Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Barron's Writing · 2026-10-28

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 Tom,

Hi! Hope you're doing well. I wanted to tell you that I'd like to sell my bicycle and I know that you'll love to buy it.

As you know I recently purchased a new car and I do not have much space in my garage. I use only car for travel and there is no longer use of my bicycle. So, I decided to sell it to you as you like exploring trails using bike.

The bike is a electric with latest model 2019. The tires working perfectly and safaty inspection has been done a week ago. Plus, I have installed a buscket for holding your bag and bottle in front of the bike.

As you do excercise regularly and explore peaceful places using bike. This would be a great option for you to buy my bike. Don't worry about price, you can give me as per your will. I just want to sell it as soon as possible so that I can make more space in my garage to keep my other important things.

Let me know when you want to come to see this bike.

Take care!

Priya

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The letter addresses all three points: you explain that the new car and limited garage space mean you no longer use the bicycle, describe its electric model, tyres, inspection and added basket, and connect it to Tom’s interest in exploring trails and exercising. The purpose—offering it for sale—is clear from the opening, and the friendly tone suits a letter to a friend. These relevant details and explanations make the response well supported. To strengthen it further, develop the bicycle’s description with more specific information, such as its condition, colour, or features, and explain more directly how its particular qualities would suit Tom. The offer to let him choose the price is clear, but could be framed more naturally as a friendly arrangement.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter has a clear progression: it introduces the offer, explains why you are selling, describes the bicycle, gives reasons Tom might want it, and closes with an invitation to view it. Paragraphing helps separate these purposes, while phrases such as “As you know,” “Plus,” and “Let me know” guide the reader through the message. The overall organisation is easy to follow. Some links between ideas are less smooth: “As you do exercise regularly and explore peaceful places using bike” is a sentence fragment, and the next sentence repeats the same reason rather than developing it. Aim to connect the explanation and recommendation more naturally, and vary linking expressions so that the sequence feels less formulaic.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the main details, including “purchased,” “garage,” “trails,” “inspection,” and “installed.” The language is generally appropriate for an informal letter, and the reader can understand what the bicycle offers. However, several word-choice, spelling, and collocation problems limit precision: “a electric,” “safaty,” “buscket,” “do excercise,” and “using bike” are noticeable, while “latest model 2019” is unclear. Some wording is also vague, such as “other important things.” Choose more natural combinations and check spelling and word forms carefully. More precise vocabulary for the bicycle’s condition and features would make the description more convincing and flexible.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response includes both simple statements and attempts at longer structures, for example, “As you know I recently purchased a new car and I do not have much space in my garage.” Most sentences communicate the intended meaning, and the sequence of events is understandable. However, errors in articles, sentence construction, and verb patterns recur. “The bike is a electric” needs an article and adjective form, while “The tires working perfectly” is missing a verb. “As you do exercise regularly and explore peaceful places using bike” is a dependent clause presented as a complete sentence. There are also missing articles in “I use only car” and “there is no longer use.” Practise building complete sentences and checking articles and verb forms; this will make your varied ideas more accurate.

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