Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

Dear Dave,

I hope you are doing well. I remember you told me that you are visiting me in your summer holidays. I have made myriad of arrangement for your arrival at train station but unfortunately I am not available to pick you up from station. Our house key is in mail box and I have prepared some refreshments for you and they are in the freezer.

I have booked an taxi for you to travel home from railway station. taxi will drop you at Fairway road as it is not operating in our local area, so from the Fairway street, my friend will recevie you.

I will complete my work duties in the evening, so once I will reach home we can do multiple things together. I have bought PS game for you, we will play that game after dinner and in next morning, we will visit the park with our cousins and enjoy a movie in evening at the theatre.

Best regards,

Piyush

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

You have addressed all three bullet points in the prompt. You clearly explained the key arrangements, provided instructions for the journey from the station, and outlined your evening plans. The tone is appropriate for a letter to a family member. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited. For example, the instructions regarding the taxi and the friend at Fairway Road are a bit confusing and could have been explained with more clarity to ensure the reader understands the logistics. Overall, the task is fulfilled, but providing slightly more specific details would have made the response more effective.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter is logically organized into paragraphs, with each paragraph focusing on a specific aspect of the prompt. You use some cohesive devices, such as 'once I will reach home' and 'in next morning', though some transitions feel a bit mechanical. The referencing is generally clear, although the transition between the taxi arrangement and the friend's involvement is slightly abrupt. The paragraphing is appropriate for a letter format, and the overall progression of ideas is easy to follow, which supports a coherent response.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, such as 'myriad', 'refreshments', and 'duties'. However, there are some errors in word choice and collocation. For instance, 'myriad of arrangement' should be 'a myriad of arrangements', and 'booked an taxi' contains an article error. Additionally, 'Fairway street' is used inconsistently with 'Fairway road'. While these errors do not impede communication, they indicate a need for more precision in using articles and singular/plural forms. Expanding your vocabulary to include more natural collocations would improve your score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. There are several grammatical errors, particularly with articles ('an taxi', 'the station') and verb tenses ('once I will reach' should be 'once I reach'). Punctuation is generally functional, but there are missing commas in some compound sentences. While you attempt complex structures, the frequency of minor errors prevents the response from reaching a higher band. Focusing on subject-verb agreement and the correct use of articles will help improve the accuracy of your writing significantly.

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