the bag.” The repeated use of “and” also makes some sentences feel joined rather than carefully organised. Use clearer links such as “After I arrived” and “As a result,” and make each paragraph focus on one purpose. This would preserve the logical progression while making cohesion less mechanical.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough relevant vocabulary to communicate the situation and describe the item, including “side pockets,” “pink water bottle,” “important documents,” and “bank cards.” These details make the bag recognisable. However, the range is limited and several choices or spelling errors reduce precision, including “in rush,” “Acciently,” and “vamw.” Some phrases are also awkward for a formal letter, such as “i will come and pick it up” and “as am your loyal customer.” Aim for more precise, natural expressions and check spelling carefully. For example, “in a hurry” and “accidentally” would express the intended meaning clearly, while “I would be grateful if you could contact me” would suit the formal context.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The letter attempts both simple and longer sentence forms, for example the sentence explaining that you were in a rush because your friend had fallen and you were on a call. However, errors occur frequently and sometimes make the sequence of events hard to understand. Examples include “one of your taxi,” “my friend fall,” “When was looking,” and “My bags is.” These involve number agreement, verb tense, and missing subjects or auxiliary verbs. Capitalisation and punctuation are also inconsistent, particularly the lowercase “i” and the run-on sentence beginning “When was looking.” Practise building accurate sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check past-tense forms and singular/plural agreement. For instance: “I was looking for my keys when I realised they were in my bag.”

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