Band 7.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.5 · IELTS General Essentials · 2026-09-02

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 7.5)

Hello Shiv,

How’re you doing lately? It’s been such a long time since we had a coffee. I look forward to welcoming you to my place. Unfortunately, I won’t be home until the evening. You’ve to take the keys from my neighbour, Mr. Desai, I’ve already talked to him. He’ll guide you to access the home, as he has lived next door for the last 10 years.

Are you excited to see my city? You’ll hop into the bus no 45 from Bethridge station, and remember to drop off at Finch Avenue West station. Then, you could walk for 10 minutes in the South direction or wait at the same station and take bus no 105. The home address is 6415 Finch Avenue West.

I’ll try to wrap up my work as soon as possible. Do you remember The Indian Tikka House restaurant? We’re going to have our dinner there and followed by a movie. We could visit a dance club further down the road, and could have some drinks.

Catch you soon.

Thanks,

Neel.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 8.0

You have successfully addressed all three bullet points in the prompt. You clearly explained the key arrangements involving Mr. Desai, provided specific instructions for the bus route from the station, and proposed a concrete plan for the evening. The tone is appropriate for a letter to a family member, maintaining a friendly and informal register throughout. The ideas are well-developed and relevant to the task requirements. No information is missing, and the response is focused and purposeful, meeting the requirements for a Band 8 level of task achievement.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 8.0

The letter is logically organized, with each paragraph focusing on a specific requirement of the task. The progression of ideas is clear, moving from arrival logistics to transport instructions and finally to evening plans. You use cohesive devices such as 'Unfortunately,' 'Then,' and 'further down the road' to link your ideas effectively. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate the different topics. The flow is natural, and the referencing (e.g., 'He'll guide you,' 'We're going to') is clear and consistent throughout the text.

Lexical Resource — Band 7.0

You demonstrate a good range of vocabulary appropriate for a personal letter. Phrases like 'wrap up my work' and 'hop into the bus' are natural and idiomatic. While the vocabulary is generally accurate, it is mostly functional rather than sophisticated. There is a slight repetition of 'station' and 'bus,' but this is expected given the nature of the instructions. To reach a higher band, you could incorporate more varied descriptive language or precise collocations related to travel and social arrangements. Overall, the lexical range is sufficient and communication is clear.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 7.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures effectively. There are some minor grammatical slips, such as 'You’ve to take' (should be 'You have to' or 'You'll need to') and 'and followed by a movie' (which is a fragment; it should be 'followed by a movie' or 'and we will follow it with a movie'). However, these errors are infrequent and do not impede communication. Your control over punctuation and sentence construction is generally strong, and the majority of your sentences are error-free, which is consistent with a Band 7 performance.

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