Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS General Essentials · 2026-09-25
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 5.0)
Dear brother,
I am writting this letter to bring your attention regarding when you will visit my apartment i will not there until evening.After carefully checked your train ticket ,you wll reached there in morning. Moreover, I am out of city for my office work. So , I have done all arrangement for you. For instance, i share it with my one of office friend her name is Gurpreet Kaur She will assist you.
Adding more, i will handover appartment keys to her not noy this but also I shared to train details with she will pick up you if she will not busy otherwise i will book the uber for you it will also conveninet for you. As i will also cook the food for you which i can put it in fridge.So after having it you can take shower and relax. I will there after 7pm then we will go out side and enjoy wonderful night.Thank you for your attention .please contact me for further clearification.
kindly regards,
Gursimran Kaur
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
The candidate addresses all three bullet points required by the prompt, though the development and clarity vary. The response explains arrangements for keys through a friend, Gurpreet Kaur, tells the relative how to get from the station via the friend picking them up or Uber, and mentions being home after 7 pm with a suggestion to go out together. However, some ideas are slightly under-developed and confused by frequent linguistic inaccuracies. For instance, the transition from train details to Uber arrangements lacks smooth logic. Despite these shortcomings, the purpose of the letter is clear, and all key parts of the prompt are covered, fitting the criteria for a Band 5.5 to 6.0. Given that all bullets are attempted and covered with recognisable relevance, a score of 5.5 is appropriate.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The letter lacks logical progression and paragraphing structure. The text is divided into two very dense blocks of text rather than well-organised paragraphs, and the first paragraph is essentially a single run-on sentence lacking proper punctuation ("...visit my apartment i will not there until evening.After carefully checked..."). Cohesive devices are frequently misused or overly repetitive, such as 'Moreover', 'Adding more', and 'not noy this but also'. Pronoun referencing is also faulty, as seen in phrases like 'I shared to train details with she will pick up you'. Overall arrangement shows an attempt to structure a letter, but the mechanical and inaccurate use of cohesive devices drags the score down to Band 5.0.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The lexical resource is limited and heavily impacted by word-choice and spelling errors. The writer attempts some less common vocabulary, such as 'arrangements', 'assist', and 'clarification', but struggles with basic collocations and spelling (e.g., 'writting' instead of writing, 'appartment', 'conveninet', 'clearification'). Phrasing is often unnatural, as demonstrated in expressions like 'bring your attention regarding', 'out of city', and 'have done all arrangement'. While meaning is generally retrievable, the frequent lexical errors and limited control over word formation restrict the score to a Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The grammatical range is quite limited, consisting mostly of simple and attempted complex sentences that are plagued by frequent structural and punctuation errors. There are numerous run-on sentences, comma splices, and missing verbs, such as 'i will not there until evening' and 'I will there after 7pm'. Subject-verb agreement and prepositions are also problematic ('out of city', 'shared to train details'). Complex structures are often faulty, impeding readability. Because errors occur frequently across sentences and cause some difficulty for the reader, this performance aligns with the Band 5.0 descriptors.
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