Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS General Essentials · 2026-08-15

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)

Hello simran,

I hope your doing well and i am so excited to meet you as you know we gonna meet after 4 year. I just i want to inform you tommarow i have a important meeting whice i have to attend so unable to pick you from station.i apoloqize for this inconvince.

But i made some arrangemets how you can enter in the house i left key under a red doormat. You can get keys from there and enter to the house please be comfortable and i already cooked food for you please serve yourself.

One more thing when you will reach on railway station on the left a taxy stand where you can get a taxy and you will be reacg with in 20 mint.

I will be back around 5pm and i already planned we will go out for dinner and movie together before that i will show you some famous tourism places in this city.

Take care and see you soon

Best wishes

Harman

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The response successfully addresses all three bullet points in the prompt. You clearly explained the key arrangement, provided directions 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 basic. For example, while you mention the key location and the taxi stand, providing slightly more descriptive detail would have made the response more natural and fully developed. Overall, you have covered all requirements of the task effectively.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is logically organized, with each paragraph focusing on a specific part of the instructions. You use some basic cohesive devices like 'But', 'One more thing', and 'before that' to link ideas. However, the flow between sentences is occasionally a bit mechanical, and some transitions could be smoother. Paragraphing is used, but the structure within the paragraphs could be improved by using a wider variety of linking words to connect your thoughts more fluidly. The overall progression of information is clear and easy to follow.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

You use a sufficient range of vocabulary to convey your message clearly, such as 'arrangements', 'inconvenience', and 'comfortable'. However, there are several spelling errors (e.g., 'tommarow', 'whice', 'apoloqize', 'inconvince', 'reacg', 'taxy') that slightly distract the reader. While the meaning is never in doubt, these errors indicate a need for more careful proofreading. To reach a higher band, you should aim to use more precise collocations and ensure accurate spelling of common words.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You demonstrate an ability to use a mix of simple and some complex sentence structures. However, there are frequent grammatical errors, particularly with verb tenses ('I hope your doing well', 'we gonna meet'), missing articles, and punctuation issues. For instance, 'I just i want to inform you' contains a repetition error, and 'when you will reach on railway station' is grammatically incorrect. While these errors do not prevent the reader from understanding your message, they occur frequently enough to impact the overall accuracy of the writing.

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