Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-11-11

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

You have a bicycle that you are no longer using. You would like to sell it to a friend.

Write a letter to your friend. In your letter
• explain why you are no longer using your bicycle.
• describe your bicycle.
• explain why you think your friend would like to have it.

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear _________,

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Dear Ana

I Hope you are doing well,

I am writing to inform you that i am selling my current bicycle . The primary reason of selling is my new job which is quite far from my home due to which I am only using my Motorbike which make easy to commute .

So ,here’s the some features of my bicycle the model is latest and the next thing is air ride features which allows to paddle the bike more smoothly. Moreover , i have recently changed the tyres and breaks so overall if you buy you don’t need to spend any extra money on it .

At last , the main reason of offering my bicycle to you is your sister told me previous week that you are looking for bicycle so I thought it will be a good idea to give the very first offer to you.

Best wishes

Mehak

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The letter covers all three required points: you explain that a distant new job means you now use your motorbike, describe features and recent maintenance, and connect the offer to Ana’s interest in buying a bicycle. The reason for selling is clear, and the detail about the new tyres and brakes gives the offer practical appeal. The description is less fully developed: “the model is latest” and “air ride features” do not tell Ana the bicycle’s make, age, colour, or other concrete characteristics. The final reason is relevant, but could explain more directly why this particular bicycle suits her. Adding a few specific details and developing that connection would make the letter more complete and persuasive.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The information follows a sensible order: the reason for selling comes first, followed by the bicycle’s features and then the offer to Ana. Paragraphing helps distinguish these points, and phrases such as “Moreover” and “At last” signal movement between ideas. The overall progression is clear, though some linking is mechanical or not quite suited to the relationship between ideas; “At last” sounds like a final item in a sequence rather than a natural transition to the personal reason for offering the bike. The long opening paragraph also combines the greeting and purpose without much separation. Use more natural transitions and make paragraph breaks reflect the letter’s main points to improve flow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the main message, including relevant terms such as “commute,” “features,” “tyres,” and “offer.” There are also attempts at more specific expressions, but several choices or collocations are inaccurate or unclear: “air ride features,” “paddle the bike,” and “give the very first offer” may make the reader pause. “Current bicycle” is also less natural here than a direct reference to the bike you are selling. These issues fit a range that is adequate for the task but not yet consistently precise. Choose familiar, accurate cycling vocabulary and natural phrases, such as “pedal smoothly” and “offer it to you first,” before trying less common wording.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The letter includes both simple statements and longer sentences, for example the explanation beginning “The primary reason…” and the sentence about the sister’s comment. Meaning is generally recoverable, but some grammatical errors recur. In “which make easy to commute,” the verb does not agree with “which,” and the sentence needs a subject before “easy”; “if you buy you don’t need” also needs clearer clause punctuation and structure. Capitalisation and punctuation are inconsistent, as in “I Hope” and the spaces before full stops. These errors do not prevent understanding, but they reduce control. Practise accurate relative clauses and conditional sentences, and proofread sentence boundaries, verb agreement, and capital letters.

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