Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-10-31

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/Madam,

I am writing regarding a bag that I forgot in your company's taxi yesterday while I was travelling from my workplace to home.

I booked a taxi in the evening around 7PM and the driver arrived the location to pick me up at 7:15PM at sankofa square. As I was occupied with too many things I kept my bag close to my leg and when we reached to drop off location at yonge street, I left the Taxi in a rush and forgot to take my bag.

The bag is black in colour with two brown strips on the top. The chain of the bag is silver in colour and the material of the bag is leather with a Lion picture on it.

I request you to connect with the driver and verify if a lost bag has been collected yesterday from the Taxi as it has many important documents.

Thank you for your assistance and I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely,

ABC

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

The letter clearly addresses all three requirements: you explain that you left the bag behind after getting out in a rush, describe its colour, material, distinctive stripes and lion image, and ask the manager to contact the driver and check whether it was found. The specific journey details make the account credible, while mentioning important documents explains why the recovery matters. The request is clear, though it could be developed further by asking the company to contact you if the bag is located and providing a way to identify or return it. Overall, the purpose and tone are appropriate, and the key information is communicated effectively.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.5

The information follows a clear, useful sequence: the reason for writing, the journey and how the bag was left, its description, and the request for help. Separate paragraphs make each part easy to locate, and phrases such as “As I was occupied with too many things” and “I look forward to hearing from you” help connect the account to its purpose and closing. The progression is logical throughout. To make the links more natural and flexible, refine a few transitions—for example, the sentence beginning “As I was occupied…” could more directly connect the distraction to leaving the bag behind. Overall, the organisation is clear and the reader can follow the events without difficulty.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-relevant vocabulary, including “workplace,” “occupied,” “material,” “leather,” and “important documents.” The description gives the manager several useful identifying details. Some word choices and collocations are less natural, however: “the driver arrived the location” and “reached to drop off location” do not express the journey smoothly, while “connect with the driver” is less idiomatic than “contact the driver.” “The chain of the bag” is also unclear for the part that opens and closes it. These choices do not prevent understanding, but more precise, natural phrasing would improve control and flexibility.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

The letter includes both simple statements and longer sentences, such as the sentence explaining that you were occupied and left the taxi in a rush. The sequence of past events is generally understandable, and the closing is grammatically controlled. Some errors remain in sentence structure and grammatical patterns: “the driver arrived the location” needs a preposition, and “when we reached to drop off location” has an incorrect construction and is missing an article. The sentence beginning “As I was occupied…” also joins several actions in a way that would benefit from clearer clause structure. These issues rarely impede communication, but more accurate prepositions, articles and complex sentence construction would strengthen the writing.

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