Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS General Essentials · 2026-10-24

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)

I'm glad to hear that your coming to home Rishi. But I'm really very sorry for I'm not available to Pick you Up but you don't about some neccessarly arrangement for I already done i give my house spare keys to my neighbor Mr.Patel.whenever, U reach home just go to him he lives to next doors and tell him about you are my relative he'll give you spare house keys and and u just open the door and relaxed and make your self comfortable .

Althoght, when you reach railway station just take an auto and tell him to go anand road nagapalika murti . around 15 minute take time to reach home from railways station also give name of society is 'Parth Residence' so he'll sure and clear about excat location.

I m really very excited to met you Beacuse were met after so much time . Also, we make Some of your favrioute food at dinner also after Dinner we are go to for Long drive to your favrioute place and Spend some meanigful time together.

Your Faithfully,

Ruhh.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover all three required points: Mr Patel has the spare keys, you give directions from the station, and you describe plans for the evening. The practical details—such as the neighbour living next door and the journey taking about 15 minutes—make the arrangements useful. The evening plans are also personal, with favourite food and a drive, although the route and activities could be explained more clearly. The response is therefore relevant and complete, but some details are less fully developed than others. To strengthen it further, clarify exactly how your relative should identify the house and state explicitly that you will be home in the evening.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The message follows a sensible overall order: access to the house, travel from the station, and plans for the evening. Separate paragraphs help the reader recognise these stages, and transitions such as “Although” and “Also” attempt to connect the information. However, some links are awkward or unclear, and the long first paragraph combines several instructions without clear sentence boundaries. For example, the key arrangement and the instruction to make yourself comfortable run together. Use shorter sentences and clearer sequencing phrases such as “First,” “From the station,” and “When I get home” to make the progression smoother and the references easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use vocabulary relevant to the situation, including “spare keys,” “railway station,” “society,” and “meaningful time together.” These choices communicate the main arrangements, but the range and control are limited, and several spelling and word-choice errors make the message less natural. Examples include “neccessarly,” “Althoght,” “favrioute,” and “excat”; “go to anand road nagapalika murti” is also difficult to interpret as a destination. Choose standard spellings and more precise travel language, such as naming the road and landmark clearly. A few natural collocations, for example “pick you up” and “make yourself comfortable,” would also improve fluency.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, including instructions and future plans, but control is uneven. Errors in sentence structure and verb forms are noticeable in phrases such as “your coming to home,” “I already done,” and “we are go to for Long drive.” Several ideas are joined into long strings, making the relationships between clauses difficult to follow. Aim for complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check tense and agreement—for example, “I have already given the spare key” and “we will go for a long drive.” More accurate sentence boundaries and a few correctly formed complex sentences would make the message easier to read.

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