Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS General Essentials · 2026-10-12

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 6.0)

Dear Uncle,

I hope everything is going well,I recieved your letter yesterday that you are visiting me tomorrow. The purpose of writing this letter to inform that I won't be at home tomorrow morning but will be back by evening.

I know it will be hard for you to wait that is why I already put the keys under the front doormat of the house by which you can easily get the access to the home.

Moreover, the city routes have been changed after your last visit to my home, you can take auto from train station to the yakob road and the second house will be mine.

I have plannned so many things to do, we could go for shopping and I decided the restaurrents to go with you.

Kind regards,

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You cover the three requested points: you explain where the key is, give a route from the station, and suggest shopping and a restaurant for the evening. These details are relevant, but some are too brief to be fully useful. For example, “the second house will be mine” does not identify which side of Yakob Road or provide a landmark, and the evening plan lacks a specific time or detail. The opening also says you received a letter, although the task does not require this context. The response is 18 words below the required minimum, so there is limited space to develop the arrangements and make the letter more complete. Add practical directions and clarify when you expect to return.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter follows a sensible order: greeting and explanation, key arrangements, directions, then evening plans. This makes the main information easy to locate, and phrases such as “Moreover” help signal a shift between points. The overall organisation is clear, but the response is very compact, so the ideas do not develop into a fuller progression. Some links feel mechanical, particularly “The purpose of writing this letter,” and the first sentence joins separate ideas without clear punctuation. Use separate paragraphs for the key, route, and evening plans, and connect details more naturally—for example, explain the route in steps and then say what to do after arriving.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough everyday vocabulary to communicate the main arrangements, including “front doormat,” “train station,” and “shopping.” However, the range is limited, and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or awkward, such as “get the access to the home,” “take auto,” and “decided the restaurrents.” These do not prevent the reader from understanding the general message, but they make the letter less natural and precise. Spelling errors such as “recieved,” “plannned,” and “restaurrents” are also noticeable. Build a small set of accurate phrases for giving directions and making plans, and check spelling before finishing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more connected sentences, for example, “I know it will be hard for you to wait that is why…” and “the city routes have been changed after your last visit.” The intended meaning is generally understandable, but some sentence structures and punctuation are faulty. In the opening, “I hope everything is going well,I recieved…” runs two clauses together; “The purpose of writing this letter to inform” is missing a grammatical subject and verb construction; and “I decided the restaurants to go with you” has an unclear structure. Use complete sentences, add punctuation between independent clauses, and practise patterns such as “I am writing to let you know…” and “We could go to…”.

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