Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS General Essentials · 2026-08-03

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 6.0)

Dear Ankit,

I hope you're in the pink of health! It's been ages and ages since we caught up. I would be grateful to see you soon. Unfortunately, I am wholeheartedly sorry for the absense due my prior commitments with my work, as I will not be able to come for the pick up, but I left the keys in the guard room. Mukesh will assist for the entrance. Although I ordered a lunch for you, the delivery men would come around 3 pm.

When you reach at Indra Gandhi Airport, one of my friends whose name is Rahul will help you for the pick up. He is my rommate and he wear a red coloured shirt with blue jeans, I told him to bring a sign board with him, and write Ankit's classmate on it for better visibility, because the airport is always crowded these days.

I am going to plan a party for you in the evening at 6 pm. Please ready for this before I reach home. I would be grateful if you could meet me at entrance call, and I will call you before I reach. Please make sure your phone battery should be full.

I look forward to seeing you soon.

Yours lovingly,

Gurdeep

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

You have addressed all three bullet points in the prompt. You explained the key arrangements, provided instructions for the arrival (though you confused the train station with an airport), and suggested an evening plan. However, the task specifically mentions the relative arriving by train, but your second paragraph discusses an airport. This inconsistency impacts the clarity of the instructions. Additionally, the tone is generally appropriate for a letter to a family member, though some phrasing is slightly unnatural. To improve, ensure all details align strictly with the prompt's scenario to avoid confusion.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter is organized into clear paragraphs, which helps the reader follow the sequence of events. You use some cohesive devices like 'Although' and 'When you reach', but some transitions feel a bit mechanical or forced. The logical progression is generally sound, moving from arrival logistics to evening plans. However, the referencing is occasionally unclear, such as the sudden mention of 'the entrance call' at the end, which lacks context. Improving the flow between sentences and ensuring that pronouns and references clearly point to their antecedents would enhance the overall coherence.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate a reasonable range of vocabulary, including some idiomatic expressions like 'in the pink of health'. However, there are several instances of awkward collocation and word choice errors, such as 'absense due my prior commitments' (should be 'absence due to') and 'assist for the entrance'. The phrase 'I ordered a lunch' is also slightly unnatural in this context. While the meaning is generally conveyed, the lack of precision in word choice and some minor spelling errors prevent a higher score. Focus on learning common collocations to sound more natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, which is good. However, there are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text. Examples include 'the delivery men would come' (should be 'will come'), 'he wear a red coloured shirt' (should be 'he is wearing'), and 'Please ready for this' (should be 'Please be ready'). There are also issues with preposition usage, such as 'reach at Indra Gandhi Airport' (should be 'reach the airport'). While these errors do not completely impede communication, they are frequent enough to be noticeable and suggest a need for more careful proofreading of basic verb tenses and subject-verb agreement.

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