Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · IELTS General Essentials · 2026-11-11

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 6.5)

Hey John,

How have you been! It feels like ages since we last caught up. I am thrilled to know that you are coming to visit my place; unfortunately, I won't be back until the evening.

As you may be aware about my profession, I work in an IT firm and I usually have meetings in the afternoon. But don't you worry, I will make sure to organize everything for you. I will hide the keys in the mailbox under the newsletters and for your breakfast, I'll prepare oats and keep it in the refrigerator.

To reach my home, you firstly need to book a ride from railway station to block 3, then walking along the public garden for 3 minutes there is an intersection, my house is right in front of the lights with yellow porch.

My shifts ends at 5:00 PM, I know it's quite late but we will go to see a new movie at Galaxy Theatres. If time allows us, we could visit Marks for some shopping.

See you soon.

Best regards,

Vishal.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You address all three requested points: you explain where the keys will be, give directions from the station, and say when you expect to return and what you could do together. The practical details—“hide the keys in the mailbox” and meeting at the theatre—make the message useful and relevant. The directions, however, are somewhat compressed: “book a ride … to block 3” does not fully explain how to identify the correct destination or continue from there. The evening plan is clear, but the shopping suggestion is conditional and less developed. Adding one or two precise landmarks or clarifying the route would make the arrangements more complete and consistently well supported.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter has a clear progression from greeting and context to entry arrangements, directions, and evening plans. Paragraph breaks help the reader locate each part, and linking expressions such as “But,” “then,” and “If time allows us” connect ideas. The overall organisation is easy to follow. Some transitions and references could be more natural: the shift from your work schedule to breakfast arrangements is abrupt, and “there” in the directions does not clearly identify the point from which the three-minute walk begins. Grouping the key and breakfast information more smoothly, then presenting the route in distinct steps, would make cohesion more flexible and precise.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

Your vocabulary is adequate for the purpose and includes useful, specific terms such as “mailbox,” “newsletters,” “intersection,” and “porch.” The friendly tone also suits a message to a relative. However, some choices or combinations are imprecise or unnatural, including “As you may be aware about my profession,” “book a ride from railway station,” and “my shifts ends.” “Public garden” and “yellow porch” may also be unclear to the reader. These do not prevent understanding, but they limit precision and naturalness. Choose familiar, accurate expressions for work arrangements and directions, and use collocations such as “take a taxi from the station” or “walk through the park.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex forms, including the conditional “If time allows us” and the time clause “until the evening,” and the message remains understandable. Some grammatical errors are present, particularly in agreement and sentence construction. For example, “My shifts ends” should be “My shift ends” or “My shifts end.” In “then walking along the public garden for 3 minutes there is an intersection,” the clauses are not joined clearly; a full sentence such as “Walk through the garden for three minutes, and you will reach an intersection” would be more accurate. There are also small issues with articles and prepositions, as in “from railway station.” Proofreading these patterns would improve control.

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