Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.5 · IELTS General Essentials · 2026-09-18
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 6.5)
dear arjun,
I am really excited to meet you. However, due to some urgent meeting with client came from CANADA i would not be able to come to pick you up from railway station tommorrow morning. I will hand over the house entry key to one of my most trusted employee ( ranveer ). He will be over there to give you a ride from station to home. For identification he will be wearing white tshirt and blue jeans with logo of my company. I already gave him details of terminal where your train will stop as well as your contact details. I will be back from office by 5 pm and i already booked a table in one of the most famous cafe in our town where we will have some snaks and coffee after that we will be going to the Junction mall for recent movie of your favourit actor mr. suchan. So, be ready before i reach home. I hope we will meet as soon as possible.
Take care
johnn
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 7.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 6.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 6.0 |
| Overall | 6.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.5
The response successfully covers all three bullet points required in the prompt. You clearly explained the arrangements for the keys by mentioning that your colleague, Ranveer, will meet your relative at the station with the key and give them a ride. You provided precise directions regarding how to spot Ranveer, including his clothing and company logo. Furthermore, you specified your return time at 5 PM and thoughtfully suggested evening activities, such as visiting a popular café and watching a movie at Junction mall. All necessary content is fully addressed and clearly relevant to the context of welcoming a relative, demonstrating a strong fulfillment of the task requirements.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0
The letter flows reasonably well and maintains an appropriate semi-formal/friendly tone throughout. Ideas are logically sequenced, beginning with the greeting and train arrival issue, moving to the key and transportation arrangements, and concluding with evening plans. However, the text suffers from a lack of paragraphing, appearing as a single dense block of text. Cohesive devices are used, but referencing can occasionally feel slightly abrupt. Breaking the response into logical paragraphs for the greeting, the transportation details, and the evening plans would significantly improve the overall structure and readability, aligning it more closely with higher band descriptors.
Lexical Resource — Band 6.0
You demonstrate an adequate and functional vocabulary for this task, successfully communicating your message with terms like 'trusted employee', 'identification', and 'terminal'. There are some vocabulary and capitalization errors, such as 'snaks' instead of 'snacks', 'favourit' instead of 'favorite', and awkward phrasing like 'due to some urgent meeting with client came from CANADA'. Despite these slips and spelling issues, the meaning remains entirely clear. To reach a higher band, you could incorporate a wider range of less common lexical items and precise collocations with fewer spelling inaccuracies.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0
The response includes a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as conditional and time clauses ('due to some urgent meeting... I would not be able to come'). Control over grammar is generally acceptable, but there are several noticeable errors involving articles, prepositions, and capitalization, such as omitting articles ('from railway station' instead of 'from the railway station'), incorrect capitalization ('tommorrow'), and run-on phrasing in compound sentences. Punctuation is also occasionally weak, with lowercase letters starting sentences ('take care' and 'johnn'). The majority of simple sentences are accurate, but the frequency of minor mechanical and grammatical slips places this text firmly in the band 6 category.
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