Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS General Essentials · 2026-08-05

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 Aman,

I hope you are doing well. i am so excited that you are coming tomorrow

morning via train. Unfortunately, I will not be at home at that time, because right now I am out of the city for my business meeting .

Before going, I did all arrangements that can helpful for you for finding the things like i left my house key under a flowerpot on the right side of the door. It may be easy for you Once you reach at train station, you have nothing to be worry because you can easily take a local bus that goes directly to our house.

Additionally, we will have dinner together with lots of gossips when I come back tomorrow evening; after that, we will go for a walk to aid digestion. we will share our all memories

have a safe travel

with regards ,

kiran

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The response addresses all three bullet points: key arrangements, directions, and evening plans. However, the letter is slightly under the 150-word minimum, which is a negative factor. While the ideas are relevant, they are somewhat brief and could have been developed with more detail to fully meet the length requirement. For instance, the directions are quite vague, and the evening plans could be more specific. Because the task is not fully completed due to the word count constraint, it falls into the lower band.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter follows a logical progression, moving from the arrival arrangements to the directions and finally to the evening plans. Paragraphing is present, though the structure is somewhat informal and could be better managed. Cohesive devices are used, such as 'Additionally' and 'Once you reach', but some transitions feel a bit mechanical or simplistic. The overall flow is clear enough for the reader to follow the instructions provided, but the lack of sophisticated linking words limits the score.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The vocabulary is adequate for a personal letter but lacks variety and precision. Phrases like 'did all arrangements' and 'nothing to be worry' are slightly unnatural or grammatically incorrect. There is some repetition of basic words, and the tone is consistently informal. To achieve a higher score, you should aim for more natural collocations and a wider range of vocabulary related to travel and social arrangements. For example, instead of 'did all arrangements', 'made the necessary arrangements' would be more appropriate.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

There are several grammatical errors throughout the text, such as 'i am so excited' (capitalization), 'via train' (preposition choice), 'nothing to be worry' (should be 'nothing to worry about'), and 'share our all memories' (word order). While the meaning is generally clear, these errors occur frequently enough to distract the reader. The sentence structures are mostly simple or compound; there is a lack of complex sentence structures that would demonstrate a higher level of grammatical control. Punctuation is also inconsistent, particularly with capitalization and spacing.

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