Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS General Essentials · 2026-09-30

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 Maya,

I hope you're doing well, I am delighted to know that you will be staying at my residence. I know you are travelling by train but unfortunately, I won't be home until the evening.

However, I have left the keys to my house with the neighbor next to my place. You can get them my neighbor furthermore, there is fresh cruisine in the fridge you can eat if you are hungry. I have prepared a room for you at my place, it's cleaned and everything necessary is available in it.

When you get off the train there is a taxi stand which is within walking distance, you can get a taxi to my house. You will enjoy your ride from the train station, additionally a taxi is a convient way to get here. It's an economical way of tranportation.

I'll be home by evening and we can go out to explore the city if you want. I believe you would love the city and the beautiful parks at night time. Looking around in the city at night time is an amazing time to see stunning spots.

Best Regards

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The candidate has successfully covered all three bullet points required in the prompt. First, the arrangements for getting the keys are clearly explained by stating they are left with the neighbor next door. Second, clear instructions are provided on how to get from the train station to the house using a taxi stand. Third, the arrival time is specified as the evening, and a relevant suggestion is made to explore the city and its parks together. The tone is appropriately informal and friendly for a letter to a family member, and the purpose of the communication is achieved effectively.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter is logically organised with a clear beginning, middle, and end, using paragraphing effectively to separate different ideas such as key arrangements, transportation, and evening plans. Cohesive devices are used adequately, though some transitions like 'furthermore' and 'additionally' feel slightly mechanical or are punctuated incorrectly with run-on sentences, such as 'You can get them my neighbor furthermore'. Despite minor punctuation faults in linking clauses, the overall progression of information remains clear and easy to follow throughout the response.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The candidate demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for a general task response, using terms like 'delighted', 'economical', and 'transportation'. However, there are notable spelling errors, such as 'cruisine' instead of cuisine and 'convient' instead of convenient, alongside some awkward word choices like 'amazing time to see stunning spots'. While less common vocabulary is attempted, these minor lexical errors and spelling slips restrict the score to a solid Band 6.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The writer employs a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as conditional and relative clauses ('I know you are travelling by train but unfortunately...'). There are several grammatical and punctuation errors present, including comma splices ('I hope you're doing well, I am delighted...') and missing prepositions ('get them my neighbor'). While these errors are noticeable, they do not impede overall communication, allowing the reader to easily grasp the intended message.

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