Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

Dear Aunt,

I'm really excited that you'll be coming to stay with me and you will be arriving by train in the morning but I won't be home until the evening due to my work.

I have made a special arrangement for you. I have left my keys to my Neighbour and she is Mrs sharma who lives in the next door to me. when you arrive You knock the door and introduce her that you're my aunt. She will give you a key and get into the house.

From the train station, you can take a taxi to reach into my house. My house number is 125 which is blue in color. If you feel difficult to find my home you can call me directly as well.

I would be home by 8 in the evening due to my extra shift at work. I have planned to prepare a delicious dinner in the evening which is one of your favourite and watch a lovestory movies.

I hope you would be safely arrived.

Your loving,

Radhika

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response covers all three bullet points required by the prompt. You clearly explained the key arrangement with your neighbor, provided instructions for the taxi from the station, and stated your arrival time along with a suggestion for the evening. The tone is appropriate for a letter to an aunt. However, the development of ideas is somewhat basic. For instance, the directions from the station are quite vague ('take a taxi'), and the explanation of the key arrangement could be more naturally phrased. To reach a higher band, ensure that all instructions are detailed enough to be truly helpful to the recipient.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is organized into logical paragraphs, which helps the reader follow your points. You use some basic cohesive devices like 'From the train station' and 'In the evening' to transition between ideas. However, the flow between sentences is sometimes a bit mechanical. For example, the transition between mentioning the neighbor and the instruction to knock on the door is slightly abrupt. Using a wider variety of linking words and ensuring that pronouns clearly refer back to their antecedents would improve the overall cohesion of the letter.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

You have a sufficient range of vocabulary to convey your message clearly. You use some relevant terms like 'arrangement', 'introduce', and 'extra shift'. However, there are some minor errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'left my keys to my Neighbour' (should be 'left my keys with my neighbor') and 'get into the house' (which sounds slightly unnatural in this context). Additionally, 'watch a lovestory movies' contains a grammatical error in number agreement. Expanding your vocabulary to include more natural collocations would enhance the quality of your writing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While the meaning is always clear, there are several grammatical errors throughout the text. Examples include 'she is Mrs sharma who lives in the next door to me' (should be 'lives next door'), 'If you feel difficult to find my home' (should be 'If you find it difficult'), and 'I hope you would be safely arrived' (should be 'I hope you arrive safely'). Punctuation is generally functional, but there are some issues with capitalization and sentence structure that prevent the response from reaching a higher band.

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