Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS General Essentials · 2026-08-12

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 5.5)

Dear uncle

i am writing to inform you that, i am pleased with your accomodation with me and able to spend qual;ity time with you after 5 years.

unfortunately, on staturday i have meeting with my boss regarding the business and i will be unable to pick up you from the train station and i will late to come home

However, I made all the arrangements for you

my friend rahul will take you from the train station drop you at my home

Till my arrival he will accompany you with the conversation if i will be late in coming to the house. I informed him the resturant name in which i have planned a dinner party for you. He will drop you at the destination .

in the evening we three of them enjoy the indian cuisine and afterwards go to the cinema to watch movie.

i try my best to make your trip memorable. I hope you will enjoy.

see you then at night.

thank you

Muskan

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

You have addressed all three bullet points in the prompt: explaining the key arrangements, providing directions from the station, and suggesting evening plans. However, the explanation regarding the keys is somewhat vague; you mention a friend will pick up your uncle, but you do not explicitly state how he will gain access to the house (e.g., whether the friend has a spare key). The tone is generally appropriate for a letter to a family member, though the development of ideas could be more detailed to fully satisfy the requirements of a higher band score.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is organised into short paragraphs, which helps the reader follow the flow of information. However, the use of cohesive devices is quite limited and sometimes mechanical. For example, the transition between the arrival arrangements and the evening plans feels abrupt. There is a lack of variety in linking words, and some sentences are disjointed, such as 'I informed him the resturant name in which i have planned a dinner party for you.' Improving the use of conjunctions and referencing would help the ideas flow more naturally.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

Your vocabulary is generally adequate for this task, but it lacks the range and precision expected at higher levels. There are several spelling errors, such as 'accomodation', 'staturday', and 'resturant', which distract the reader. Additionally, some word choices are slightly unnatural, such as 'accompany you with the conversation'. To improve, focus on using more precise vocabulary related to travel and social arrangements, and ensure you proofread for basic spelling mistakes, which are frequent throughout the text.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

There are frequent grammatical errors throughout the letter, including issues with article usage ('the resturant name'), verb tense consistency ('i have meeting'), and sentence structure ('i will late to come home'). Punctuation is also inconsistent, with missing capital letters at the start of sentences and improper comma usage. While the meaning is generally clear, the high frequency of errors in basic sentence construction prevents the response from reaching a higher band. You should focus on subject-verb agreement and the correct use of modal verbs.

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