Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Barron's Writing · 2026-07-31

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 6.5)

Dear Ashu,

I hope you are doing well. I am writing to let you know that I am selling my bike in good price.You recently asked me to sold my bike for your kid but on that time it is used by my own son.

To begin with, My kid Pav now brought his new E-bike for his daily uses going outside. So his old bike is not in used and I think the best way is to sell it.

Furthermore, The bike is still in good condition as you know Pav take so much care of his personal things like Tiers are totally new and breaking systems is also working properly the most important thing is the gears of bike as been changed by me for you kid Eric in free of cost because I have one gear kit which come with bike when I brought.

Finally, I thought that would be good to firstly share this deal with you if you are still interested because your kid also like this bike and I remember his birthday is coming soon so that will be good gift for your son, price can be discuss in friendly way so don't worry.

Thank you , I look forward to hearing from you soon friend.

Best wishes

Prabhreet Singh

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

You have addressed all three bullet points in the prompt: explaining why you are no longer using the bike, describing the bike, and explaining why your friend would like it. The tone is appropriate for a letter to a friend. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited by grammatical issues, and the structure of the explanation regarding the gear kit is slightly confusing. To reach a higher band, ensure that your explanations are more clearly articulated and that the logical flow between the reason for selling and the description of the bike is smoother.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter is organised into logical paragraphs, which helps the reader follow your message. You use some cohesive devices such as 'To begin with', 'Furthermore', and 'Finally' to structure your points. However, some of these transitions feel slightly mechanical, and the referencing is occasionally unclear, such as in the sentence 'the most important thing is the gears of bike as been changed by me for you kid Eric'. Improving the use of linking words and ensuring that pronouns clearly refer to their antecedents would enhance the flow of your writing.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.5

You have a sufficient range of vocabulary to communicate your message effectively, such as 'personal things', 'properly', and 'interested'. There are some errors in word choice and collocation, for example, 'in good price' should be 'at a good price', and 'breaking systems' should be 'braking systems'. Additionally, 'Tiers' is a spelling error for 'tyres'. While these errors do not impede communication, they indicate a need for more precise control over common collocations and spelling to reach a higher band.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text. Examples include 'you recently asked me to sold my bike' (should be 'to sell'), 'Pav take so much care' (should be 'takes'), and 'gears of bike as been changed' (should be 'have been changed'). These errors are noticeable and occur in basic structures. To improve, focus on subject-verb agreement, correct verb tense usage, and consistent punctuation, as these errors currently limit your score in this criterion.

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