Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS General Essentials · 2026-11-10
IELTS Writing Task 1 question
A family member is coming to stay with you. He/she will be arriving by train in the morning, but you won’t be home until the evening.
explain arrangements you have made for them to have keys and get into the house
tell your relative how to get from the train station to your house
say when you will be home and suggest what you could do together that evening
Student answer (Band 5.0)
A family member is coming to stay with me and he will be arriving by train in the morning but i should not at home until the evening. On arriving of him i book cab for him and when he reached at my home my neighbours gave him the keys of my house and when i expect that he reached at home i call him to give hi wifi access and give access to my home theater. I also tell him about bedroom if he want to rest. After this discussion i tell him about our plan after evening when i return to home i book a theater tickets to watch performances at late night and we also visit my city. We visit the historical places of city and enjoy the plenty of meal. We can visit the variety of places like parks and cafe's restaurants and also the historical streets. We also visit the farmhouse which is now a zoo.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5
You address the main situation and include plans for access, travel, and the evening: you mention neighbours giving your relative the keys, a cab from the station, and going out together. However, the arrangements are not explained clearly enough. It is unclear whether the cab is booked to collect him at the station, and the route or directions to your house are not provided. The evening plan is also broad rather than specific, and the time you expect to be home is not stated. The response contains 144 words, so it is six words below the required minimum. Add clear, practical directions, a definite arrival time, and more detail about the plans to address every bullet point fully.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5
The response follows a basic time sequence, moving from the relative’s arrival to access arrangements and then to possible evening activities. This gives the reader a general sense of the order of events. However, the ideas are crowded into one paragraph and linked mainly through repeated forms such as “and,” “when,” and “after this discussion.” Some connections are unclear: for example, “when i expect that he reached at home” makes the sequence difficult to follow, and the shift from a theatre visit to sightseeing is abrupt. Use separate paragraphs for arrival/access and evening plans, and connect each step with clearer time markers and references.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
You use enough everyday vocabulary to communicate the general situation, including “keys,” “bedroom,” “historical places,” and “performances.” There are also attempts at more specific expressions, such as “home theater” and “historical streets.” However, several phrases are imprecise or unnatural, which limits clarity: “plenty of meal” does not clearly describe the food plan, and “visit the farmhouse which is now a zoo” may confuse the reader about the destination. Some wording is repetitive, particularly “visit” and “places.” Choose more precise travel and leisure vocabulary, and use natural collocations to explain the arrangements and activities.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
You attempt to combine events using time clauses, as in “when he reached at my home,” and you include a sequence of future plans. However, control of verb forms and sentence structure is inconsistent. For example, “he will be arriving … but i should not at home” needs a complete, correctly formed clause, while “when i expect that he reached at home” mixes tenses and has an unclear structure. Several long sentences join many ideas with “and,” making grammatical relationships difficult to follow. Capitalisation and punctuation are also inconsistent. Practise accurate future forms and past-tense reporting, and divide the information into shorter sentences with clear subjects and verbs.
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