Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-09-05

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 7.0)

Dear Mohit

I hope you are doing well.

Guess what happened recenty?!

I have just enrolled in University of British Columbia for my higher studies and I will start next week. My university will pay for my travel pass for transit. So, I will no longer use my bicycle which i want to give you.

As you know, I bought it on my second last birthday and it still looks new. The special thing is that it has bell and a light which helps you to travel safely after sunset. Additionally, it has a metal basket at the back in which you can put you stuff and there is a space for your water bottle too.

I know you would love to have this bicycle as yours is recenlty broken and it is hard for you to go to playground everyday which you usually walk to.

I hope you will really like to have my bicycle as a small present of friendship. Let me know when I should come to your home to give it to you.

Write back soon.

Take care

Kamal

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 8.0

The letter successfully addresses all three bullet points in the prompt. You clearly explain why you are no longer using the bicycle (university travel pass), provide a descriptive account of the bike's features (bell, light, basket), and offer a logical reason why your friend would appreciate it (their bike is broken). The tone is appropriate for a letter to a friend, maintaining a friendly and personal style throughout. The purpose of the letter is clear from the beginning, and the ideas are well-developed and relevant to the task requirements.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.0

The letter is logically organized, with a clear progression of ideas from the reason for selling to the description of the item and finally the offer. Paragraphing is used effectively to separate these distinct points. You use some cohesive devices such as 'Additionally' and 'So' to link your ideas. However, the flow could be slightly improved by using a wider variety of linking words to connect sentences more fluidly. Overall, the message is easy to follow, and the structure is appropriate for a semi-formal or informal letter.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.5

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, such as 'enrolled', 'higher studies', and 'transit'. There are some minor spelling errors, such as 'recenty' instead of 'recently' and 'recenlty' instead of 'recently'. While the vocabulary is sufficient to convey your meaning clearly, it is mostly functional. To reach a higher band, you could incorporate more descriptive adjectives or idiomatic expressions that are natural in friendly correspondence, such as 'in pristine condition' or 'a small token of our friendship'.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.5

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as 'My university will pay for my travel pass for transit' and 'I know you would love to have this bicycle as yours is recently broken'. There are some grammatical slips, such as 'enrolled in University' (should be 'the University') and 'it has bell' (should be 'a bell'). Punctuation is generally correct, though there are occasional minor errors. The majority of your sentences are clear and error-free, which ensures that communication is never impeded.

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