Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · IELTS General Essentials · 2026-09-12

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 7.0)

Dear Maskeen,

I hope you are doing well. I am extremely excited as we are going to spend quality time together after such a long time. As per our previous discussion, you will reach upcoming Friday morning but I will be at work until five in the evening.

You would not have to worry about anything. Once you step out of the train, take five number bus from there. This bus will drop you off at the main street of my living area. After that, open the Google Maps and follow the route map till you reach home. It would not be a big deal, just ten minutes walk. Obviously, you need a key to enter in a house. For that purpose, do not hesitate to knock a door of my neighbor right side. I already inform her about your visit, she will handover a house key to you.

Finally, you can relax yourself and have cup of tea and with whatever you would like to have. We are going to spend a weekend together majorly at home. For sure, our dinner will be at your selected favorite spot.

I am eagerly waiting to see you soon.

Have a safe journey!

Best wishes,

Jasleen Kaur

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.5

Jasleen has successfully addressed all three bullet points required in the task instructions. She clearly explained the key handover arrangement by instructing her relative to contact the neighbor on the right, mentioning that she has already informed her. She provided straightforward directions from the train station using the number five bus and a ten-minute walk guided by Google Maps. Furthermore, she specified that she will be home at five in the evening and suggested relaxing with a cup of tea followed by dinner at a favorite spot of the relative's choosing. The tone is appropriately friendly and polite, fitting the General Training informal letter format. All requirements are fully covered without any omissions, earning a solid band score for this criterion.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.0

The letter exhibits a clear and logical progression of ideas, smoothly transitioning from the greeting and arrival details to travel directions, house access, and finally evening plans. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate different topics, such as logistics and evening suggestions. Cohesive devices are generally well managed, with phrases like 'Once you step out', 'After that', and 'For that purpose' guiding the reader through the instructions. However, there are a few minor cohesive slips, such as 'knock a door of my neighbor right side' and 'handover a house key', which slightly affect the flow. Nevertheless, the overall organization is coherent and easy to follow, making this a strong performance in cohesion.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.5

The student demonstrates an adequate and generally appropriate range of vocabulary for a general correspondence task. Phrases such as 'extremely excited', 'quality time', and 'eagerly waiting' show a natural control of common informal collocations. However, there are some lexical inaccuracies and awkward word choices, such as 'take five number bus' instead of 'take the number five bus', 'open the Google Maps' with an unnecessary article, 'knock a door of my neighbor right side' instead of 'knock on the door of my neighbor on the right', and 'handover' used as a verb phrase where it should be two words ('hand over'). These minor errors prevent the response from achieving a higher band, but communication is never impeded.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

Jasleen uses a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, including conditional and modal constructions like 'You would not have to worry about anything' and 'We are going to spend a weekend together majorly at home.' While many sentences are accurate, there are several grammatical errors and awkward phrasings present. Examples include 'you will reach upcoming Friday morning' (missing the preposition 'on'), 'enter in a house' (incorrect preposition 'in'), and 'relax yourself' (unnecessary reflexive pronoun in this context). Punctuation and articles also have occasional lapses. Despite these errors, the structures are varied and do not impede the reader's understanding of the message, aligning well with the band 6.0 descriptors.

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